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Brabant, Christine; Bourdon, Sylvain; Jutras, France – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2003
In Canada, until now, no studies have focused on the practice of home education in the francophone province of Quebec. While the home-educating population in that province is tangible, it has remained largely unknown. Quebec's distinctive character on three fronts-- political, historical and cultural--make the application of results from the rare…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Home Schooling, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Enrichment
Stevenson, Kenneth R. – National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2006
In 2002, the National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF) published the author's "Ten Educational Trends Shaping School Planning and Design" [ED467701], which received considerable attention and has been downloaded from the NCEF website by thousands of users. Here is an update by the author, with the ten trends expanded to twelve. This…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Trends, Educational Facilities, School Choice
Greene, Jay P. – 2003
This bulletin discusses approaches that reformers are using nationwide to bring about improvement in urban schools. It focuses on (1) embracing more choices (school vouchers, charter schools, private management, public school transfers, home schooling, enrolling high school students in community colleges, and virtual education); (2) holding…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Charter Schools, Computer Uses in Education
Villaverde, Leila E. – 2003
This book attempts to serve as a compendium and a chronology of secondary education in the United States, taking a broad rather than a narrow approach and touching on a great many topics and issues. Chapters 1 and 2 present a history of secondary schools and a discussion of adolescence. Chapter 3 discusses curriculum in secondary schools,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adolescents, Curriculum, Educational Assessment
Barnes, Ellen – 2001
This booklet is designed to offer preschool staff who are working with children with special needs a process for supporting children and families through the transition to kindergarten. It begins by discussing the teachers role as a partner to parents of children with disabilities. A timeline is then presented for planning a child's transition to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Developmental Stages, Disabilities, Educational Planning
Council for American Private Education, 2004
This document presents the September 2004 issue of the Council for American Private Education's (CAPE's) newsletter. Articles in this issue include: (1) Students' Views of High School Vary by Type of School; (2) Action Needed Now on Title V; (3) Survey Looks at Teens--Online and Off; (4) Report Examines Teacher Turnover; (5) School Choice Setback…
Descriptors: Adolescents, High Schools, Longitudinal Studies, Internet
Koetzsch, Ronald E. – 1997
Recognizing that parents have a great range of options in choosing and creating an education for their child, this book is designed to help parents make an informed, conscious choice about their child's schooling. Chapters in the first part of the guide provide an overview of American education, the mainstream public sector and alternative…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Educational History, Educational Trends
Sheffer, Susannah, Ed. – Growing Without Schooling, 1997
These six bimonthly issues focus on home schooling, providing parents in the United States and other nations with ideas, activities, research, and resources to teach their children at home. Each issue contains short news items and reports on home schooling, letters from parents, letter on the challenges and concerns of home schooling, a focus…
Descriptors: Activism, Attention Deficit Disorders, Autism, College Admission
Christy, W. Keith; McNeal, Larry – 1999
During the 1980s and 1990s, state legislatures became significantly involved in developing policy that determined how and where students should be offered their K-12 education. These legislative acts have occurred most notably in the passage of revision of policy dealing with public school finance, charter schools, home schools, choice enrollment,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Charter Schools, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Bortolussi, Vicki, Ed. – Communicator, 1997
The CAG "Communicator" focus is on serving gifted students in California. This document consists of the four issues of "communicator" issued during 1997. Featured articles include: (1) "The Gifted Student At Risk. It Can't Be True" (Judy Roseberry); (2) "Tech Net-Technology and At-Risk Students" (Judy Lieb); (3) "Reviving Ophelia: Saving the…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Academic Standards, Child Rearing, Educational Technology

Wartes, Jon – Education and Urban Society, 1988
Home school families in Washington were surveyed, and achievement test scores were analyzed to determine the following: (1) characteristics of home school families; (2) previous schooling and reasons for home schooling; and (3) effects of selected variables on student outcomes. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Grade Placement, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics
Haycock, Ken – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1995
Reviews research relating to information professionals in schools, including library media specialists and teacher librarians. Topics include future research needs, student achievement, the role of teacher librarians, literature-based reading programs, home schooling, effects of gender, the role of school principals, funding, public library…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)

Hartzell, Gary N. – School Library Media Research, 2001
Explores the implications of selected school reforms for library media services. Topics include school-based management; school choice; home schooling; inclusion of special education students; at-risk elementary students; adolescents and middle schools; secondary school issues, including school-to-work transition, curriculum reform, distance…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alternative Assessment, Block Scheduling, Curriculum Development
Sayler, Michael, Ed. – Tempo, 1996
This document consists of the four issues of "Tempo," the newsletter of the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT), published during 1996. Each issue focuses on a specific theme, such as math and science instruction, culturally diverse gifted students, parents and teachers working together, and future challenges. Articles…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Black Students, Child Advocacy, Cultural Differences
Robertson, Anne S., Ed. – 1998
The Families, Technology, and Education Conference was held in late 1997, when computer technology and the Internet were raising concerns as well as presenting new opportunities for parents. The conference papers in this collection are organized into six sections. Papers in the General Sessions section are: (1) "Reading the President's…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Child Rearing, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education