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Direct linkHooley, Diana S.; Tysseling, Lee Ann; Ray, Beverly – High School Journal, 2013
Reports show that the reading proficiency scores for 17-year-olds have stagnated over the past several decades. In this study, the authors explored older students' academic reading perceptions that might suggest links to proficiency. What do high school seniors really think about class reading? Do they understand what they read? How do they view…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Reading Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Reading Achievement
Tuck, Eve – High School Journal, 2012
This article discusses competing perspectives on the value of the General Educational Development (GED) credential. Although scholars and journalists debate the worth of the credential, urban youth continue to pursue the GED, especially as proxy for inadequate schooling. Using qualitative data from a participatory action research project, the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Educational Development, Action Research, Educational Researchers
Journell, Wayne – High School Journal, 2010
This paper describes the findings of a qualitative study of six government teachers from three diverse high schools in the Southwest Chicago suburbs during the 2008 Presidential Election. All of the teachers expressed a desire to cover the election in their classes; however, several experienced difficulty incorporating current events into their…
Descriptors: Current Events, Student Attitudes, High Stakes Tests, Secondary School Teachers
Callahan, Rebecca; Obenchain, Kathryn – High School Journal, 2012
Socialization into the dominant civic and political discourse lies at the heart of social studies. As they become proficient in the discourse of home and school, Latino immigrant youth demonstrate the potential to uniquely benefit from this socialization. This qualitative study explores ten Latino immigrant young adults' perceptions of how their…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Social Studies, Socialization, Skill Development
Peer reviewedBurpeau, Michele Young – High School Journal, 1981
This annotated bibliography cites nine references on various aspects of early adolescence. (SJL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Secondary Education, Self Concept
Marchant, Gregory J.; Paulson, Sharon B. – High School Journal, 2001
This study examined the impact of different student academic profiles on students' perceptions of school functioning within a modified alternating day, block-8 (A/B) schedule. Five academic profiles of students were identified using reports of their grades, satisfaction with their achievement, attributions of success to effort or ability,…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Student Behavior, Student Attitudes, Low Achievement
Peer reviewedHosen, Ron – High School Journal, 1976
This article has demonstrated the value of intuitive-reflection social science instruction at the introductory college level. Personal experience suggests that much the same results would occur among high school students. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Educational Strategies, Learning Processes, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedBurbach, Harold J. – High School Journal, 1972
Article describes how our system does not develop a social responsibility and sense of belonging among students. (MM)
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Group Behavior, High School Students, Power Structure
