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Byrd, David M., Ed.; McIntyre, D. John, Ed. – 1999
This book examines the current standard practice of confining teacher preparation to 4 years of coursework, examining the growing interest in career-spanning teacher education. There are 12 chapters. Section 1, "Collaboration: Building Bridges to Transform Institutional Cultures," includes: "Overview and Framework" (Linda…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Song, Kim H.; Christiansen, Faith – 2001
The preparation of preservice teachers plays a major role in closing the achievement gap in the education of urban children. Urban teachers often do not understand how their low expectations and deficit assumptions influence their instructional practices and contribute to a widening achievement gap between urban and non-urban students. Many…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Sigler, Susan – 1999
This applied dissertation was designed to decrease confrontation among African American females at an alternative evening school for high school students who were at least 2 years behind grade level academically. The program involved developing a small group guidance curriculum, creating and videotaping role playing scenarios, arranging for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Aggression, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems
Domanico, Raymond – Center for Civic Education, 2004
The 2003 New York State Court of Appeals ruling in the "Campaign for Fiscal Equity" ("CFE") case has created a historic opportunity to reform New York City's troubled schools. This opening was created because the court not only required changing the state aid formula to ensure a "sound basic education" for all New…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Public Schools, Educational Finance, Accountability
Mackintosh, Helen K. – Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1947
In the field of camping and outdoor education, it is essential that public schools be prepared to meet the needs and the demands of the next few years for this important service and take advantage of the almost unlimited possibilities for vitalizing the school curriculum. A few schools have recognized the possibilities of camping and outdoor…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Outdoor Education, School Activities, Recreational Activities
Foster, Emery M.; Iedell, Julia E.; Smith, Rose Marie; Martens, Elias H.; McLeod, Beatrice – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This bulletin provides the sixth chapter of the Biennial Survey of Education, 1930-32, which has been published in separate chapters dealing with specific segments of the educational system. This document explores the impact of the economic depression on the education of exceptional children. Special day schools and classes for exceptional…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Residential Schools, Disabilities, Special Schools
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1957
The basic theme of this yearbook, "The Role of the Schools in the Improvement of Community Life," is open to a variety of interpretations. Many factors determine what role the schools will play in a particular country or area, and consequently, what part they may have in community improvement programs. Among the factors are the history…
Descriptors: Community Education, Instructional Materials, Foreign Countries, Educational Change
New Visions for Public Schools, 2005
The New York City Department of Education, like other urban public school systems, is facing the task of reforming many large high schools that have had graduation rates under fifty percent for many years. With new federal sanctions for failing schools under the No Child Left Behind Act, many schools nation-wide that have been prominent…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, High Schools, Public Schools, Federal Legislation
Requirements for High School Graduation in States and Large Cities. Bulletin, 1961, No. 12. OE-34003
Wright, Grace S. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
High school graduation requirements, representing as they do the general education area of a high school's offerings, are of significance in reflecting our educational objectives. The general education area of the curriculum is designed to provide for the common needs of all boys and girls in our society, in contrast to the special interests area…
Descriptors: Educational History, Graduation Requirements, High School Graduates, Urban Schools
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
Volume II includes statistics and discussion on state common-school systems; city school systems; universities, colleges, and technological schools; agricultural and mechanical colleges; professional schools; public and private normal schools; summer schools; public and private high schools; commercial and business schools; schools for negroes;…
Descriptors: Statistical Data, Public Schools, Urban Schools, Colleges
Carrigg, Fred; Ramella, Gary – Electronic Learning, 1996
Describes how a school district in the mostly poor or working class Union City, New Jersey "remade" its schools before integrating technology. They adopted a whole-language approach, which facilitated other changes: replacement of old texts with classroom libraries of authentic literature; interdisciplinary scheduling; removal of pullout…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Educational Change

Blatchford, Peter – Research Papers in Education: Policy and Practice, 1996
This longitudinal study in London (England) examined changes in student attitudes toward school and schoolwork, ethnic and sex differences, and associations between attitudes and achievement. Black, and white urban students completed interviews, self-concept measures, and achievement tests from ages 7-16 years. Results found few direct…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Black Students, Elementary School Students

Jeffries, Rhonda Baynes; Singer, Lyndon Carson – Journal of American Indian Education, 2003
This case study explored culturally relevant practices in an urban American Indian secondary alternative school and three students' responses to them. The most vital factor contributing to student success was culturally responsive teachers. Other factors were small school size, flexible school formats, and governance structures. Implications for…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Case Studies, Culturally Relevant Education, Dropout Prevention

McIntyre, Alice – Teachers College Record, 1997
To confront racial issues in their classrooms, white student teachers reflected on their identities as white teachers and their understandings of multiculturalism. By confronting their identities and challenging the meaning of being white teachers, they could better pursue teaching practices to alter the way white students are educated about…
Descriptors: Action Research, Black Stereotypes, Black Students, Elementary Secondary Education
Boss, Suzie – Northwest Education, 2002
A Seattle (Washington) high school has been closing the achievement gap between White and minority group students by promoting a personalized learning environment. This has been accomplished by limiting enrollment, instituting a house plan for freshmen and sophomores, integrating the curriculum, mentoring, providing time for teacher collaboration,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Active Learning, Diversity (Student), Educational Change