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Sharon L. James – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose and Method of Study: The purpose of this mixed-method case study program evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of a middle-level career exploration program to determine whether any program adjustments should be implemented for overall student success. From a population of 152 core classroom teachers, 55 teachers responded to a survey…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Career Exploration, Program Effectiveness, Middle Schools
Stacie Leigh Howell – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The qualitative research study was guided by the following research questions: What factors impede how parental advocacy works in collaboration with the IEP team, and what motivates parents to be involved and/or engaged with their child? The qualitative study examined the everyday experiences of parents and school personnel as they collaborate to…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Advocacy, Special Education
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Quin-Anne Hinrichs; Chelsea R. Johnston; Laura Feuerborn; Ashli Tyre – Beyond Behavior, 2025
Implementation of a culturally responsive positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) framework is associated with positive outcomes for secondary students when implemented schoolwide. Yet, educators often report more implementation challenges in secondary school as compared to elementary school settings. Difficulties obtaining student…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Behavior Supports, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems
Shayna Duncan – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this Action Research study was to investigate professional development, specifically related to technology, which has not provided teachers with adequate 21st century learning opportunities. This study sought to investigate a possible solution to ineffective professional development. Participants and data collected in Cycle 1…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Middle School Teachers, 21st Century Skills, Faculty Development
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Godfrey, Lauren; Olson, Carol Booth – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2019
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to explore how, through the cultivation of reform ownership in the professional development (PD) program, the Pathway Project, agency was achieved for the development of teacher professionalism and teacher expertise in the cases of Mrs. Cruz and Mrs. Keyes. This, in turn, provided opportunities to advance…
Descriptors: Professional Autonomy, Educational Change, Middle School Teachers, Teacher Participation
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Urban, Jennifer Brown; Linver, Miriam R.; Kornak-Bozza, Yolanta; MacDonnell, Marisa; Buckley, Jane – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2022
Background: The goal of the study was to develop and verify a pathway model (or theory of change) for STEM Scouts, an out-of-school time (OST), positive youth development program for elementary through high school-aged youth. Pathway models include connections between hypothesized activities to short-, mid-, and long-term outcomes. STEM Scouts is…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Values Education, Extracurricular Activities, Participation
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Peg Donohue; Stephanie Smith Durkin; Alexandra Frank – Professional School Counseling, 2024
Multitiered systems of support (MTSS) teams use data to match student needs with an appropriate Tier 2 intervention. School counselors mobilize quickly to provide evidence-based and culturally affirming interventions. We present a compilation of best practices for delivering culturally affirming, small-group Tier 2 interventions with fidelity.…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Cultural Relevance, Counseling Techniques
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Stacy, Sara T.; Acevedo-Polakovich, Ignacio D.; Rosewood, Jonathan – Afterschool Matters, 2018
Including youth in the development and evaluation of out-of-school time (OST) programs has positive effects on youth, the organizations that serve them, and the communities in which they live. Such involvement can improve young people's social competence, foster leadership and engagement, and empower groups. Youth provide unique perspectives on…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Youth Programs, Student Attitudes, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Phillips, Andrea; Pane, John F.; Bogart, Andy – RAND Corporation, 2018
The Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative and Green River Regional Educational Cooperative received an Investing in Innovation (i3) development grant from the U.S. Department of Education to implement the Creating College and Career Readiness (C3R) initiative. The initiative offered a suite of software developed by WIN Learning (WIN) to support…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, College Readiness, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Shlay, Judith C.; Rodgers, Sarah; Lyons, Jean; Romero, Scott; Vogt, Tara M.; McCormick, Emily V. – Journal of School Health, 2015
Background: School-located vaccination (SLV) offers an opportunity to deliver vaccines to students, particularly those without a primary care provider. Methods: This SLV program offered 2 clinics at each of 20 elementary schools (influenza vaccine) and 3 clinics at each of 7 middle/preschool-eighth-grade schools (adolescent platform plus catch-up…
Descriptors: School Health Services, Immunization Programs, Access to Health Care, Elementary Schools
Kost, Charles P., II. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As the number of students living in poverty increases, schools need to employ proactive measures to ensure student success and reduce dropout rates. The freshman year of high school is a pivotal year for the success of the students, as ninth grade students are more likely to have low grades, be absent from school, and be suspended or expelled.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Evaluation, Correlation, Poverty
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Long, Teresa; Alexander, Kristina – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
Bullying has become an increasingly serious problem in today's schools. Many states have passed legislation to ensure schools do all they can to prevent and address bullying. Even though the school is a place that is to be safe for all children, in some instances this is not the case. This paper discusses bullying and focuses on the different…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Middle School Students, Program Development
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Rivera, Lourdes M.; Schaefer, Mary Beth – Journal of Career Development, 2009
Career development is integral to students' academic and social-personal development, and addressing students' needs in this area is recognized as an important responsibility of the professional school counselor. However, efforts to address students' career development tend to be lacking or services are provided in a disconnected manner. This…
Descriptors: School Counselors, Program Development, Career Development, School Counseling