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Markou, Paraskevi; Díaz-Noguera, María Dolores – European Journal of Educational Research, 2022
In the last decades, the notion of universal design for learning (UDL) has gained prominence in the Greek educational scene (former government plan in education, projects based on UDL). This educational philosophy is essentially a necessary inclusive practice given the new conditions, the extreme heterogeneity of the student population due to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes
Sanchez-Tapia, Ingrid; Rafique, Atif – UNICEF, 2020
There are nearly 200 million lower and upper secondary age adolescent girls and boys out of school globally, and if current trends continue, another 825 million children will not acquire basic secondary-level skills by 2030. Global momentum to achieve universal primary education has placed increased demands on secondary education systems to serve…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Access to Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Ransford, Mark – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study is a case study of the diffusion of a successful middle college program to an early college high school in a densely populated county in the upper Midwest. The data from interviews with 17 respondents who had been designers or implementers of either the first or the diffused model defined the essential elements of success of the first…
Descriptors: High Schools, College Preparation, Nontraditional Education, Program Implementation
Eichinger, Lynn – American School Board Journal, 1984
The histories of two alternative programs are compared. Considered a main factor in one program's success is a high level of administrative support; among problems causing the demise of the other are failure to involve the developing committee in the program's implementation and changing the program's emphasis and the students targeted. (MJL)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Career Exploration, Nontraditional Education, Program Implementation
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Maughan, Susan – Journal of Correctional Education, 1999
Examines the interpretation and implementation of the policies affecting the Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs in Texas. Provides recommendations for consideration by the legislature, local school districts, and county juvenile agencies. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Juvenile Justice, Nontraditional Education, Program Implementation
Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1981
Five Youth Employment and Demonstration Program Act (YEDPA) programs are compared with the Career Intern Program (CIP) (an alternative high school program aiming to prepare dropouts, and those likely to abandon school, for employment) in terms of emphasizing issues related to program implementation. The YEDPA programs selected for comparison upon…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Dropouts, Nontraditional Education, Program Administration
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Robbins, Jeffrey; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Risks are taken in establishing alternative school programs but they can be minimized by giving the proper attention to several critical factors. (Author)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1990
City-as-School (CAS) is an alternative high school linking students to various out-of-school learning experiences throughout New York City. In 1985, CAS was awarded a National Diffusion Network (NDN) 4-year replication grant to disseminate the model to other schools and districts throughout the country. During 1988/89, its fourth year of…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, High Risk Students, Nontraditional Education, Program Implementation
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Land, Michael – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
Discusses educational benefits of the Internet and what schools are doing to integrate technology into the middle- and high-school curriculum. Reviews pitfalls of technology integration, initiation and implementation tips for administrators, program-evaluation strategies, and censorship issues. The Internet brings immediacy and individualization…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Innovation, Educational Resources, Integrated Curriculum
Gilg, James E.; Greenspan, Stephen – 1981
This paper describes an alternative approach to educating high risk youth, developed in Omaha, Nebraska, and known as the Boys Town Urban (BTU) Program. The BTU Program includes four components: (1) a normalized school setting; (2) a concretized credit system; (3) a focused discipline policy; and (4) a responsive services approach. A rationale for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Alienation, Discipline Policy, Educational Attainment
Quinones, Nathan – 1986
This report provides an overview of the operation of two innovative New York City dropout prevention programs, the Attendance Improvement and Dropout Prevention Program (AIDP) and the Dropout Prevention Program (DPP). First, basic program components, required and site-specific, are described briefly. Each program site must provide these…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Vela, Jesse – 1982
The Migrant Interstate Project was designed to promote the cooperation and coordination of any Texas schools that provide services to secondary migrant students. The project placed primary emphasis on credit accrual and exchange activities and planned other project components focusing on counseling, guidance, and parental involvement. For…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Credits, Educational Cooperation, Migrant Education
Dollar, Bruce – 1975
The document establishes the need for a nationwide youth participation program and suggest strategies and problems in implementing such programs. Youth participation provides a means for young people to be released from their isolation from the rest of society by providing the opportunity for participation in socially productive activities. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Involvement, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Criteria
Loiacono, Ronald; And Others – 1980
The Cooperative Alternative Education Center (CAEC) in Connecticut developed a building maintenance and carpentry vocational education program for adolescent special needs students with extreme learning, emotional, and social difficulties. Thirty-four students enrolled in the program, with a student-teacher ratio of 8:l, and classes met five times…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Buildings, Carpentry, Curriculum Development
Northern Illinois Univ., De Kalb. Dept. of Industry and Technology. – 1982
A model for on-bus instruction during travel time from high schools to area vocational centers was developed, tested, revised, implemented, and evaluated. Two units of study adapted from existing material used for teaching occupational survival skills were included in the model. Audiotapes, handouts, worksheets, attitudes, and cognitive tests were…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Bus Transportation, Delivery Systems, Employment Potential
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