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Andover's Teaching and Departmental Reviews: Findings and Recommendations. Research Report. RR-A1821-1
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Schwartz, Heather L.; Steiner, Elizabeth D.; Wolfe, Rebecca L.; Khodyakov, Dmitry; Dao, Emily; Domenech-Burgos, Dianne; Domina, Jeffrey C.; Mundra, Rajesh R. – RAND Corporation, 2023
To update its teaching and departmental review processes, Phillips Academy Andover, an independent boarding school in Massachusetts, commissioned RAND Corporation researchers to review the school's policies, conduct a literature review, interview other independent high schools, develop potential recommendations for revision of Andover's processes,…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Program Evaluation, School Policy, High Schools
Student Perceptions about Their Informal Learning Experiences in a First-Year Residential Learning Community
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Domizi, Denise P. – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2008
This study examined the perceptions of six first-year students involved in a residential learning community during the program's pilot year. During group interviews, study participants shared their perceptions about what they were learning as members of the community and what value they placed on that learning. The findings indicated students…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Student Attitudes, Boarding Schools, College Freshmen
A Survey of Psychological Support for Children with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Special Schools in Great Britain.
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Smith, A. J.; Thomas, J. B. – Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology, 1993
Reports on psychological support for emotionally and behaviorally disturbed children in 286 state day or boarding schools and 83 independent schools in Great Britain. Concludes that many flaws exist in the educational structure and that a full-time psychologist is necessary for both the student and teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Behavior Problems, Boarding Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
NAIS Member School Tuition Fees, Teacher Salaries, Administrator and Staff Salaries, 1986-87. NAIS Statistics, Fall 1986.
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1986
This report is compiled from information provided by National Association of Independent Schools member schools in a 1986 survey of school tuitions and staff salaries. Of the 900 schools in the United States and Canada that were surveyed, 853, or 94.8 percent, responded. The report is organized in five sections. Section 1 summarizes survey results…
Descriptors: Administrators, Beginning Teachers, Boarding Schools, Coeducation
NAIS Member School Operations, 1985-86; NAIS Membership, 1986-87. NAIS Statistics, Spring 1987.
National Association of Independent Schools, Boston, MA. – 1987
This report is compiled from information provided by National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) member schools in a 1986 survey of student and staff counts and financial operations. The first section summarizes survey results from 1982-83 to 1986-87 on enrollment and number of member schools, financial aid, and financial operations data in…
Descriptors: Boarding Schools, Coeducation, Day Schools, Educational Finance