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Hinchman, Kathleen A., Ed.; Sheridan-Thomas, Heather K., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2022
With 50% new material reflecting current research and pedagogical perspectives, this indispensable course text and teacher resource is now in a thoroughly revised third edition. Leading educators provide a comprehensive picture of reading, writing, and oral language instruction in grades 5-12. Chapters present effective practices for motivating…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
Kenney, Dennis Jay; Watson, T. Steuart – 1998
Schools are the primary means by which society transmits skills, values, and concepts about self to youth. Without a safe and secure environment, it becomes virtually impossible for students to learn. This book reports on one project to change the atmosphere of fear in a high school. Eleventh grade students were taught the SARA (Scanning,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Crime Prevention, Delinquency, Discipline Problems
Center for Education Policy, Applied Research, and Evaluation, 2008
"Education Indicators" are facts and statistics that help to describe a public education system. They are tools which are useful in examining and measuring the effectiveness of the system. Examples include information such as the amount of local funds raised to support local schools, per pupil expenditures, pupil-teacher ratios, and…
Descriptors: Expenditure per Student, Student Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators