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Hall, William J.; Chapman, Mimi V. – Journal of School Violence, 2018
Bullying threatens the mental and educational well-being of students. All states have enacted antibullying laws. This study surveyed 634 educators about the implementation of the North Carolina School Violence Prevention Act, which enumerated social classes protected from bullying: race, national origin, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
O'Keefe, Bonnie – Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, 2017
This brief reviews state plans submitted to the U.S. Department of Education as of October 1, 2017. It focuses on three key topics for early learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): setting clear goals and policy priorities for early learning, integrating early learning into school improvement, and supporting early childhood educator…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Teachers
Stanley, Julie A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
States have turned to effective induction programs in response to rising teacher attrition rates and a widening student achievement gap. Comprehensive induction programs that develop highly efficacious teachers report a decline in teacher attrition, an increase in job satisfaction, and a rise in student achievement. The intent of this research was…
Descriptors: Teacher Orientation, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Educational Strategies
Center for Promise, 2013
This work is part of a larger study ["Navigating and Negotiating Pathways for Success: A Thematic Analysis of the Life Experiences of Urban Youth and Their Caregivers"] of how communities come together to support young people, and how young people and their families navigate and negotiate those communities to succeed academically and…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Experience, Caregivers, Interviews
Rhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2022
This report presents findings of the implementation of Communities in Schools (CIS) Success Coaches within five Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) middle schools during the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years. End-of-year outcomes, including attendance rates and English language arts and mathematics grades, are examined and compared between the…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Attendance Patterns, Language Arts, Mathematics
Susan M. Gates; Matthew D. Baird; Benjamin K. Master; Emilio R. Chavez-Herrerias – RAND Corporation, 2019
Research across the decades has confirmed that effective school leadership is associated with better outcomes for students and schools. A high-quality school leader affects dozens of teachers and hundreds or thousands of students. It is a pivotal role. From 2011 to 2016, The Wallace Foundation, through its Principal Pipeline Initiative (PPI),…
Descriptors: Principals, Career Development, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
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Kort, Daniel N.; Samsa, Gregory P.; McKellar, Mehri S. – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: To investigate sexual orientation differences in college men's motivations for HIV testing. Participants: 665 male college students in the Southeastern United States from 2006 to 2014. Methods: Students completed a survey on HIV risk factors and testing motivations. Logistic regressions were conducted to determine the differences…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, College Students, Males, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
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Parks, Parks,; O'Connor, Margaret; Parrish, Jesse – College and University, 2016
As the population of transgender and gender-nonconforming students at colleges and universities increases, it is important to examine how institutions have adjusted policies and student systems to create a universally welcoming environment. Transitioning is often a challenging and sensitive process, making each interaction in a new setting vital…
Descriptors: Form Classes (Languages), Higher Education, College Students, Student Development
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Evans, John J.; Pellegrino, Lauren; Hoggan, Chad – Community College Enterprise, 2015
As postsecondary institutions seek ways to attract military veterans as students, they ostensibly grapple with how to best support these men and women once they arrive on campus. Although there are dozens of financial, academic, and emotional support systems available through the government, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations,…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Community Colleges, Social Support Groups
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Dixon, Michael; Beveridge, Pamela; Farrior, Charlotte; Williams, Beth Ann; Sugar, William; Brown, Abbie – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2012
Four graduate students were tasked with creating a real-world solution to a problem faced by the instructional technology masters program in which they were participating. While taking an online course in multimedia instructional product development, part of East Carolina University's Masters of Science in Instructional Technology degree program,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Masters Programs, Online Courses, Graduate Students
Chinnis, Kimberly L. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
There is much concern regarding the underachievement of gifted students. Gifted students have the potential to make outstanding contributions to society. The present study analyzed the perceptions of teachers, principals, and one director of gifted education of gifted 4th and 5th grade students in the area of reading and explored constructs of…
Descriptors: Underachievement, Academically Gifted, Grade 4, Grade 5
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Sun, Christina J.; Reboussin, Beth; Mann, Lilli; Garcia, Manuel; Rhodes, Scott D. – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
The use of websites and GPS-based mobile applications ("apps") designed for social and sexual networking has been associated with increased HIV risk; however, little is known about Latino sexual minorities' and transgender persons' use of these websites and apps and the risk profiles of those who use them compared with those who do not.…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hispanic Americans, Homosexuality
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2012
Blueprints for education reform have become trendy. Over the last few years, President Obama, governors, chief state school officers, local superintendents' associations, policy institutes, foundations, and business leaders have formulated such documents to guide school improvement. This brief highlights: (1) the focus of current blueprints; (2)…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Barriers, Educational Policy
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DiBiase, Warren; McDonald, Judith R. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2015
The purpose of this study was to determine teachers' attitudes, values, and beliefs about inquiry. The participants of this study were 275 middle grade and secondary science teachers from four districts in North Carolina. Issues such as class size, accountability, curricular demands, and administrative support are perceived as constraints,…
Descriptors: Science Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Science Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Mlyn, Eric – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2013
The civic mission of American colleges and universities has received renewed attention over the last decade. From the "engaged campus" designation now offered by the Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching to the growth of Campus Compact (from 782 institutional members in 2000 to 1150 in 2012) to major institutional…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Citizen Participation, College Students, Colleges
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