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Matthew J. Clark – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The enactment of Senate Bill 100/Public Act 099-0456 (SB100) in 2016 compelled school districts throughout Illinois to evaluate student discipline policies. This dissertation examines the impact SB100 had on middle and high schools throughout the state and within a large suburban K-12 school district. This dissertation is organized into three…
Descriptors: School Districts, Discipline Policy, Suburban Schools, Educational Practices
Kendziora, Kimberly; Mack, Amy R.; Jones, Wehmah; Pate, William E., II – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
Schools can work toward achieving safe, positive environments by integrating a behavioral support framework for students with a systematic approach to identifying students in need of mental health services. This study of the U.S. Department of Education's School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG) program examined how participating states and…
Descriptors: School Safety, Educational Environment, Grants, Mental Health
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2018
The Now is the Time initiative, introduced following the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in 2012, includes among its goals making schools safer and increasing access to mental health services. To address these aims, the U.S. Department of Education launched its School Climate Transformation Grant (SCTG) program, which aims to promote more…
Descriptors: School Safety, Educational Environment, Grants, Mental Health
Adelman, Howard; Taylor, Linda – Online Submission, 2018
Here is what our work uniquely brings to policy and planning tables: (1) An expanded framework for school improvement--We highlight that moving from a two- to a three-component policy and practice framework is essential for closing the opportunity and achievement gaps. (That is, expanding from focusing primarily on instruction and…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Learning Motivation
Carter, Margie – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2011
The author is fascinated about the notion of "the changer and the changed." Having change imposed upon everyone can be difficult and one can become resistant. On the other hand, having an inspirational encounter can excite one about making change. When people initiate some new actions, what drives that change? How do they become changed in the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2020
This book contains the full text of papers and posters presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2020), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (W.I.A.R.S.), that this year had to be transformed into a fully Virtual Conference as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic.…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Educational Quality, Academic Standards
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Gonsoulin, Simon; Zablocki, Mark; Leone, Peter E. – Teacher Education and Special Education, 2012
Zero-tolerance policies have created schools that are often intolerant and destructive to children and communities. High rates of suspension and expulsion of students are associated with negative outcomes and school dropout. New approaches to staff development that create positive school communities are essential in stemming the…
Descriptors: Expulsion, Dropouts, Educational Change, Best Practices
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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2018
This book contains a compilation of papers presented at the International Conference on Education and New Developments (END 2018), organized by the World Institute for Advanced Research and Science (WIARS). Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Faculty Development, Staff Development, Educational Quality
Stetson, Frank H.; Collins, Betty J. – Principal Leadership, 2010
The overrepresentation of the Black and Hispanic subgroups in suspension data is a national problem and a troubling issue for schools and school systems across the United States. In Maryland, an analysis of student suspensions by school districts for the 2006-2007 school year revealed disproportionality issues. In 23 of the 24 jurisdictions,…
Descriptors: Suspension, Academic Achievement, Disproportionate Representation, Educational Change
Genco, Stephen H. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Educators must take a critical look at all factors that may affect student outcomes. The No Child Left Behind Legislation (NCLB) was proposed to help ensure that all students have fair and equal access to educational programming. It is important for secondary school educators to be aware of environmental factors that may inhibit student success.…
Descriptors: School Culture, Action Research, Federal Legislation, Sensitivity Training
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Theoharis, George – Teachers College Record, 2010
Background/Context: A group of educators have demonstrated success not only with White middle-class and affluent students but also with students from varied racial, socioeconomic, linguistic, ability, and cultural backgrounds. A reoccurring theme from these schools and from the literature on school change is that exemplary leadership helps create…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Educational Change, Principals, Educational Improvement
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Lynch, Shane L.; Irvine, Angela N. – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2009
Many parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reported general discontent with the services offered by the education system and have advocated for increased ASD-specific services to better meet their children's educational needs. The elements of best practice offer an ideal model for educational support. There are, however,…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Inclusive Schools, Autism, Educational Change
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Voronov, Maxim – Learning Organization, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to add to the emerging literatures on organizational learning and strategic management by developing a practice perspective on strategic organizational learning (SOL). While the literature on SOL has been growing, much of it has targeted exclusively practitioners and has not yet elaborated the mechanics and…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Urban Universities, Educational Change, Politics
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Sebalj, Darlene; Hudson, Susan; Ryan, Jan; Wight-Boycott, Juliet – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2007
Following a landmark organisational change event within the University of Western Sydney, when the university ceased operating as a federation of four distinct, inter-related elements and merged to become a single entity, four foundation College Managers made a strategic decision to form an alliance. This alliance significantly enhanced the…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Educational Environment, Educational Change, Change Strategies
Carmo, Mafalda, Ed. – Online Submission, 2013
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Faculty Development, Staff Development, Educational Quality
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