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Eroglu, Mehmet; Donmus Kaya, Vildan – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2021
The purpose of the study is to reveal the professional development barriers of teachers. The study was designed in the qualitative approach and as the research method, "phenomenology" was used. The maximum variation sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods, was used in the selection of the study group. Since high…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Inservice Teacher Education, High School Teachers, Barriers
Crawford, Marilyn – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
The largest issue for schools is not extending the school day or year--as useful as those policies might be--but of meeting time requirements within the constraints of the budgets and personnel given them. Policy makers rarely understand how their policies impact practice. Author Marilyn Crawford suggests a policy-talks-to-practice strategy that…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Budgeting, Retrenchment
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2011
Corbin High School is located in a small, rural community of approximately 8,000 residents in southeastern Kentucky, midway between Lexington and Knoxville, Tennessee. The mission of Corbin High School is to provide opportunities that will help each student prepare for a successful transition to college, the workplace and life. This report…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Academic Achievement, High Schools, Rural Schools
Eaton, Elizabeth; Nelson, Anne – Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2007
This issue of "Infobrief" concludes the exploration into the potential for high school reform in the United States. Earlier issues defined five components of an Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) proposal to effect reform: (1) multiple measures of assessment; (2) personalized learning strategies; (3) new models of…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Learning Strategies, Educational Change, High Schools
Scott, Caitlin; Dibner, Kenne – Center on Education Policy, 2012
Two schools in Michigan received ARRA SIG (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act School Improvement Grants) funds to enable them to implement their improvement efforts. This paper describes the outcomes of these two ARRA SIG recipient schools: (1) Phoenix Elementary-Middle School; and (2) Arthur Hill High School. The experiences of these…
Descriptors: Grants, High Schools, Elementary Schools, Case Studies
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Kiger, Derick M. – Planning and Changing, 2003
Parents comprise a key stakeholder group of public education that can exert significant influence over school policy, budget, and instructional decisions. Restricting this group's participation in school reform jeopardizes the success of any innovation, no matter how promising. This may be occurring with block scheduling. This research describes…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Block Scheduling, Professional Development, School Restructuring