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Hsiao-Feng Tsai; Syuan-Ling Ye – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2025
This study investigates the experiences of high school Chinese language teachers engaged in the development of interdisciplinary, school-based curricula during a period of national curriculum policy transition. Utilizing theoretical sampling, we conducted interviews with 50 teachers to elucidate the factors influencing the creation of…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, High School Teachers
Sultmann, W.; Lamb, J.; Hall, D.; Borg, G. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2022
Teachers (n = 125) and students (n = 1478) evaluated a trial RE curriculum in Australia using an online survey. Results showed that teachers rated the curriculum significantly more highly than students. Type and size of school influenced teacher and student perceptions. Four conclusions were drawn: The trial RE curriculum was positively received…
Descriptors: Religious Education, Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students
Sofia Ferreyro Mazieres; Rachael A. Lewitzky; Douglas McDougall – Canadian Journal of Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, 2024
The transition from elementary to secondary school presents challenges for students, including the shift from a streamed to a destreamed mathematics curriculum. This paper explores the Ontario context, where all students began taking the same grade 9 mathematics course in 2021-2022. The Grade 9 Mathematics Research Project investigated current…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, High School Teachers, Grade 9
Neumann, Eszter; Gewirtz, Sharon; Maguire, Meg; Towers, Emma – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2020
Conservativism has gained significant influence on education-policy making and debates about education in many Anglophone countries. While conservative educational governments have advanced some neoliberal governance trends, they have also introduced characteristic neoconservative education elements, notably in the area of curricular content. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Neoliberalism, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Wille, Alice M.; Maher, Miranda K.; Cornell, Sibyl R.; Kim, Angelica Coumanova; Reimers, Brad; Hess, Robyn S. – Rural Educator, 2019
Rural school personnel across three districts and states were interviewed to learn their experiences working with refugee youth and their families. These eleven individuals held different roles including administrators, special service providers, and teachers of English language learners (ELL). Through qualitative analysis, the broad themes of…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Refugees, Rural Schools, English Language Learners
Steele, Michael D.; Remillard, Janine; Baker, John Y.; Keazer, Lindsay M.; Herbel-Eisenmann, Beth – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2016
The past three decades in mathematics education policy and research have seen a considerable focus on algebra and its place in secondary schools. Access to and success in the first high school course, most often termed Algebra I, has been framed as a civil rights issue, a harbinger of college success, and a lynchpin to global competitiveness.…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Educational Policy, Algebra, Secondary School Students
Stachowiak, Jeannie E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in how high and low performing elementary school districts use and analyze data to differentiate instruction, make changes to district/grade level curriculum, determine professional development needs, determine teacher effectiveness, and determine the use of school district…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, High Achievement, Low Achievement, Data
Pearce, Michelle; Gray, Jan; Campbell-Evans, Glenda – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2009
Australian legislation and policies over the last fifteen years have reinforced the rights of students with disabilities to be included in mainstream classrooms. To make this a reality, change has been necessary in a number of areas such as teacher knowledge, resource allocation, curriculum reform, and support services. This paper presents a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Inclusion, Teacher Characteristics, Educational Change
Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2013
The California Community Colleges are vital to closing the projected shortfall of Californians with a postsecondary credential and sustaining the state's economic competitiveness. Increasing the number of students who pursue and earn certificates and associate degrees in career technical education (CTE) fields is an important component of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Attainment, Community Colleges, College Role
Hoadley, Ursula; Christie, Pam; Ward, Catherine L. – School Leadership & Management, 2009
This article reports on an empirical study of the management of curriculum and instruction in South African secondary schools. Drawing on data collected from 200 schools in 2007, a series of regression analyses tested the relationship between various dimensions of leadership and student achievement gains over time. Whilst the research confirms…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Achievement Gains, School Effectiveness, School Community Relationship
Holt, Dennis – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This policy study contributed to an understanding of the types of professional growth activities that improve teacher self-confidence to teach challenging subjects and helped determine the future allocation of resources relative to teaching secondary social studies in Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS), the eighth largest school district in…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Effectiveness, Self Efficacy, Statistical Analysis
Shields, Regis Anne; Miles, Karen Hawley – Education Resource Strategies, 2008
Education Resource Strategies (ERS) works with school and district leaders to help them more strategically use resources--people, time, and money--to improve student performance. They have found that many school districts begin creating small high schools without a clear sense of how much they will spend or how to ensure that small schools…
Descriptors: High Schools, Small Schools, Case Studies, Educational Finance
Motala, S.; Dieltens, V.; Carrim, N.; Kgobe, P.; Moyo, G.; Rembe, S. – Online Submission, 2008
This Policy Brief describes and explains patterns of access to schools in South Africa. It outlines policy and legislation on access to education and provides a statistical analysis of access, vulnerability and exclusion. It is based on findings from the Country Analytic Review on Educational Access in South Africa (Motala et al, 2007) [ED508808]…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Access to Education, Attendance Patterns