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Howard, Martine; Harrington, Christine – Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2022
The "on-time" degree completion crisis within the community college system is alarming. Only 5% of students graduate in two years (Complete College America [CCA], n.d.-a). Many community college students are low-income and racially and ethnically minoritized, and their graduation rates are low (CCA, n.d.-a). Community colleges around the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Time to Degree, Achievement Gap
Rizzolo, Sonja; DeForest, Aubreena R.; DeCino, Daniel A.; Strear, Molly; Landram, Suzanne – Journal of Career Development, 2016
Graduate higher education has done little to assess and understand graduate students' needs and experiences beyond the classroom. Therefore, we conducted a phenomenological study using multiple data collection tools, including survey and focus groups from two different time periods to implement a multiphase needs assessment. The goal of the…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Student Attitudes, Student Experience, Professional Development
Laverdure, Patricia – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2017
The Policy-Advocacy-Leadership (PAL) column is developed to initiate and facilitate important dialogue about health care and educational policy, and develop and share the knowledge, tools, and resources that enable all of us to be effective advocates for our clients and our practice and leaders in our practice settings and profession. In this…
Descriptors: Occupational Therapy, Advocacy, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Osler, James Edward – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2013
This paper discusses the implementation of the Tri-Squared Test as an advanced statistical measure used to verify and validate the research outcomes. This type of statistical measure is ideal for teachers professional development as educators can create and validate instruments for educational settings. The initial research investigation published…
Descriptors: Research Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Mixed Methods Research
Kensler, Lisa A. W.; Reames, Ellen; Murray, John; Patrick, Lynne – High School Journal, 2012
Teachers and administrators have access to large volumes of data but research suggests that they lack the skills to use data effectively for continuous school improvement. This study involved a cross-case analysis of two high school leadership teams' early stages of evidence-based practice development; differing forms of external support were…
Descriptors: Evidence, Communities of Practice, Educational Change, Data
Martin, Michael; Taylor, Katherine – Horace, 2009
As a team of job-embedded instructional coaches in an ethnically and economically diverse learning environment, the authors are dedicated to thinking through and troubleshooting the improvement of teaching and learning in the three learning communities that make up Clover Park High School. They agree with commentator Laurie Olsen who writes, "Data…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Beliefs, Instructional Improvement, Standardized Tests
Cunningham, Henry R.; Lewis, Starr – Metropolitan Universities, 2010
Urban schools are plagued with multiple issues that contribute to their low graduation rate. University of Louisville took a step forward by partnering with the school district to transform five schools into high performing schools. Building on the strengths of these schools, a collaborative partnership was developed that involved the entire…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Graduation Rate, Partnerships in Education, Enrichment
Brown, Edward E., Jr. – Online Submission, 2011
This paper argues that the "pipeline", leading to the production and increase of undergraduate engineering and STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) related degrees by underrepresented student populations (which include female and AALANA (African American, Latin American and Native American) students), has become more of a "funnel".…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, American Indians, Affirmative Action, Minority Groups
Hyslop, Alisha – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2008
This is the first in a yearlong series that examines the implementation of Perkins in the states. Several changes were made to the specific performance indicators that states and local programs will have to report on under the 2006 Perkins Act. At the secondary level, academic attainment will now have to be measured by the academic assessments a…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Nimer, Mary – College Student Journal, 2009
Participation in a doctoral program cohort significantly increases the chances for the successful completion of the course of studies for all members of the cohort. After examining the concept of the cohort and the current research literature, the author shares her experiences in the Ed. D., Instructional Leadership program at Western Connecticut…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Instructional Leadership, Success
Gewertz, Catherine – Education Week, 2009
Feltonville School of Arts and Sciences, a 750-student middle school in upper north Philadelphia, is a showcase for a comprehensive approach to dropout prevention. It produced such dramatic improvements in attendance, behavior, and course-passing rates last year that it's being tried this year in 11 more middle or high schools in Chicago, Los…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Change, Coaching (Performance), Professional Development
Sansosti, Frank J.; Goss, Shannon; Noltemeyer, Amity – Contemporary School Psychology, 2011
This study utilized a qualitative focus group methodology to explore special education directors' perceptions of current barriers, facilitators, roles, and practices related to RtI implementation in secondary settings. Based on their unique potential to affect change and promote collaboration between general and special educators, special…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Focus Groups, Disabilities, Special Education Teachers
McFadden, Ledyard – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
Miami-Dade County Public Schools invested in an intensive, three-year program to improve the learning of students in its 39 lowest-performing schools. Known as the Zone, these schools experienced mixed success, with elementary schools reducing the gap between various groups of students while middle and high schools were less successful. However,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Public Schools, Educational Improvement, Low Achievement
Boulden, Walter T. – Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 2008
A two-year evaluation of the Advancing Young Adult Learning (AYAL) project was conducted. AYAL is a professional development process for teachers working with 16- to 24-year-old students preparing for their General Educational Development Test (GED). It combines Youth Cultural Competency (YCC), Project-Based Learning (PBL), and strengths-based…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Student Projects, Graduation Rate, Adult Learning
Arthur, Linet; Marland, Harriet; Pill, Amanda; Rea, Tony – Journal of In-service Education, 2006
Many more teachers begin studying for masters' level awards than complete them. This situation is a concern to participants, providers and funders of courses. The research project reported here explores teachers' perceptions of factors affecting their success in completing assessed work. Questionnaire and interview responses from 46 students in…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Awards, Professional Development, Graduation Rate