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School Psychologists' Experience of Identifying Students with Specific Learning Disabilities in Urban Schools
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Jennifer L. Murphy – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The largest group of students receiving special education services in the United States qualify under the category of Specific Learning Disability (SLD) (Cottrell & Barrett, 2015). The most recent reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) was the first time that federal special education…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Learning Disabilities, Identification, Urban Schools
An Exploration of Teachers' Lived Experiences in Professional Learning Communities in One Ohio Urban School
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Jones, Marvin B., II – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study was to explore teachers' lived experiences in professional learning communities, conceptualized in Ohio as teacher based teams. This study was carried out against the backdrop of state policies addressed to poorly performing schools. School culture must change in failing schools. In order to change culture (Kowalski,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Communities of Practice, State Policy, School Effectiveness
Using the Adventure Model to Teach about Diversity and Tolerance
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Latess, Dennis R.; Walker, Richard L. – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2011
There are a variety of curricular approaches in physical education, any one of which can provide a framework and scheme that is the foundation of a physical education unit of study. This article will discuss the use of an adventure model to teach about diversity, multi-cultural understanding and tolerance. Teaching children diversity and tolerance…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Adventure Education, Cultural Awareness, Social Responsibility
Needles in a Haystack: Lessons from Ohio's High-Performing, High-Need Urban Schools
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Suffren, Quentin; Wallace, Teodore J. – Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2010
For too long, youngsters in Ohio's major cities have been ill-served and ill-educated by their public schools. In the 2008-09 school year, almost half of these quarter million students--in district and charter schools alike--attended schools rated "D" or "F" by the state. Yet this bleak picture has some bright spots--schools…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Magnet Schools
Teacher Perceptions of Levels of Professional Contribution to the School
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Roby, Douglas E. – College Student Journal, 2009
Teachers enrolled in graduate level coursework at Wright State University, in Dayton, Ohio were surveyed as to their perception of the extent of faculty involvement and professional contribution in their school. Teachers and educators that were administrators were the focus of the study. Professional contribution levels were defined for the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Leadership Styles, Teachers, Leadership
The Elyria Schools First: An Initiative To Unleash a Community's Potential Empowering Children To Learn.
Elyria City Board of Education, OH. – 1992
Total Quality Management (TQM) is a process and strategy designed to improve an organization's effectiveness and efficiency. The Elyria Schools, named as Ohio's model urban school district in 1991, uses TQM to implement updated strategic goals through a process emphasizing teamwork, best knowledge, prevention, and commitment to continuous…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperation, Educational Planning, Efficiency