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Dual Credit in Indiana High Schools: What School Barriers Exist for Students?
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John Newport – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative case study was to examine dual credit policy and what barriers Indiana high schools have in offering dual credit courses. The goal of this study was to answer one grand tour question--What barriers exist for Indiana high school students regarding dual credit availability? Three sub-questions supported this grand…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Barriers, Educational Policy, High Schools
Perceptions of Urban Teachers Regarding School-Wide Application of Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support
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Farrar, Earnadette Powell – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Perceptions of urban teachers regarding school-wide application of positive behavioral interventions and support (SW-PBIS) led to this exploratory qualitative case study of Indiana urban high school teachers' perspectives on the successful development of teacher buy-in regarding SW-PBIS. Data collection consisted of semistructured interviews with…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention
How Teachers Define and Identify Self-Regulated Learning
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Callan, Gregory L.; Shim, Serena S. – Teacher Educator, 2019
The first step for teachers to be efficacious in teaching self-regulated learning (SRL) in their classroom(s) is to have clear understandings of what constitutes SRL and when to use it. This study examined how K-12 teachers (N = 128, 73% female, predominantly Caucasian) define SRL and identify students with deficient SRL by examining their…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Metacognition, Learning Strategies, Elementary School Teachers
Safe Is Not Enough: Better Schools for LGBTQ Students
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Sadowski, Michael – Harvard Education Press, 2016
"Safe Is Not Enough" illustrates how educators can support the positive development of LGBTQ students in a comprehensive way so as to create truly inclusive school communities. Using examples from classrooms, schools, and districts across the country, Michael Sadowski identifies emerging practices such as creating an LGBTQ-inclusive…
Descriptors: School Safety, Teacher Role, Homosexuality, Sexual Identity
Using Collaborative Writing Tools for Literary Analysis: Twitter, Fan Fiction and "The Crucible" in the Secondary English Classroom
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McWilliams, Jenna; Hickey, Daniel T.; Hines, Mary Beth; Conner, Jennifer M.; Bishop, Stephen C. – Journal of Media Literacy Education, 2011
This article describes a research group project that included students and faculty affiliated with Indiana University, along with secondary English teachers and administrators at several high schools in Southeast Indiana, as they developed and refined an approach to literacy instruction that embraces an expanded notion of literacy and supports…
Descriptors: Literature, English Instruction, Literacy Education, Collaborative Writing
A Personalized Plan for Life
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Dedmond, Rebecca M. – Principal Leadership, 2005
Personalized learning: Everyone knows it needs to happen, but how? It is one thing to believe in the importance of high school reform. It is quite another to embrace a system that helps every student leave high school with a diploma and plans for postsecondary education or training that lead to productive and self-sufficient adulthoods. This…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Lifelong Learning, Transitional Programs, High Schools