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Elder, Glen H., Jr. – J Secondary Educ, 1969
A revision of a presentation at the opening session of the Operation Research Workshop, "Orientation to Continuation Education, (July 10, 1967). (Author)
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Continuation Students, Curriculum Design, Dropout Prevention
Marsh, Helen Unger – 1975
Investigation of the effect of a task-oriented learning group approach to writing on attitude and skill improvement, as compared to a traditional one-teacher, whole-class design, was the purpose of this study. Fifty high school English students were administered baseline tests of writing skill. An IQ score was also obtained, and the subjects were…
Descriptors: Creative Teaching, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBrutsaert, H.; Cooreman, G. – Urban Education, 1979
Analyzes the effects of mandated innovations (away from the traditional purely academic curriculum) in Belgian high schools on the rate of educational democratization and on student study commitment. (Author/BE)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Educational Innovation, Educational Status Comparison, General Education
Myers, Mark D. – 2002
Social theory defines "ritualism" as the communal act of accepting the legitimate means to achieve while rejecting the goals. The innovative-school community accepts the goals; however, the legitimate means are rejected. Ninety-three teachers were surveyed in a high-performing high school and a low-performing high school to determine the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Educational Innovation, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedBatten, Margaret – British Educational Research Journal, 1989
Reports on a comparative study of a traditional and an alternative course offered in Victoria, Australia. Student attitudes provided the indices to changes in students' perceptions of themselves and their courses over one-year period. Students from the alternative course showed a greater increase in self-esteem, higher satisfaction with school,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Download full textKing, Ronald Charles – 1973
This study compares open education groups and traditional education groups with respect to student attitudes toward high school; creative thinking of students; collaborative behavior among students; and student preferences for intellectual activities, activities involving change or sameness, and activities involving autonomy or dependence. Groups…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Conventional Instruction, Educational Change
BESVINICK, SIDNEY L.; CRITTENDEN, JOHN – 1966
TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE GRADUATES OF MELBOURNE HIGH SCHOOL, IN BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, WERE SUFFICIENTLY DIFFERENT FROM GRADUATES OF ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL IN THE SAME DISTRICT TO WARRANT FURTHER RESEARCH, A PILOT STUDY WAS CONDUCTED. MELBOURNE HAS RECEIVED ACCLAIM FOR ITS NONGRADED, CONTINUOUS PROGRESS, INNOVATIVE CURRICULUM AND FOR THE NUMEROUS…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Continuous Progress Plan
Gaite, A. J. H.; Rankin, Richard J. – 1974
A comprehensive evaluation of the characteristics of students attending a public alternative school revealed marked differences between the experimental group (the alternative school) and a control group (students attending a regular public school). Alternative school students showed significantly lower achievement and ability on all measures,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Research
Wohl, Seth F. – 1976
This study explores teacher and principal role expectations in conventional versus alternative secondary school settings. A 59-item "Role Expectations Instrument" was to give to 472 teachers in 11 conventional high schools, each having a mini-school associated with it, and in five independent alternative high schools. In addition, 11…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Demography, High Schools
Socias, Miguel; Chambers, Jay; Esra, Phil; Shambaugh, Larisa – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2007
Access to important educational resources in California's middle and high schools is not equal among schools that serve different student populations. Overall, the most disadvantaged populations of middle and high school students are likely to have the least access to the resources necessary for learning. California policymakers are focusing on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, High Schools, Teacher Qualifications, Educational Resources
Schwer, William E. – 1973
The author, working with a 4-member teaching team, sought to determine how a group of pupils and their teachers would respond to an open space program proposed for a new senior high school building. A test program was conducted in temporary quarters with an experimental group of 25 randomly selected seventh grade students and a control group of 25…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cognitive Measurement, Comparative Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
Direct linkShah, Bela P.; Blank, Martin J. – Principal Leadership, 2004
A community school is both a place and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Because community schools are premised on the comprehensive nature of student learning and development, they not only offer rigorous curriculum but also provide additional services, support, and opportunities for children, youth, their…
Descriptors: Vision, Traditional Schools, Principals, Hospitals
Gregory, Thomas B.; Smith, Gerald R. – 1987
Urging new directions for American high school education, this book outlines problems with contemporary high schools and describes the experience of small high schools (those having approximately 200 students), designed in the past 15 years, that have developed excellent and diverse alternative programs within the constraints of existing district…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Differences, Educational Change
