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Miller, Cody R. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The conceptual framework guiding this study focuses on local, state, and federal standards as well as demands on schools to improve performance of underserved student populations as impetuses for school structure changes. As related to the aforementioned framework, many schools have developed innovative school restructuring methods such as the…
Descriptors: Looping (Teachers), Case Studies, School Restructuring, Program Implementation
Johnson, Susan L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This case study examined three K-5 schools, one 3-5 school, and two K-2 schools that implemented Michigan's Behavior and Learning Support Initiative (MiBLSi) and showed improvement trends in third grade reading achievement as measured by MEAP results over four years. Each of the six schools completed the three years of MiBLSi training and are…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Focus Groups, Reading Achievement, Leadership Effectiveness
Stephenson, Keith T. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) is for all students to become proficient in reading and mathematics by 2014. According to current research, no states are on track to achieve this goal set forth by NCLB (Rebel & Wolff, 2008). As a result of schools failing to meet their academic targets on standardized tests, the United…
Descriptors: Sanctions, Student Attitudes, Federal Legislation, Safety
Augustine, Dwaine Keith – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study explored the effects of the lived high school experiences of high school teachers and how those experiences may inform researchers regarding high school reform. One aim was to investigate how teachers' experiences during high school influenced their thoughts or behaviors toward high school as a rite of passage, epiphany, or critical…
Descriptors: High Schools, Teaching Methods, School Restructuring, Educational Practices
Butterfield, Jay V. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of key stakeholders, including teachers, board members, administrators, community members and parents in a larger suburban, formerly comprehensive high school that adopted a schools-within-a-school reform model (SWAS). The research illuminated similarities and differences in perceptions…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Restructuring, Stakeholders, Perception
Kavanagh, Kara Maura – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In contrast to the increasing diversity of students, the implementation and consequences of federal and state policies such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Comprehensive School Reform Act, have created a push for standardization in pedagogy and curriculum that serve culturally and linguistically diverse students. Effects of NCLB policies…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, School Restructuring, Federal Legislation, Culturally Relevant Education