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Brad S. Smith – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Since the early 1900s, educational leaders and policymakers looked to consolidation as a way for rural schools and school systems to overcome financial challenges and improve the educational experiences for students. Stakeholders were met with conflicting claims about the effects of school and system consolidation. Proponents of consolidation…
Descriptors: Consolidated Schools, Rural Schools, Stakeholders, Attitudes
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Runhare, Tawanda; Ouda, James Bill; Vele, Maria Tsumbedzo; Mudzielwana, Ndileleni – International Review of Education, 2021
The study presented in this article gathered and examined the views of key stakeholders in rural South African secondary schools on strategies for curbing learner dropout. The investigation, which employed a qualitative case study research model, sampled 20 secondary school learners aged 17-20 (11 female, 9 male), 20 youth aged 17-22 (11 female, 9…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Dropouts
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Awsumb, Jessica; Schutz, Michele; Carter, Erik; Schwartzman, Ben; Burgess, Leah; Lounds Taylor, Julie – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2022
The road to employment begins in high school. However, few youth with severe disabilities currently participate in paid employment before graduation. The purpose of this study was to map the breadth of barriers that can hinder youth from accessing this influential transition experience. We held individual (n = 8) and focus group (n = 16)…
Descriptors: Severe Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Employment Level
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Boyland, Lori G.; Kirkeby, Kimberley M.; Boyland, Margaret I. – Journal of School Leadership, 2020
This study examined Indiana public middle school principals' perceptions of school conditions and stakeholders' attitudes regarding middle-grade lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students. Principals' responses revealed that inclusive school environments and caring faculty members were prominent factors in successfully…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Stakeholders
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Person, Dawn R.; Kaveh, Haydeh; García, Yvonne; Carsey, Timothy A. – Urban Education, 2021
Urban community leaders describe their perceptions of critical issues in education and offer recommendations for the creation of a college-going culture (CGC). This qualitative study employed a maximum entropy analysis. Results demonstrate critical issues with increasing educational attainment including complexity of the urban school system,…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Urban Youth, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools
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Shogren, Karrie A.; McCart, Amy B.; Lyon, Kristin J.; Sailor, Wayne S. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2015
The Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation (SWIFT) Center identified six schools, nominated and screened by leaders in the field of inclusive education and school reform using a systematic process, and conducted in-depth analyses of these schools to build knowledge and inform implementation of inclusive schoolwide reform. The present…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Educational Change, Disabilities, Elementary Schools