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Conner, Jerusha O.; Miles, Sarah B.; Pope, Denise C. – High School Journal, 2014
Although considerable research has demonstrated the importance of supportive teacher-student relationships to students' academic and nonacademic outcomes, few studies have explored these relationships in the context of high-performing high schools. Hierarchical linear modeling with a sample of 5,557 students from 14 different high-performing…
Descriptors: High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Student Relationship, High Achievement
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Kackar-Cam, Hayal; Schmidt, Jennifer A. – High School Journal, 2014
Framed by self-determination and identity development theories, this study examined the process through which participating in a community-based service-learning project supported high school students' feelings of autonomy, competence and relatedness, and how these feelings were related to students' intentions for doing more service in the future.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Self Determination, Self Concept, High School Students
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Giani, Matthew; Alexander, Celeste; Reyes, Pedro – High School Journal, 2014
Despite the growing popularity of dual-credit courses as a college readiness strategy, numerous reviews of the literature have noted a number of important limitations of the research on the effects of dual-credit on student postsecondary outcomes. This study addressed these gaps in the literature by estimating the impact of dual-credit courses on…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Outcomes of Education, Postsecondary Education, Access to Education
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Shumow, Lee; Schmidt, Jennifer A.; Zaleski, Diana J. – High School Journal, 2013
We present three studies pertaining to learning, engagement and motivation during laboratory lessons in three high school biology classrooms. In the first, quantitative methods are used to compare students' in-the-moment reports of learning, engagement, and motivation during laboratory with other classroom activities. Data were collected with the…
Descriptors: Student Motivation, Secondary School Science, Science Instruction, Biology
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Early, Diane M.; Rogge, Ronald D.; Deci, Edward L. – High School Journal, 2014
This paper investigates engagement (E), alignment (A), and rigor (R) as vital signs of high-quality teacher instruction as measured by the EAR Classroom Visit Protocol, designed by the Institute for Research and Reform in Education (IRRE). Findings indicated that both school leaders and outside raters could learn to score the protocol with…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Learner Engagement, Alignment (Education), Difficulty Level
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Gottfried, Michael; Estrada, Fernando; Sublett, Cameron – High School Journal, 2015
Sexual minority students such as those identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, as well as those identifying with emerging self-labels (e.g., queer) face a host of risk factors in high school that can potentially compromise educational excellence, particularly in rigorous academic disciplines. The current study advances the area of diversity…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Homosexuality, Minority Group Students