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Filardo, Mary; Vincent, Jeff M.; Allen, Marni; Franklin, Jason – 21st Century School Fund, 2010
In this paper, the 21st Century School Fund and the Center for Cities and Schools at the University of California Berkeley provide a conceptual frame for the joint use of PK-12 public school buildings. There is a growing conversation about and demand for joint use as a way to provide services to children and families in convenient locations,…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Public Schools, Physical Activities, Health Promotion
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Gray, H. Joey – Schole: A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education, 2008
Despite extensive research, grading and the potential for grade inflation remain areas of concern within higher education. The purpose of this qualitative case study was to obtain collective understandings regarding grading and pressures to inflate grades from faculty and instructors within a research-intensive university. The study focused on a…
Descriptors: Recreation, Grade Inflation, Grading, Case Studies
Parsley, Danette; LaBounty, Sarah – Principal Leadership, 2007
Marzano (2003) identified 11 factors that positively influence student achievement. Those factors can be divided into three categories: school-level practices, teacher-level practices, and student-level characteristics. Interestingly, Marzano (2000) found that school- and teacher-level influences account for only 20% of the variance in student…
Descriptors: Homework, Academic Achievement, After School Programs, Family Environment