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Woods, Scott Christopher; Cromley, Jennifer Grace; Hackmann, Donald Gene – Journal of Educational Administration, 2020
Purpose: This study explored implementation of the middle school concept (MSC) in Illinois middle-level schools, examining relationships between MSC implementation and schools' relative wealth, racial/ethnic composition, and achievement levels. Design/methodology/approach: This quantitative study utilized a sample of 137 Illinois middle-level…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
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Warren, Christopher M.; Dyer, Ashley; Blumenstock, Jesse; Gupta, Ruchi S. – American Journal of Health Education, 2016
Background: Asthma places a heavy burden on Chicago's schoolchildren, particularly in low-income, minority communities. Recently, our group developed a 10-week afterschool program, the Student Asthma Research Team (START), which successfully engaged high school youth in a Photovoice investigation of factors impacting their asthma at school and in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Telecommunications, Diseases, Health Promotion
Grantee Submission, 2015
The Schools to Watch: School Transformation Network Project is a whole school reform model designed to improve the educational practices, experiences, and outcomes of low-performing middle-grades schools. Developed by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform, the four-year project was funded in 2010 by a U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Quasiexperimental Design, Program Effectiveness