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Huisman, Chip; van de Werfhorst, Herman G.; Monshouwer, Karin – Youth & Society, 2012
This article empirically examines the effect of social background, education, and school organization on adolescent tobacco use in the Netherlands. We test theories of norm enforcing and horizon expanding social networks and distinction by examining the relationship between daily smoking behavior and school organization. Using the 2007 Dutch…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Smoking, School Organization, Foreign Countries
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Day, Lorraine – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2013
Lorraine Day reports on some of the findings of the Teaching Teachers for the Future Project. The Australian Curriculum constantly makes reference to digital technologies so we believe our readers will be interested to see how teachers are making use of technology in classrooms across Western Australia. The results may be used to…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Information Technology, Foreign Countries
Wylie, Cathy – New Zealand Council for Educational Research, 2013
This report contains the main findings from the New Zealand Council for Educational Research's (NZCER's) 2012 national survey of secondary schools. The survey draws on responses from more than half the country's secondary school principals and from hundreds of teachers, parents and members of boards of trustees, and was carried out in July and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Surveys, Secondary Schools, School Surveys
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Patton, Joy D. – School Social Work Journal, 2011
This study examines the relationship between school violence and involvement of community organizations in school safety planning. The study is a secondary analysis of data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety 2003-2004 (U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, 2006). This survey collects data on crime and safety from…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Violence, Crime, School Safety
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Hallinger, Phillip; Lee, Moosung – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2014
Over the past two decades a growing body of international research suggests that instructional leadership from the principal is essential for the improvement of teaching and learning in schools. However, in many parts of the world, the practice of instructional leadership remains both poorly understood and outside the main job description of the…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries
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Haberler, Zachary; Levin, John S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
To address the achievement or opportunity gap of underrepresented populations in community colleges, this qualitative field methods study investigated five California community college programs that have demonstrated progress in improving (or show significant potential to improve) student achievement. This research found that promising practices…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Best Practices, Effective Schools Research, Academic Achievement
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Han, Seunghee – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2014
This study examined the effects of corporal punishment on student outcomes in rural schools by analyzing 1,067 samples from the School Survey on Crime and Safety 2007-2008. Results of descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analyses indicated that schools with corporal punishment may decrease students' violent behaviors and…
Descriptors: Punishment, Outcomes of Education, Academic Achievement, School Surveys
Sauers, Nicholas J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Background. The state of Iowa has seen a drastic increase in the number of schools that provide one laptop for each student. These 1:1 schools have invested large amounts of time and money into becoming a 1:1 school. The current research on 1:1 schools is sparse, and policy makers are actively trying to evaluate those programs. Purpose. To…
Descriptors: Teacher Competencies, Computer Uses in Education, Laptop Computers, School Districts
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Broughman, Stephen P.; Kincel, Brian; Peterson, Jennifer – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This First Look Report provides selected findings from the 2017-18 Private School Universe Survey (PSS) regarding private schools that were in operation during the 2017-18 school year. The data include information on school size, school level, religious orientation, association membership, geographic region, community type, and program emphasis.…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Institutional Characteristics, School Surveys, Elementary Schools
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Beilmann, Mai; Espenberg, Kerly – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2016
Dropping out of school before achieving any qualification is a serious problem both at an individual and societal level. This study provides an insight into the lives of young people who have dropped out or are at a risk of dropping out of vocational schools in Estonia and gives an overview of the reasons behind the interruption of their studies.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Schmitt, Lisa – Online Submission, 2016
The Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning (TELL) AISD Survey gathers information about school conditions from the educators working in schools. TELL obtains perceptions on a variety of issues related to student achievement and staff retention. In 2016, 5,309 AISD teachers (91%) and 3,092 other campus employees completed the survey. This is…
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Environment, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Conditions
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Owens, Katharine A.; Legere, Sasha – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze how faculty, staff and students at one American University define the term sustainability. Design/methodology/approach: The authors analyze student, staff and faculty definitions by comparing word frequency counts to a list of the 25 most frequently found words in over 100 definitions of…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Definitions, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
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Ginder, Scott A.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Mann, Farrah B. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2015
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other U.S. jurisdictions. This report describes the universe, methods, and editing procedures used in the 2014-15 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Information Systems, Data Collection, School Statistics
Arfken, Deborah Elwell; Ritz, Susan – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
This paper provides the results of a survey sent to all thirty-two CUMU institutions that have received the Carnegie recognition and specifically examines a) reasons for applying for the elective classification; b) level of pride instilled in campuses; and c) level of impact on institutional identity and culture, institutional commitment,…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, School Surveys, Classification, Recognition (Achievement)
Goble, Lisa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation project seeks to make a contribution to the growing body of literature on academic technology commercialization and the entrepreneurial efforts of faculty and students at US research universities. The academic environment across the United States has seen an increased emphasis on moving the results of academic research into the…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Influences, Commercialization, Entrepreneurship
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