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National Center for Homeless Education, 2022
Each year, instead of living with a parent or legal guardian, thousands of students live on their own or reside with someone who serves as a caregiver. The caregiver may be a relative, friend, school employee, or other individual. Some caregivers provide little to no support for youth staying with them, while others, especially with younger…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Caregivers, Caregiver Role, Access to Education
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Hopwood, Belinda; Hay, Ian; Dyment, Janet – Australian Educational Researcher, 2016
The transition from primary school to secondary school has long been recognised as one of the most challenging times in a young adolescent students' education, particularly in regard to their academic achievement. Research evidence from the last 30 years has identified a consistent pattern in students' academic achievement across transition,…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, School Readiness, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement
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Collins, Belva C.; Ludlow, Barbara L. – Rural Special Education Quarterly, 2018
The field of special education's focus on moderate and severe disabilities (MSD) has undergone a number of changes in the past five decades. Some have been philosophical, some based on research, some based on mandated practices through U.S. law, and some based on the development of better technologies. While pioneers in the field first established…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Severe Disabilities, Severity (of Disability), Special Education
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Coffey, Anne – Improving Schools, 2013
Although change can be considered an inevitable part of life, the process itself can be both challenging and confronting. This is no less the case than for early adolescents as they negotiate the transition from primary to secondary school. Whilst this transition can be considered a regular part of the formal school experience, it can represent a…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Articulation (Education), Early Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education
Hyland, Aine, Ed. – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2011
The "Multiple Intelligences, Curriculum and Assessment Project" at University College Cork was a collaborative project carried out between 1995 and 1999. The key research question focused on whether Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences could be applied to, and enhance, aspects of curriculum and assessment at primary and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Action Research, Foreign Countries, Multiple Intelligences
Washington, Wanda – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes some Austin Independent School District (AISD) activities to support parent and community involvement during the 2005-2006 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Parent Participation, Community Involvement, Accountability