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Ballard, Iva B.; Chappell, Manya; Johnson, Susan; Ngassam, Marlise DePaul – Research in the Schools, 2013
In this study, we explore middle-class parental involvement in summer activities of four elementary students. Many researchers discuss summer programs initiated by institutions, but fail to explain how parents' availability, experiences, and related criteria affect student summer activities. From our interviews, observations, and artifacts, we…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Parent Participation, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
James-Maxie, Dana – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Using data to improve educational practice in schools has become a popular reform strategy that has grown as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Districts and schools across the United States are under a great deal of pressure to collect and analyze data in hopes of identifying student weaknesses to implement corrective action plans…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Educational Practices, Correlation
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1997
The Scholastic Journalism section of the Proceedings contains the following five papers: Implementation and Effects of the Arkansas Student Publications Act" (Bruce L. Plopper and William D. Downs, Jr.); "Choosing a Media Career: Factors Influencing the College Student's Decision-Making Process" (Carolyn H. Ringer and Julie E.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Case Studies, Decision Making, Freedom of Speech
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Ellett, Chad D.; And Others – Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, 1994
This Louisiana System for Teaching and Learning Assessment and Review (STAR) illustrates conceptual, methodological, and social/political issues emerging when the decision-making model used to make teacher certification decisions does not fit the assumptions of the measurement system used to collect the data. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Criterion Referenced Tests, Data Collection, Decision Making