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Naffziger, Sue C.; Steele, Martha M.; Varner, Bruce O. – 1998
This action research project evaluated a program of activities to increase the engagement of high school students in their learning. The targeted population consisted of freshman, sophomore, and senior students in a middle class community in central Illinois. The lack of student engagement that posed a problem in academic progress was documented…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Change Strategies, Educational Strategies
Erven, Judith L. – 1991
The problems that middle school special education students experience in the academic area of social studies were addressed in this practicum. The students could not grasp the ideas, received poor grades, and exhibited a very poor attitude about the relevance of social studies as an academic concern. The special education social studies classes…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Educational Research, Educational Strategies, Grade 6