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Stringfield, Sam; Shumer, Robert; Stipanovic, Natalie; Murphy, Nora – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2013
The National Research Center on Career and Technical Education has supported four studies on one of the major components of Perkins legislation: programs of study. In this article, we present qualitative data linking the research center's longitudinal projects based on programs of study, via a one-time cross-case study of sites deemed highly…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, State Surveys, State Programs, Transitional Programs
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2013
This newsletter of best practices in implementing the High Schools That Work (HSTW), Making Middle Grades Work (MMGW) and Technology Centers That Work (TCTW) school improvement models is based on presentations at the 27th Annual HSTW Staff Development Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, in the summer of 2013. The newsletter is divided up into…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Learner Engagement, Assignments, High Schools
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2013
The education system is complex, but at its core, it is a learning partnership between the student, the family and teachers. This partnership -- supported by the Ministry -- is ultimately responsible for ensuring every learner receives a high quality education. A high quality education enables learners to realize their full potential and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2013
Inspired by innovative change already taking place in British Columbia communities and developed through many months of consultation with educators, students, parents and other British Columbians, BC's Education Plan responds to the realities and demands of a world that has already changed dramatically and continues to evolve. The engagement and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Reading
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Kenny, Robert F.; Wirth, Jeffery – Journal of Effective Teaching, 2009
Research has shown that quality teacher-student interactions far outweigh all other considerations to produce positive learning outcomes. Although this may be inherently obvious, few teacher preparation programs dedicate much time to training teachers how to create positive interactive, constructivist learning environments. Much can be learned…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Learning Experience, Best Practices, Interaction
Henning, Nicholas Simon – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Little is known about new teachers who graduate from social justice-oriented teacher education programs (SJOTEPs) and go into urban schools as full-time teachers. How does their training translate into conceptual understandings and classroom practices? Moreover, what types of supports are needed for the attainment of such a lofty goal as social…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Urban Schools, Teacher Education Programs, Resistance (Psychology)
Center for Law and Education (NJ3), 2009
The Center for Law and Education (CLE), a national advocacy organization with offices in Boston and Washington, D.C., strives to assist low-income students, parents, and advocates improve their public schools and work with their communities to fulfill every student's right to a high-quality education. In Massachusetts, CLE provides legal support…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Quality, Technical Assistance, Discipline Policy
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
This study examined whether the Head Start Research-based Developmentally Informed (REDI) program is more effective than the standard Head Start program at improving the language, emergent literacy, and social-emotional skills of preschoolers. Head Start centers in three Pennsylvania counties were randomly assigned either to use the REDI program…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Language Acquisition, Interpersonal Competence
Brinkman, Annette; Forlini, Gary; Williams, Ellen – Eye on Education, 2009
This unique, hands-on reference for school administrators offers guidelines for effective student engagement as well as reproducible action tools that will enable you to: (1) Identify and share "The Big Eight Student Engagement Strategies" with your teachers; (2) Promote teacher growth and provide support for new and/or struggling teachers; (3)…
Descriptors: School Administration, Administrators, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness
Behnke, Carl Alan – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between postsecondary students' emotional-social intelligence and attitudes toward computer-based instructional materials. Research indicated that emotions and emotional intelligence directly impact motivation, while instructional design has been shown to impact student attitudes and…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, Instructional Design, Student Attitudes, Motivation
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2009
The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Intercepting the Dropout Trajectory (JoAnne Malloy); (2) The NH APEX Dropout Prevention Model; (3) How PBIS Can Lead to School Improvement (Julie King and JoAnne Malloy);…
Descriptors: Violence, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention, School Restructuring
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Perdue, Neil H.; Manzeske, David P.; Estell, David B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
School engagement is an important theoretical and practical cornerstone to the promotion of school completion. The current study explores the influences of childhood peer relationships in the third grade predicting school engagement at Grade 5. Participants are among the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Health, Peer Relationship, Friendship
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Durkin, Kevin; Conti-Ramsden, Gina; Walker, Allan; Simkin, Zoe – British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2009
Many uses of new media entail processing language content, yet little is known about the relationship between language ability and media use in young people. This study compares educational versus interpersonal uses of home computers in adolescents with and without a history of specific language impairment (SLI). Participants were 55 17-year-olds…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Uses in Education, Computers, Recreational Activities
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Carle, Adam C.; Jaffee, David; Vaughan, Neil W.; Eder, Douglas – Research in Higher Education, 2009
We sought to develop and psychometrically describe three new student engagement scales to measure college students' engagement with their faculty (student-faculty engagement: SFE), community-based activities (CBA), and transformational learning opportunities (TLO) using items selected from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), a widely…
Descriptors: College Students, Construct Validity, Transformative Learning, Measures (Individuals)
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Salemi, Michael K. – Journal of Economic Education, 2009
One of the most important challenges facing college instructors of economics is helping students engage. Engagement is particularly important in a large-enrollment Principles of Economics course, where it can help students achieve a long-lived understanding of how economists use basic economic ideas to look at the world. The author reports how…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Technology Uses in Education, Feedback (Response), Learner Engagement
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