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Rourke, James R. – Principal Leadership, 2001
Online education may help address the challenges of growing student enrollment, overcrowded schools, outdated buildings, teacher shortages, scheduling conflicts, limited educational opportunities (especially advanced-placement classes), and other equity concerns. Snapshots of virtual high schools in Florida, Kentucky, and West Virginia are…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Communication Problems, Crowding, Distance Education
Saunders, Terrie; Maloney, Kathy – Principal Leadership, 2004
Minority students made up approximately 25% of the student population at Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1995. The composition of Central's honors and challenge classes did not reflect this diversity, however, few minority students were taking challenge classes as underclassmen and even fewer were taking AP courses as seniors. In fall…
Descriptors: College Planning, Time Management, Career Exploration, American Indians
O'Connor, Carla – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2006
Gloria Ladson-Billings explains in her chapter that, in part, the promise of "Brown v. Board of Education" has not been realized because it was premised on black inferiority. She elaborates that "instead of addressing the underlying pathology of the defendant--White supremacy"--the evidence, case, and accordant ruling…
Descriptors: African American Achievement, Pathology, Discourse Analysis, Racial Bias
Crossland, Ron – 1996
The Running Start program was created by the Washington State Legislature in 1990 to allow qualified 11th and 12th grade high school students to take college-level courses at community and technical colleges. In the 1994-95 academic year, 7,418 high school students were enrolled in college classes through the program, representing about 3% of the…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement, College Bound Students, College Credits
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 1995
The Running Start program was created by the Washington State Legislature in 1990 to allow qualified 11th and 12th grade high school students to take college-level courses at community and technical colleges. In fall 1994, 5,334 high school students were enrolled in college classes through the program, representing about 4% of the total high…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Advanced Placement, College Bound Students, College Credits
Long, James P.; And Others – 1986
This guidebook is designed to assist high schools and 2-year postsecondary institutions in planning, implementing, and operating occupational program articulation efforts. Chapter 1 presents a retrospective of program articulation and a look at program articulation today, including time-shortened programs, advanced skills programs, and other forms…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), Credits, Curriculum Development
Farnham, Nicholas; And Others – 1982
Consisting of four papers, this study examines university entrance examinations in France, Great Britain, and West Germany and compares them to similar tests in the United States on the basis of three subjects: world history, language study, and biology. The first paper, "The Relationship of the Examinations to the Secondary School Age…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Advanced Placement Programs, Biology, College Entrance Examinations
Frederick County Public Schools, MD. – 1981
Arranged into 26 sections, this curriculum guide provides high school teachers with a competency based approach to teaching art education. Following a statement of appreciation, the philosophy and goals for art education in Maryland are presented. An excerpt from Edmund Feldman's "Varieties of Visual Experience" discusses aesthetic expression.…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Molloy, Larry; And Others – 1977
The demographic pattern of college students is changing from the conventional mold of 18 to 24-year-old able-bodied persons. Although the enrollment of 18-year-olds is declining, enrollment increases are occurring among the following constituencies: (1) women students and single women with children, (2) diverse adult students, (3) older students,…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Advanced Placement Programs, Architectural Barriers, College Housing
Rothney, John W.M.; Sanborn, Marshall P. – 1968
A three-pronged demonstration project carried on over a 4-year period in the area of education of the gifted is reported. The first phase described involves selected students from 75 secondary schools who began in ninth grade to visit the university laboratory 1 day each year for evaluation, counseling, and the chance to attend classes; also…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Correspondence Study, Counseling, Demonstration Programs
Reichmann, Eberhard, Ed.; And Others – 1970
Some 200 journal articles and other writings, selected from foreign language materials and publications from the 1950's and 1960's, are presented in this anthology. It is suggested that two-thirds of the items are relevant to all language instruction and that the remainder are of specific interest to teachers of German. Five major sections…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Anthologies, Audiolingual Methods, Basic Skills
Torres, Edgardo E. – 1971
Seeking to answer the question of how language affects character by widening the learner's world, this article reviews in broad terms the present conditions in the study of foreign languages, reviews the attitudes of the "new student" in foreign languages, and challenges educators to consider new directions in the development of advanced placement…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Advanced Students, Affective Objectives, Basic Skills
Marcel, Kathleen W. – 2003
A study examined rural, low-income students' experiences with online advanced placement (AP) courses. Interviews were conducted with 30 students, their mentors, and school administrators at four rural high schools in two Western states; 25 students were low-income. Positive comments about the online experience mentioned interaction with other…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, Curriculum Design
Crossland, Ron – 1997
This report, from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, concentrates on the current status of transfer and articulation in Washington during 1997-98. It opens with an executive summary and introduction, outlining the process and results of the report, and a description of Washington's historical context of transfer and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education)
Tapia, Richard; Lanius, Cynthia – 2000
This paper calls for a major reexamination of the educational system as it relates to under-represented minorities in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. The paper sets forth experiences gained from years of working in both K-12 and higher education with under-represented minorities. The following topics are examined: the importance…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Affirmative Action, College Admission