Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 2 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 3 |
Descriptor
Source
| Houston Independent School… | 2 |
| Center for Information and… | 1 |
| OECD Publishing (NJ1) | 1 |
| Scandinavian Journal of… | 1 |
Author
| Barber, Carolyn Henry | 1 |
| Kvalsund, Rune | 1 |
| Pokropek, Artur | 1 |
| Richardson, Wendy Klandl | 1 |
| Sikora, Joanna | 1 |
| Torney-Purta, Judith | 1 |
Publication Type
| Numerical/Quantitative Data | 5 |
| Reports - Research | 3 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 2 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Elementary Education | 3 |
| High Schools | 3 |
| Junior High Schools | 2 |
| Middle Schools | 2 |
| Secondary Education | 2 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
| Grade 8 | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| Texas (Houston) | 2 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| ACT Assessment | 1 |
| Program for International… | 1 |
| SAT (College Admission Test) | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textHouston Independent School District, 2019
In 2017-2018, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) launched Achieve 180, a program centered upon a comprehensive action plan to increase student achievement at 45 schools, including the 27 schools that received the Texas Education Agency Campus Accountability rating of "Improvement Required" (IR) in 2016-2017 and 18 former IR…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, School Districts, Educational Environment
Houston Independent School District, 2018
In 2017-2018, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) launched Achieve 180, a program centered upon a comprehensive action plan to increase student achievement at 45 schools, including the 27 schools that received the Texas Education Agency Campus Accountability rating of "Improvement Required" (IR) in 2016-2017 and 18 former IR…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Implementation, School Districts, Educational Environment
Direct linkSikora, Joanna; Pokropek, Artur – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2011
This paper provides a comprehensive overview of adolescent career plans reported in PISA 2006. Its main focus is on the differences in the status and area of employment expected by girls and boys in high school. In almost all countries, girls lead boys in their interest in non-manual, high status professional occupations. This can be seen as a…
Descriptors: High School Students, Student Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKvalsund, Rune – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2004
This article analyses and compares the learning environment in smaller and bigger rural schools by focusing on the arenas of both formal and informal learning; the lessons and the recesses between. Relational patterns are both analysed using complete network data from 19 schools in four different municipalities in four Norwegian counties and by…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Municipalities, Social Isolation, Rural Schools
Torney-Purta, Judith; Richardson, Wendy Klandl; Barber, Carolyn Henry – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 2004
The purpose of this paper is to examine different facets of trust in the political system or civic realm and how they are correlated to the expected civic or political engagement of young people. The nature and effects of trust in social and political institutions have been studied in adults, distinguishing between various types of trust (in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Citizen Participation, Early Adolescents
