The purpose of this qualitative case study is to create a unified humanistic methodology for institutions of higher education engaging undergraduate students and diverse/displaced youth in pro-social group activity. Scholarly researchers have expressed the current methodological disconnect between institutions seeking to accommodate displaced…

To help researchers understand potential issues one can encounter when conducting propensity matching studies in complex settings, this paper describes methodological complications faced when studying schools using deeper learning practices to improve college and career readiness. The study uses data from high schools located in six districts…

The term "best practice" is commonly used to describe "what works" in a specific situation or environment. When principals face a thorny challenge, they turn to their colleagues in the principalship for ideas about which strategies, activities, and approaches have proved to be effective and efficient in addressing the issue.…

The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education's (NCRECE) program of research is a series of experimental studies of specific approaches to training early childhood (EC) educators to be effective in implementation of curriculum and instructional interactions focused on promoting language and literacy skills, two domains that operate…

The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…

Studies show that the mathematics test-score gap is evident at every level of schooling and can be linked to students' earlier performance. For example, a mathematics performance gap was found in children as young as three years of age (Case & Griffin, 1990; Jordan, Huttenlocher, & Levine, 1992). Addressing the mathematics performance gap…

This newsletter, published five times a year, features articles on issues of concern to adult, family, and youth literacy practitioners, as well as recommended resources, announcements, and teaching strategies. This issue includes: (1) Pushing for Change (Jon Steinberg); (2) Putting the GED to Work (Jill Poklemba); (3) Community Education Pathways…

TWO ASSUMPTIONS UNDERLY THIS PAPER--(1) A PUPIL'S LEARNING IS, IN LARGE MEASURE, A FUNCTION OF THE KIND OF TEACHING TO WHICH HE IS EXPOSED AND (2) A VARIETY OF "GOOD" TEACHERS DIFFERENTIALLY SUITED BY TEMPERAMENT AND TRAINING IS NEEDED TO TEACH DIFFERING GROUPS OF STUDENTS. STUDIES OF TEACHER PERFORMANCE MADE THE CATEGORIZING OF TEACHER…

In the fall of 2005 the principal and teachers at Knickerbacker Middle School (KMS) were worried. KMS was a "School in Good Standing" but had not hit federal or state benchmarks because of low subgroup scores on the English Language Arts (ELA) test--especially scores received by economically disadvantaged students, about half of this…

AN EXPERIMENT CONDUCTED AT THE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL IN NEW YORK CITY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A NEW KIND OF LEARNING ENVIRONMENT ON THE EDUCATION OF DISADVANTAGED YOUTH WAS UNDERTAKEN AS A FOLLOWUP TO THE "BRIDGE" PROJECT. THE FUNDAMENTALS INVOLVED USING A NEW TYPE OF TEAM-TEACHING INSTRUCTION IN THE AREAS OF ENGLISH,…

THE PROGRAM WILL CONCENTRATE ON EXTENDING SOCIOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDINGS THROUGH THE STUDY OF SUCH DISCIPLINES AS SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY AND PSYCHOLOGY. IN ADDITION, FIRST-HAND LABORATORY EXPERIENCES WITH CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SITUATIONS WILL SUPPLEMENT THE ACADEMIC…

"Phonological Awareness Training plus Letter Knowledge Training" is a general practice aimed at enhancing young children's phonological awareness, print awareness, and early reading abilities. Phonological awareness, the ability to detect or manipulate the sounds in words independent of meaning, is a precursor to reading. Phonological…

PARTICIPANTS IN THIS WORKSHOP INCLUDED THE ENTIRE ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, PUBLIC, AND PAROCHIAL PROFESSIONAL STAFFS OF THE NEWBURGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, NEW YORK. TRANSCRIPTS OF PAPERS ON DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF TEACHING THE DISADVANTAGED AND THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED ARE PROVIDED. SOME OF THE PAPERS DEALT WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS, INTERGROUP EDUCATION,…

THE PROBLEM OF EDUCATING SLUM CHILDREN IS SPECIAL AND SHOULD NOT BE BUTTRESSED WITH DEMOCRATIC SLOGANS. AN EXAMPLE OF THE LATTER IS GIVING SLUM CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TEACHERS WHO ARE KNOWN TO BE GOOD IN OTHER SCHOOLS. TRANSFERRED TO THE SLUM SCHOOL, THEY BECOME DEMORALIZED AND FAIL. THEIR INSUFFICIENT SOCIAL AWARENESS AND THEIR LACK OF…

The author describes her experiences as principal of the Livingston School for Girls (New York City) which was created for delinquent adolescents suspended from regular schools. Using specific incidents and personal interpretations, the author discusses the policy and objectives of the school through descriptions of the girls themselves,…