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Hurd, Ellis – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2014
Teaching institutions with middle grades-specific teacher preparation programs remain a cornerstone for improving the condition of the nation's middle schools. Yet such programs scarcely exist as the heartbeat of excellence for middle grades schools or for preservice teachers seeking middle grades licensure (Jackson & Davis, 2000). Moreover,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Education Programs, Middle School Teachers, Communities of Practice
Finch, Nicole L.; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2003
Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program focused on encouraging disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare them for college. A 5-year GEAR UP grant in rural southern West Virginia funds academic and support…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
Finch, Nicole L.; Cowley, Kimberly S. – 2003
Project GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) is a federally funded program focused on encouraging disadvantaged youth to have high expectations, stay in school, and take academically rigorous courses to prepare them for college. A GEAR UP grant in rural north-central West Virginia funds academic and support…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Preparation, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Attitudes
King, A. J. C.; Warren, W. K. – Colleges Ontario, 2006
This research report represents the first phase of a multi-year collaborative research initiative of the Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario. The initiative is designed to develop a cohesive picture of the pathways from secondary school to college. The major purpose of this phase of the research was to identify…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Applicants, Student Attitudes, Secondary School Students