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Direct linkMack, Elizabeth; Augare, Helen; Cloud-Jones, Linda Different; David, Dominique; Gaddie, Helene Quiver; Honey, Rose E.; Kawagley, Angayuqaq O.; Plume-Weatherwax, Melissa Little; Fight, Lisa Lone; Meier, Gene; Pete, Tachini; Leaf, James Rattling; Returns From Scout, Elvin; Sachatello-Sawyer, Bonnie; Shibata, Hi'ilani; Valdez, Shelly; Wippert, Rachel – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2012
There are a growing number of informal science education (ISE) programs in Native communities that engage youth in science education and that are grounded in Native ways of knowing. There is also a growing body of research focusing on the relationship between culture, traditional knowledge, and science education. However, there is little research…
Descriptors: Expertise, American Indian Education, Science Education, Indigenous Populations
Cannata, Marisa; Engel, Mimi – Education Finance and Policy, 2012
The academic success of any school depends on its teachers. However, relatively little research exists on the qualities principals value in teacher hiring, and we know almost nothing about charter school principals' preferences. This article addresses this gap in the literature using survey results for a matched sample of charter and traditional…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Charter Schools, Personnel Selection, Teaching Experience
De Neve, Debbie; Devos, Geert – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2016
Little research has investigated factors that facilitate beginning teachers' participation in professional learning activities related to differentiated instruction (DI). This study examines environmental factors for DI learning activities in a sample of 272 beginning teachers from 72 primary schools. Multilevel analyses show that teacher…
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Beginning Teachers, Faculty Development, Individualized Instruction
Download full textSingh, Shashi; Singh, Ajay; Singh, Kiran – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2011
Higher education today is being viewed as a tool to achieve prosperity and high living standards. It is thus looked upon as a service to the society and a powerful weapon to change the society for its betterment. Motivation plays a crucial role in learning. Motivation energizes the behavior of the individual. It also directs the behavior towards…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Universities, Traditional Schools, Rural Education
Merrill, Carolyn Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this quantitative, causal-comparative study was to determine the impact of the year-round education school calendar on the standardized test performance of fifth grade African American students, as measured by the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) in reading. The ISAT reading scores from two year-round education (YRE)…
Descriptors: Year Round Schools, Grade 5, African American Students, Reading Achievement
Smith, Robert; Fischetti, John; Fort, Deron; Gurley, Tilly; Kelly, Mike – Educational Forum, 2012
Early colleges are one alternative to the traditional comprehensive high school. This article describes the establishment of an early college in partnership with a university, including the experiences for students, the challenges for teachers, and the difficulties in bridging higher and kindergarten through Grade-12 educations. The article…
Descriptors: High Schools, Traditional Schools, College School Cooperation, Small Schools
What Works Clearinghouse, 2012
"Charter School Performance in New Jersey" examined whether students in grades 3-8 attending charter schools in New Jersey made more gains in math and reading achievement than similar students attending traditional public schools. Based on an analysis across charter schools, the authors reported that charter school students made…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Charter Schools, Achievement Gains, Standardized Tests
Spitler, Carrie; Repetto, Jeanne; Cavanaugh, Cathy – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
For students with disabilities who are at risk of leaving high school without graduating, virtual schools have become a popular alternative to traditional schools. One promising approach to increasing graduation rates is to design learning environments that serve students with disabilities through the 5 Cs framework designed to increase school…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Special Education, Caring, Traditional Schools
Borup, Jered; Graham, Charles R.; Davies, Randall S. – American Journal of Distance Education, 2013
A belief commonly held in the K-12 education community is that parents can have a positive impact on their child's learning. However, little research has examined parental involvement in an online learning environment. In this study, researchers using survey data found that generally students and parents viewed parent-instructor and learner-parent…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Parent Child Relationship, Interaction, Electronic Learning
Rhim, Lauren Morando; Gumz, Jesse; Henderson, Kelly – National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, 2015
Scant information exists regarding the status of students with disabilities in the charter sector. With the release of the most recent U.S. Department of Education's Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), the National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools (NCSECS) embraced the opportunity to examine these issues across the universe of…
Descriptors: Special Education, Charter Schools, Students with Disabilities, Civil Rights
Rhim, Lauren Morando; Gumz, Jesse; Henderson, Kelly – National Center for Special Education in Charter Schools, 2015
Scant information exists regarding the status of students with disabilities in the charter sector. While there is some understanding of several high-profile issues (e.g., enrollment gaps, counseling out, the provision of special education services, and growth of specialized charter schools), to date, little has been published to verify or disprove…
Descriptors: Special Education, Charter Schools, Students with Disabilities, Civil Rights
Preston, Courtney; Goldring, Ellen; Berends, Mark; Cannata, Marisa – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
The purpose of this paper is to develop a framework for measuring innovation in charter schools. The authors ask two questions: (1) What practices constitute innovation in various local and state contexts?; and (2) Do levels and types of innovation differ between charter schools and traditional public schools? The authors' sample frame includes…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Innovation, Public Schools, Traditional Schools
Cannata, Marisa; Engel, Mimi – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2011
This paper provides the first comparison of principals' preferences for teacher characteristics across traditional public and charter schools. Understanding how charter principals' preferences differ from those of public school principals contributes to scholarship on both teacher labor markets and charter schools. One of the first studies of…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Teacher Characteristics, Personnel Selection, Principals
Rix, Kate – Instructor, 2012
The simple gesture of a home visit--where the focus will be on the child and not on academics or classroom behavior--pays huge dividends, say teachers. A teacher who has met a student's parents in their home is better equipped to reach that child and keep him or her on track through the year. Home visits are common, if not mandatory, in charter…
Descriptors: Traditional Schools, Charter Schools, Family School Relationship, Educational Philosophy
Donaldson, Morgaen L. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2011
This article provides key findings from a study of 30 principals working in charter and conventional schools in two northeastern states. It aims to inform policy makers regarding how principals could more positively influence teacher quality. It focuses on the following questions: (1) What influenced how principals hired, assigned, evaluated, and…
Descriptors: Principals, Charter Schools, Traditional Schools, Context Effect
