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Download full textKaren Poland; Elizabeth Falzone; Dana F. Serure – Journal of Inquiry and Action in Education, 2024
New York State has long been a leader in educational reform, including initiating efforts to enhance civic education. For example, in 1985, concerns regarding the civic and economic literacy of the state's youth prompted the New York State Education Department (NYSED) to mandate a fourth credit in social studies education. This fourth credit…
Descriptors: Civics, Citizenship Education, Educational Change, Educational History
Direct linkKlevgaard, Janine – Principal Leadership, 2013
This article describes how the Alberta Education High School Flexibility Enhancement Pilot Project allowed 16 high schools in Alberta, Canada, to remove the restrictions of the Carnegie unit, the seat time per credit requirement that has been widely used since 1906. The two purposes of the project were to determine whether the Carnegie unit should…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Credits, Mathematics Instruction
Kraft, Matthew A.; Rogers, Todd – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
A wide body of literature documents the important role that parents play in supporting children's academic success in school (Houtenville & Conway, 2008; Barnard, 2004; Fan & Chen, 2001). Drawing on this literature, national taskforces and federal legislation consistently identify increased parental involvement as a central goal of…
Descriptors: Parent Teacher Cooperation, Parent Participation, Communication (Thought Transfer), Parents
Rossman, Gretchen B.; And Others – 1987
The first phase of a study of the effects of new high school graduation requirements in Maryland was conducted in 1986. Interviews were conducted with 182 administrators, teachers, and students about their perspectives on new requirements instituted in 1985. Transcript records were analyzed for 249 students from 5 high schools. Interview data did…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Administrator Attitudes, Core Curriculum, Credits
Peer reviewedClune, William H.; White, Paula A. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1992
Transcript data were analyzed to determine changes in course taking among graduates of high schools including mostly lower achieving students in California, Florida, Missouri, and Pennsylvania, which adopted high graduation requirements in the 1980s. Average credits per student increased in all academic subjects, as did the courses' difficulty…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Credits, Difficulty Level, Economically Disadvantaged
Tompkins, Ellsworth; Gaumnitz, Walter H. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1954
More than ever before teachers, principals, and superintendents are joining with parents and citizens of the community in examining and appraising what the schools are trying to do and how their work can be adequately supported. One of the topics that comes up for frequent discussion in the high school field is the Carnegie Unit. It has been our…
Descriptors: Educational History, High Schools, Educational Trends, Educational Policy
