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Hale, Chris – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
In this paper, I provide a window into the lived experience of a group of urban high school science students confronted with the stigma associated with special education, disability, and academic failure and present tools to understanding the ideological forces and institutional structures that undermine the ability of schools to create a culture…
Descriptors: Urban Education, High Schools, Secondary School Students, Special Education
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Bruyere, Brett L.; Wesson, Mark; Teel, Tara – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2012
This study examines the integration of environmental education (EE) into an after-school program in the Bronx borough of New York City. In this qualitative case study, focus group interviews were conducted to first determine parent and educator interest in and barriers to participation in nature programs and incorporation of EE into curriculum.…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, After School Programs, School Activities, Feedback (Response)
Jaggars, Shanna Smith; Hodara, Michelle – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
The developmental education process, as it is typically implemented in colleges across the country, seems straightforward: underprepared students are assessed and placed into an appropriate developmental course sequence designed to prepare them for college-level work; once finished with the sequence, these students presumably then move on to…
Descriptors: Test Preparation, Curriculum Design, Community Colleges, Institutional Autonomy