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Sharon L. James – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Purpose and Method of Study: The purpose of this mixed-method case study program evaluation was to assess the effectiveness of a middle-level career exploration program to determine whether any program adjustments should be implemented for overall student success. From a population of 152 core classroom teachers, 55 teachers responded to a survey…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Career Exploration, Program Effectiveness, Middle Schools
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Catherine Lawless Frank; Novea McIntosh; Connie Mathes – Middle School Journal, 2024
The United States, in less than 50 years, has gone from legal segregation and exclusion of students with disabilities in schools to an emphasis on inclusion in the least restrictive environments based on individual student needs. The United States has made great strides in the physical inclusion of students with disabilities, but work is still…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Inclusion, Equal Education, Outcomes of Education
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Jacob Englin; Richie Roberts; Kristin S. Stair; Michael F. Burnett – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2025
Recent trends in agricultural education have demonstrated that the number of middle school programs and students has been increasing. Despite this, middle school agricultural education students, teachers, and programs have been underserved. For example, middle school agricultural education teachers lack the training and resources to meet the needs…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Teachers, Middle School Students, Agricultural Education
Epstein, Joyce L.; Sanders, Mavis G.; Sheldon, Steven B.; Simon, Beth S.; Salinas, Karen Clark; Jansorn, Natalie Rodriguez; Van Voorhis, Frances L.; Martin, Cecelia S.; Thomas, Brenda G.; Greenfeld, Marsha D.; Hutchins, Darcy J.; Williams, Kenyatta J. – Corwin, 2018
When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students' education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller "School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action," presents tools and guidelines to help develop more…
Descriptors: Guides, Technical Assistance, Check Lists, Partnerships in Education
Beitz, Linda M.; Mitchiner, Melinda; Sailor, Wayne; Nelson, Loui Lord – National Center on Schoolwide Inclusive School Reform: The SWIFT Center, 2016
This blueprint provides an overview of the technical assistance (TA) practices and collaborative learning structures that support state education agencies (SEAs) in whole system implementation of Schoolwide Integrated Framework for Transformation (SWIFT) Domains and Features, and in the development of state-level infrastructure hospitable to…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Equal Education, Inclusion, Educational Change
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Rittle-Johnson, Bethany; Jordan, Nancy C. – National Center for Education Research, 2016
The focus of the present synthesis reflects the research on programs, practices, and policies intended to improve mathematics outcomes funded through the Institute of Education Sciences' (IES's) National Center for Education Research (NCER) and National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER). The authors were asked to review those published…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Journal Articles, Books, Mathematics Skills
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Bunnell, Tristan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2011
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (MYP) was first created in 1980. This article charts its historical origins and growth. It offers a critical overview of the operation of the MYP revealing both its geographical distribution disparities and the current picture in terms of external moderation of student work. There are…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Advanced Placement Programs, Educational History, Criticism
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Vasconcelos, Clara – Research in Science Education, 2012
If our chosen aim in science education is to be inclusive and to improve students' learning achievements, then we must identify teaching methodologies that are appropriate for teaching and learning specific knowledge. Karagiorgi and Symeo (2005) remind us that instructional designers are thus challenged to translate the philosophy of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Instructional Design, Intervention, Environmental Education
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Lawrence, Deborah A.; Mancuso, Tina A. – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2012
Multiple initiatives have been launched to try to widen the pipeline for women to enter engineering careers, including reviews of gender differences in enrollment in technology and pre-engineering courses from middle school through doctoral degrees. National agencies have also studied some of the social and cultural forces at play with regard to…
Descriptors: Females, Womens Education, Engineering Education, Career Development
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Hoffman, Jessica A.; Morris, Vivien; Cook, John – Psychology in the Schools, 2009
The Boston Middle School Corner Store Initiative (CSI) brought together schools, businesses, and community partners to develop, implement, and evaluate a multicomponent pilot program designed to promote healthier beverage purchasing at corner stores among 3,500 middle school students living in Boston, Massachusetts. Healthy drinks were defined for…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Pilot Projects, Purchasing
Williamson, Ronald – 2001
Disagreement exists about the role and function of middle schools. Demand for improved student achievement, greater accountability, improved test scores, and greater responsiveness to parents characterize tensions. This paper reports on the efforts of one community to examine its middle-school program and reposition it to become more effective at…
Descriptors: Committees, Middle Schools, Organizational Effectiveness, Planning
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Perkins, Peggy G.; Gelfer, Jeffrey I. – Clearing House, 1995
Provides a planning transition model for teachers of elementary and middle school. Describes the five essential components of the model: (1) developing a planning team; (2) generating goals and identifying problems; (3) developing written strategic plans; (4) acquiring the support and commitment of teachers; and (5) evaluating the transition…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Elementary Education, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Myrick, Robert D.; Sorenson, Don L. – 1992
This program leader's guide provides suggestions for organizing, administrating, and evaluating a middle school peer helper program. The first chapter builds a case for peer helpers. The problems of youth, peer influence and personal growth, mobilizing student resources, peer facilitators and helpers, four basic helping roles, and advantages of…
Descriptors: Helping Relationship, Leadership Training, Middle School Students, Middle Schools
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Trump, J. Lloyd – NASSP Bulletin, 1974
Author recapped some major recommendations made at a conference ten years ago as the introduction to the chapters that follow in this 1974 issue of the Bulletin. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Intermediate Administrative Units, Junior High Schools
Killion, Joellen – 1999
This guide is the result of a 2-year initiative, Results-Based Staff Development for the Middle Grades. It provides information and resources for selecting, designing, and evaluating staff development to improve student achievement. It targets school staff development committees, principals, staff development leaders, and curriculum coordinators.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Faculty Development, Inservice Teacher Education, Middle School Teachers
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