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Santhi, N. – Educational Research and Reviews, 2011
Extra classes have been a fixture in the educational system in India. They pre-date all existing educational programmes and examinations. Yet more recently the justification and reasons for the maintenance of these classes have been called into question. There have been unsubstantiated claims that in some cases the classes have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 10, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
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Chen, Su-Yen – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2008
While studies of reluctant adolescent readers generally focus on "what is not working" and suggest having instructional practices more responsive to students' needs, this study on avid secondary school readers centers its attention on "what might have been working" and provides empirical support for the importance of the…
Descriptors: Reading Motivation, National Surveys, Foreign Countries, Grade 12
Gibbons, Sandra L. – Canadian Journal of Education, 2009
The purpose of this investigation was to gain insight into the features of 32 senior physical education courses from 22 school districts in British Columbia that have successfully maintained high enrollments of female students. Analysis of course outlines, interviews with teachers, and student questionnaires were used to collect data. The…
Descriptors: Physical Education, High School Students, Females, Student Participation