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Ziomek-Daigle, Jolie – Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 2010
Serious social and economic consequences affect the local and national levels when students drop out of school. Research has shown that collaboration among schools, families, and communities in the academic progression of students can decrease their drop out probability. The author presents findings related to a qualitative study conducted in…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Family Involvement, Probability, Counselors
Sloan, Margaret Hall – Appalachian Collaborative Center for Learning, Assessment, and Instruction in Mathematics (ACCLAIM), 2006
The purpose of this study was to explore the ways in which social, political, and economic factors impact the teaching and learning of mathematics in a small rural school in Georgia. Focusing on a charter school that seeks to educate approximately 275 pre-K through 12th grade students, the study was intended to give voice to the residents of the…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Rural Schools, Social Influences, Political Influences
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Swenson, Janet; Rozema, Robert; Young, Carl A.; McGrail, Ewa; Whitin, Phyllis – Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education (CITE Journal), 2005
The May 2005 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference on English Education (CEE) Leadership and Policy Summit brought together over 75 past, present, and future leaders of CEE from across the United States to Georgia State University to rethink issues related to the preparation and continuing professional development of English…
Descriptors: Beliefs, English Teacher Education, Position Papers, Preservice Teacher Education
Downs, Charles – 1974
The pamphlet outlines the geographic, social, economic, and political status of Georgia in the 18th century and traces some of the events that led to the revolt against British rule. One of a series of materials about the American Revolution in Georgia, it is designed for junior or senior high school students. A brief teacher's guide is included.…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Conflict, Economic Factors, Exports