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Brooke L. Thiel; Amy R. Smith; Scott W. Smalley; Sarah E. LaRose; Brandie Disberger; Laura Hasselquis; Matthew S. Kreifels – Journal of Agricultural Education, 2025
This study examined secondary agricultural education teachers' perceptions and implementation of SAE and the SAE for All framework. Since the rollout of SAE for All in 2018, little research has been conducted about its implications for school-based agricultural education (SBAE). A census of SBAE teachers in seven Midwest states was conducted in…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Agricultural Education, Teacher Attitudes, Faculty Development
Meghan Scales – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Are our schools doing enough to create environments where learners are motivated to learn, and can problem solve and be autonomous in their learning? The purpose of this mixed methods study was to examine a sample of schools in Indiana and determine to what extent they are utilizing research-based methods to ensure an environment where learners…
Descriptors: Personal Autonomy, Self Motivation, Student Motivation, Elementary School Students
Larson, Christina – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to explore the influence of principal leadership behaviors and potential of utilizing adult learning strategies on the development of a school's professional learning environment (PLE). The intention was also to determine if principals considered themselves prepared to develop and sustain such an…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Styles, Program Implementation, Faculty Development
Sherman, Dan; Li, Yibing; Darwin, Marlene; Taylor, Suzanne; Song, Mengli – American Institutes for Research, 2017
The National Math + Science Initiative's (NMSI's) College Readiness Program (CRP) is an established program whose goal is to promote science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education in high schools to improve students' readiness for college. It provides teacher, student, and school supports to promote high school students' success in…
Descriptors: National Programs, Program Effectiveness, Advanced Placement Programs, Advanced Students
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Cook, Nicole D.; Walker, William S.; Weaver, Gabriela C.; Sorge, Brandon H. – School Science and Mathematics, 2015
The Indiana Science Initiative (ISI) is a systemic effort to reform K-8 science education. The program provides teachers with professional development, reform-oriented science modules, and materials support. To examine the impact of the initiative's professional development, a participant observation study was conducted in the program's pilot…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Fidelity, Faculty Development, Elementary School Teachers
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Bradley-Levine, Jill; Mosier, Gina; Perkins, Tyonka – International Journal of Teacher Leadership, 2014
This study examines teacher leadership within the framework of a specific school reform model, focusing on an empowered school culture, including teacher involvement in curriculum and instruction, school policy decisions, and professional development activities. Using a concurrent triangulation mixed methods design, data were collected through a…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Models, High Schools, School Culture
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Mattson, Marifran; Haas, Emily J.; Kosmoski, Carin – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2013
This article argues that teaching health campaigns from an engaged pedagogy perspective is beneficial for students, instructors, and communities. This argument is supported by a teaching and learning perspective using a motorcycle safety campaign as an exemplar. Retrospective interviews were conducted with students who participated in a…
Descriptors: Health Education, Motor Vehicles, Traffic Safety, Safety Education
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Huss, John A.; Eastep, Shannon – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2011
This descriptive study sought to determine the attitudes of middle school teachers in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio toward the current implementation of key components of the middle school concept within their schools. Researchers were asked to assess the relationship of state accountability programs to the implementation levels of such components.…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Testing, High Stakes Tests, Reliability
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Tappe, Marlene K.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
This study investigated the long-term implementation of the Teenage Health Teaching Modules by trained teachers. Surveys examined the extent of implementation and factors related to implementation. Results indicated that most schools and teachers continued to use it, though many failed to maintain implementation fidelity. Barriers to…
Descriptors: Comprehensive School Health Education, Health Promotion, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Implementation
Rogers, George E. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2005
Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is thought by some to be the nation's premier program in providing high schools and middle schools with pre-engineering curriculum and linkage to college-level engineering and engineering technology programs. This study examined the infusion of the PLTW pre-engineering curriculum into the well-established technology…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Technological Literacy, Technology Education, High Schools
Simmons, Ivan V. – 1991
Vocational Trade-Industrial-Technical (VTIT) teachers in Indiana participated in self-planned summer workshops designed to enhance their human relations skills as well as their technical knowledge. Workshop objectives included identifying high priority needs and problems the teachers have in common and encouraging involvement from all levels of…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Inservice Teacher Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Wentling, Tim L.; And Others – 1991
An evaluation described Tech Prep prototypes as they were implemented in five different Indiana sites and assessed their effectiveness. Evaluation procedures included: (1) collection and analysis of data from students involved in Tech Prep for the first time in 1990-91 and students involved for the second year; (2) analysis of prototype project…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Demonstration Programs, Employer Attitudes, High Schools
Turner, Nancy D.; Traxler, Maryann – 1995
Two suburban school districts in Indiana were designated as inclusion pilot sites by the state legislature during the 1992-93 school year. Twenty-one students with moderate or severe disabilities and sensory impairments were integrated into their neighborhood schools. Observations of parents and general education teachers of these students were…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Elementary Education
American Association for Agricultural Education. – 1999
The following are among the 47 papers included: "Academic Performance and Retention of College of Agriculture Students" (Garton, Dyer, King); "Perceptions of Recent Graduates and Employers about Undergraduate Programs in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Michigan State University" (Heyboer, Suvedi);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Adult Education, Agricultural Education