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Usinger, Janet; Smith, Marilyn – Journal of Vocational Behavior, 2010
This longitudinal qualitative study examines the process adolescents undertake as they socially construct their career ideations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a cross-section of 60 adolescents living in economically disadvantaged urban and rural communities twice a year from seventh through the twelfth grade. Using constructivist…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Constructivism (Learning), Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Achievement
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Wineburg, Sam; Mosborg, Susan; Porat, Dan – Social Education, 2001
Presents results from a study that examined students' historical understanding by looking at five parent-child dyads in an inner-city high school, a college preparatory academy, and a Christian high school. Uses oral history interviews as well as other types of research methods. Focuses on results from interviews on Vietnam. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Grade 11, Grade 12, History
McBryde, Bruce; Lamont, Ann – 1980
In the light of recommendations for future directions in secondary education made by the Review of School Based Assessment in Queensland Secondary Schools, this study aimed to systematically map current internal assessment practices for grade 12, and to determine the degree of satisfaction in schools with these practices. The study was performed…
Descriptors: English, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation
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Brody, Barry; Singer, Alan J. – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Describes a twelfth grade oral-history teaching project with multi-ethnic U.S. history senior students. Stresses that the project helps students think about and understand today's world by developing historical understanding. Activities include designing questionnaires, conducting interviews, writing biographical sketches, and producing a…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Cultural Pluralism, Family History
League of Women Voters, New Brighton, Minn. – 1976
Ninth grade and twelfth grade social studies students in Mounds View, Minnesota, were surveyed for their impressions of American Indians. Intended predominantly for use by teachers in developing curriculum for teaching about Indian people, the report is presented in two sections--an information test and an attitude survey. In section I, each of 44…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Cultural Images, Data Analysis
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 2002
This document is intended to assist members of Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) technical assistance teams who are making site visits for the purpose of helping high school leaders and teachers identify the changes needed to achieve the High Schools That Work goal of improved student achievement through blending high-level academic and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Achievement Tests, Competence