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Direct linkFrance, Emma F.; Cunningham, Maggie; Ring, Nicola; Uny, Isabelle; Duncan, Edward A. S.; Jepson, Ruth G.; Maxwell, Margaret; Roberts, Rachel J.; Turley, Ruth L.; Booth, Andrew; Britten, Nicky; Flemming, Kate; Gallagher, Ian; Garside, Ruth; Hannes, Karin; Lewin, Simon; Noblit, George W.; Pope, Catherine; Thomas, James; Vanstone, Meredith; Higginbottom, Gina M. A.; Noyes, Jane – Review of Education, 2019
The aim of this study was to provide guidance to improve the completeness and clarity of meta-ethnography reporting. Evidence-based policy and practice require robust evidence syntheses which can further understanding of people's experiences and associated social processes. Meta-ethnography is a rigorous seven-phase qualitative evidence synthesis…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Guidance, Evidence Based Practice, Program Improvement
Download full textUS Department of Health and Human Services, 2013
In April 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) hosted a Forum, Emphasizing Evidence-Based Programs for Children and Youth, to convene the nation's leading practitioners and researchers with experience using and evaluating an array of evidence-based…
Descriptors: Evidence, Program Implementation, Human Services, Performance Factors
Armbrecht, Jose´ Pen~aranda; Arago´n-Muriel, Alberto; Micolta, Germania – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
High school students have had some difficulties in understanding chemistry due to traditional ways of teaching this specific science. It is important to improve teaching methods that increase student motivation, not only to enhance their capacity for understanding, but also to generate a greater level of interest in the study of chemistry for…
Descriptors: High School Students, Chemistry, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
This is the latest in a series of case studies highlighting best practices High Schools That Work (HSTW) network schools and districts are implementing to prepare students better for further studies and careers. Fort Mill High School is in Fort Mill, South Carolina, an outlying suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina. Fort Mill links high quality…
Descriptors: Case Studies, School Culture, High School Students, Best Practices
Bay, Mary; Lopez-Reyna, Norma A.; Guillory, Barbara L. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2012
To reform a special education teacher preparation program can be gratifying, difficult, complex, political, and urgently needed. The Monarch Center, a federally funded technical assistance center, was established to guide and support minority-serving institutions in their efforts to improve their teacher preparation programs. Four guidelines…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Minority Group Students, Technical Assistance, Special Education Teachers
Rodriguez, Eric; Rhodes, Kent; Aguirre, Geoffrey – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2015
Several factors contribute to a disproportionately lower Latino participation in college education. Foremost among those factors are policies that encourage quick job placement over career development, lack of understanding of the benefits of a college degree, lower expectations for Latino students, poor financial planning, and lack of guidance. A…
Descriptors: Intervention, High School Students, Hispanic American Students, College Preparation
Family Engagement in Early Childhood: A Resource Guide for Early Learning Challenge Grant Recipients
Harvard Family Research Project, 2012
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Education invited states to apply for the Race to the Top--Early Learning Challenge (RTTT-ELC) to help states' efforts in supporting young children and their families through the development of more unified early learning systems, better information sharing among educators, and an increase in access to quality early…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Journal Articles, Grants, Resource Materials
Logan, Debra Kay – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2009
Whether a school library program is the picture of good health in a state that mandates a professionally staffed library media center in every building or is suffering in a low-wealth district that is facing drastic cuts, the recently launched toolkits by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) are stocked with useful strategies and…
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Services, Library Associations, Library Administration
International Association for K-12 Online Learning, 2011
The mission of the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) is to ensure all students have access to a world-class education and quality online learning opportunities that prepare them for a lifetime of success. "The Online Learning Definitions Project" is designed to provide states, districts, online programs, and…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Online Courses, Blended Learning, Elementary Secondary Education
Bibi, Nafees; Khan, Wazim – Pakistan Journal of Distance and Online Learning, 2018
Provision of dynamic guidance services is an important aspect of any educational system of a country. Because of changes in the life style of people and working patterns in various sectors due to scientific and technological developments, several problems have also come up which are linked to various aspects of education, vocational training,…
Descriptors: Open Universities, Distance Education, Foreign Countries, Study Centers
Schwartz, Heather L.; Hamilton, Laura S.; Stecher, Brian M.; Steele, Jennifer L. – RAND Corporation, 2011
The upcoming reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides an opportunity to reconsider what factors school performance-reporting systems should include. Critics of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) have pointed to the narrowing effects of the law's focus on mathematics and reading achievement, and they have called for efforts…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Reading Achievement, Educational Practices
Uellendahl, Gail; Stephens, Diana; Buono, Lisa; Lewis, Rolla – Journal of School Counseling, 2009
The need for greater accountability in school counseling practice is widely accepted within the profession. However, there are obstacles to making accountability efforts common practice among all school counselors. The Support Personnel Accountability Report Card (SPARC) is a tool that can be used to encourage and support these efforts. In this…
Descriptors: Action Research, Program Improvement, Program Effectiveness, Data Collection
Deslandes, Moira; Rogers, Louise – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2008
Volunteering SA (VSA) has responded to the need to revise and expand the training offered to volunteers. It has developed a volunteer training framework to provide structure and guidance for the sector in making policy and financial decisions about directions and type of training that volunteers require and desire, where the training can lead and…
Descriptors: Volunteer Training, Volunteers, Improvement Programs, Training Methods
Alberta Education, 2009
The "Value-Added School Review (VSR)" is an analytical model designed to assist schools in identifying and addressing opportunities for school improvement. The model works best when it is focused purposefully on students and the student learning outcomes as defined in the "Guide to Education". It complements the processes…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs
Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA, 2008
To provide some additional guidance for transforming student and learning supports, the Center at UCLA has compiled a new resource aid summarizing a set of frameworks. As with most Center resources, the document is immediately accessible online at no cost and with no restrictions on its use. The document outlines frameworks for reframing…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Resources, Mental Health Programs, Formative Evaluation
