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Download full textMontemayor, David; Kupczynski, Lori; Mundy, Marie-Anne – Journal of Instructional Pedagogies, 2015
Hispanic immigrant students face several challenges to academic success. The purpose of this sequential explanatory research was to identify academic differences that existed between first and second generation Hispanic immigrant students on the 10th grade Geometry End of Course scores in a public, rural high school in south Texas and to focus on…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Academic Achievement, Generational Differences, Social Networks
Direct linkStillisano, Jacqueline R.; Waxman, Hersh C.; Brown, Danielle B.; Alford, Beverly L. – Journal of Ethnographic & Qualitative Research, 2014
This study focused on the unique qualities of selected college access centers established in Texas high schools with the dual goal of assisting students with college preparation activities and of creating a school-wide college going culture. Six centers demonstrating estimable outcomes on at least one of several different variables were…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Access to Education, High Schools, College Preparation
Brady, Christopher E. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study analyzes the academic performance of White students in urban settings, relative to Minority peers, and investigates structural variables that might exacerbate or attenuate differences. The investigation is motivated by and extends qualitative work investigating the experiences of middle school students in Texas (Morris, 2006). Research…
Descriptors: White Students, Urban Schools, Achievement Gap, Minority Group Students
McNamara, Mark W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The study tested the hypothesis that self-efficacy, stress, and acculturation are useful predictors of academic achievement in first year university science, independent of high school GPA and SAT scores, in a sample of Latino students at a South Texas Hispanic serving institution of higher education. The correlational study employed a mixed…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Stress Variables, Anxiety, Science Education
Maleyko, Glenn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Spurred by the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001, virtually every educational reform program now includes an accountability component that requires sound data collection and reporting (NCLB, 2002, section 101). Drawing from empirically based and theoretical literature in the field, this dissertation examines Adequate Yearly Progress…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, School Effectiveness, Accountability
Torres, Mario S.; Zellner, Luana; Erlandson, David – International Journal of Education Policy and Leadership, 2008
This study investigated school administrators' perceptions of school improvement policies in a high-impact policy environment by measuring the impact of accountability, site-based management, professional development, and scheduling reform on the three dependent variables of a) academic outcomes, b) staff morale, and c) parent and community…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Academic Achievement, Likert Scales, Accountability
