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Gabriel, Rachael; Pereira, Jeni Day; Allington, Richard – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Thirty exemplary 4th-grade teachers in six states were interviewed to determine the factors that influenced their development. The teachers cited three influences on their development: specific kinds of professional development, collegial support, and a sense of engaged autonomy. They valued professional development that provided a systematic way…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Performance Factors, Interviews, Influences
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Bellei, Cristian – Journal of Educational Research, 2013
This is an impact evaluation of the Technical Support to Failing Schools Program, a Chilean compensatory program that provided 4-year in-school technical assistance to low-performing schools to improve students' academic achievement. The author implemented a quasi-experimental design by using difference-in-differences estimation combined with…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Technical Assistance
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Graves, Andrea; Haughton, Betsy; Jahns, Lisa; Fitzhugh, Eugene; Jones, Sonya J. – Journal of School Health, 2008
Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the school breakfast environment in rural Appalachian schools to inform school environment intervention and policy change. Methods: A total of 4 rural schools with fourth- and fifth-grade students in East Tennessee were assessed. A cross-sectional descriptive examination of the school food…
Descriptors: Food Service, Rural Schools, Intervention, Breakfast Programs