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A Matter of Course: Student Attendance under New Graduation Requirements of the Texas Foundation High School Program
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Teresa Lansford; J. Jacob Kirksey – High School Journal, 2023
In 2013, the state of Texas passed House Bill 5 (HB 5) which established high school course pathways tailored to student interests by labor market area via the Foundation High School Program (FHSP). The pathway options for students include STEM, Arts and Humanities, Business and Industry, Public Service, and Multidisciplinary. While the intent of…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Graduation Requirements, Educational Change, High School Students
The Impact of Career Academy Programs on Student Achievement in a New Jersey Urban High School
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Ahmad, Abdul-Azeem – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The Talent Development High School (TDHS) reform model, with career academy programs, was introduced at Randolph High School. Three academies were implemented, one called the Arts and Humanities Academy (A&H) focused on careers in creative arts, law, and public service; another titled the Business and Industrial Technology Academy (BAIT) was…
Descriptors: High Schools, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, Language Arts
Efficiency in Graduate Education: An Attempted Reform. A Report to the Ford Foundation. Revised.
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Breneman, David W. – 1977
The results of a seven-year program designed to reform graduate education in the humanities and social sciences sponsored by the Ford Foundation and 10 leading university graduate schools are reported. Evaluation focused on the Ford Foundation Graduate Program, original proposals submitted by the 10 universities, annual reports and data submitted…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Educational Change
NEH at Twenty: Another View.
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Graubard, Stephen R. – Change, 1986
The National Endowment for the Humanities is criticized for not providing greater leadership both within the government and among potential sources of private financial support for the humanities. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Change, Federal Government, Federal Programs
NEH at Twenty: Has It Made a Difference?
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Hardison, O. B., Jr. – Change, 1986
It is argued that despite the decline of the humanities in higher education in the 20 years since the National Endowment for the Humanities came into existence, the agency has probably done much to promote the humanities and prevent further decline. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Educational Change, Federal Government, Federal Programs
To OZ: Changing Theatre Teacher Education.
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Klein, Jeanne – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1993
Describes the theater arts teacher education program at the University of Kansas, Lawrence. Asserts that "connected teaching," in which individual teachers and their students are colearners, forms the foundation for the program. Includes an appendix listing current Kansas standards for certification of drama teachers. (CFR)
Descriptors: Community Resources, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Drama
The Role and Activities of NGOs on Young Faculty Development in Teachers College at Chinese Impoverished Region
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Li, Manli – Online Submission, 2006
This paper presents the results of a formative evaluation of a young faculty development scholarship program conducted in teachers colleges in impoverished areas of China. In the paper we describe the implementation of the program, the utilization of scholarship by recipients, recipients' satisfaction, and outcome data. Based on these data we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Schools of Education, Females