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Donald J. Harris – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine implementation of a social/emotional learning program being implemented at my school, while focusing on staff and student perceptions with the positive and negatives of the overall program. This mix methods action research study utilized a student survey to uncover student perceptions for the quantitative…
Descriptors: Social Emotional Learning, Program Implementation, Secondary Schools, Student Attitudes
Ryan, Sarah; Cox, Joshua D. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2017
In recent years, most U.S. states have revised policy by providing schools at least some flexibility to move away from the Carnegie unit system, with its focus on credits and "seat time," toward competency-based policies that link student advancement to mastery of content. Yet, there is little systematically collected information about…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Secondary School Students, Factor Analysis, Reliability
Lee, Albert; St. Leger, Lawrence H.; Ling, Kelvin W. K.; Keung, Vera M. W.; Lo, Amelia S. C.; Kwong, Amy C. M.; Ma, Hilda P. S.; Armstrong, Erin S. – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: The Hong Kong Healthy Schools Award Scheme (HKHSA) developed an assessment and monitoring system to examine the status of Health Promoting Schools (HPS). This study made use of the HKHSA programme to investigate the school health 'profile' and student health status of four gold award schools following 3-4 years' participation in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, School Effectiveness, Profiles
Sepanik, Susan; Safran, Stephanie; Saco, Larissa – MDRC, 2018
In the United States today, more jobs than ever before require at least some postsecondary education. Yet too many young adults are either not enrolling or not succeeding in college. This scenario exists across many different types of communities, but schools in rural areas, particularly those with large populations of low-income students, face…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Rural Schools, Alignment (Education), Public Schools
Edmunds, Julie; Arshavsky, Nina; Glennie, Elizabeth; Charles, Karen; Rice, Olivia – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
Project-based learning (PjBL) is an approach often favored in STEM classrooms, yet some studies have shown that teachers struggle to implement it with academic rigor. This paper explores the relationship between PjBL and rigor in the classrooms of ten STEM-oriented high schools. Utilizing three different data sources reflecting three different…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, High Schools
Lindsay, Jim; Davis, Elisabeth; Stephan, Jennifer; Bonsu, Pamela; Narlock, Jason – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2016
The College Readiness Consortium at the University of Minnesota has developed Ramp-Up to Readiness™ (Ramp-Up), a schoolwide advisory program to increase students' likelihood of college enrollment and completion by enhancing five dimensions of college readiness (academic, admissions, career, financial, and personal-social) among students in middle…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High Schools, Program Implementation, Public Schools
Lindsay, Jim; Davis, Elisabeth; Stephan, Jennifer; Bowdon, Jill – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2016
Ramp-Up to Readiness™ (Ramp-Up) is a college readiness program that aims to enhance five dimensions of readiness in high school students: academic, admissions, career, financial, and personal-social. Ramp-Up's developer theorizes that increasing these dimensions of readiness in high school students will improve college enrollment and success…
Descriptors: College Readiness, High Schools, Program Implementation, Public Schools
Edwards, Susan – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to follow the learning trajectory of a beginning teacher attempting to implement active learning instructional methods in a middle grades classroom. The study utilized a qualitative case study methodological approach with the researcher in the role of participant observer. Three research questions were explored: the…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Program Implementation, Active Learning, Teaching Methods
Tallvid, Martin; Lundin, Johan; Svensson, Lars; Lindström, Berner – Educational Technology & Society, 2015
The research reported in this article explores and discusses students' use of laptops in a 1:1 setting. A problem experienced by teachers is that the laptops are possible distractors and tempt students to engage in use that is not in line with the teacher's idea of what would be suitable in relation to the current assignment. Three annual surveys…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Laptop Computers, Program Implementation, Observation
Cryan, Mark; Martinek, Thomas – Physical Educator, 2017
The Soccer Coaching Club program used the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model in an after-school soccer program for sixth grade boys between 11 and 12 years old in a local middle school. Soccer, as the featured physical activity, provided the "hook" for regular attendance. Desired outcomes included improved…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Males, Grade 6, Team Sports
Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Sheldon, Steven; Naeger, Sarah; Clark, Emily – Education and Urban Society, 2017
This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of a mentoring program for low-income and minority middle and high school students displaying early warning indicators of dropping out on attendance, behavior problems, and course passing. The study was conducted over 3 years in five districts throughout the country and used a comparison group…
Descriptors: Mentors, Quasiexperimental Design, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students
Efficacy of the Check & Connect Mentoring Program for At-Risk General Education High School Students
Heppen, Jessica B.; Zeiser, Kristina; Holtzman, Deborah J.; O'Cummings, Mindee; Christenson, Sandra; Pohl, Angie – Grantee Submission, 2017
Although graduation rates are rising, the high school dropout problem remains a national crisis, and evidence-based information about interventions for at-risk students is critically needed. Prior research shows that Check & Connect, an individualized mentoring program, has positive effects on school persistence and progression for students…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, High School Students, Mentors, Urban Areas
Bradshaw, Catherine P.; Pas, Elise T.; Debnam, Katrina J.; Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom – School Psychology Review, 2015
There is growing interest in the use of a multi-tiered system of supports framework to address issues related to school climate and bullying. Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is one such model that has received considerable attention; however, nearly all of the extant literature has focused on elementary and middle schools,…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, High Schools, Bullying, Statistical Analysis
Villavicencio, Adriana; Klevan, Sarah; Kemple, James – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
"The Expanded Success Initiative: Challenges and Progress in the Pursuit of College and Career Readiness for Black and Latino Young Men" synthesizes findings from the Research Alliance's four-year evaluation of Expanded Success Initiative (ESI). This report, draws on hundreds of interviews and focus groups with ESI school leaders,…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Kelm, Joanna L.; McIntosh, Kent; Cooley, Sharon – Canadian Journal of School Psychology, 2014
Although there is much research on School-Wide Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS) in the United States, there is little such research in Canada. The purpose of the current study was to provide a case study example of the relation between implementing PBIS and student academic and behavioural outcomes, as well as student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Intervention