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Download full textRhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2010
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) alternative educational options. The WCPSS options are similar to those in other North Carolina districts. WCPSS student outcomes based on state assessments and federal standards are also equivalent or higher than other districts, although the capacity for WCPSS…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Nontraditional Education, Outcomes of Education, Educational Benefits
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Direct linkNelson, J. Ron; Sanders, Elizabeth A.; Gonzalez, Jorge – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
The purpose of the current study was to test the efficacy of a supplemental phonological awareness focused intervention delivered by community-based paraeducators with preschool children (M = 4.73 years) in eight Head Start classrooms in the rural Midwest. Participating children were randomly assigned to small groups within classrooms, which were…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Phonological Awareness, Preschool Children, Tutors
Moss, Joan; Beatty, Ruth – Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, 2010
Three classrooms of Grade 4 students from different schools and diverse backgrounds collaborated in early algebra research to solve a series of linear and quadratic generalizing problems. Results revealed that high- and low-achieving students were able to solve problems of recognized difficulty. We discuss Knowledge Building principles and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction
Simon, Marsha – Florida Journal of Educational Administration & Policy, 2010
Florida schools consistently fail to make Adequate Yearly Progress [AYP] (FDOE, 2005d). Title I schools which serve poor and predominately students of color comprise the majority of schools designated as needing improvement in Florida. Black and Hispanic students, students with disabilities, and English language learners overwhelmingly perform…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Second Language Learning, High Stakes Tests, Educational Quality
Hallam, Susan – Psychology Teaching Review, 2010
This paper explores the relationships between the development of expertise and transitions. It sets out what we know about the development of expertise, changes in the brain as expertise develops, and how transitions between different learning contexts and the challenges that they present may impact on developing expertise. It sets out a series of…
Descriptors: Expertise, Learning Processes, Brain, Context Effect
Peters, Ray DeV.; Bradshaw, Alison J.; Petrunka, Kelly; Nelson, Geoffrey; Herry, Yves; Craig, Wendy M.; Arnold, Robert; Parker, Kevin C. H.; Khan, Shahriar R.; Hoch, Jeffrey S.; Pancer, S. Mark; Loomis, Colleen; Belanger, Jean-Marc; Evers, Susan; Maltais, Claire; Thompson, Katherine; Rossiter, Melissa D. – Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 2010
Although comprehensive and ecological approaches to early childhood prevention are commonly advocated, there are few examples of long-term follow-up of such programs. In this monograph, we investigate the medium- and long-term effects of an ecological, community-based prevention project for primary school children and families living in three…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Quasiexperimental Design, Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Atkins, Trent; Bartuska, Jamie – Beyond Behavior, 2010
Alternative education programs (also called alternative schools) first appeared on the American landscape in the 1960s. Despite the proliferation of these programs, a generic description of what constitutes an alternative education program, historically, has been elusive. Most alternative education programs have the general criteria of serving…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, At Risk Students, Behavior Disorders, Urban Areas
Sadowski, Michael – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2010
Girls have been posting higher reading scores than boys for decades, but other trends suggest they may also have surpassed boys in overall academic performance. Girls have higher high school grade-point averages, are more widely represented as school valedictorians, and attend and graduate from college in greater numbers than boys. All this has…
Descriptors: Family Income, Females, International Studies, Reading Tests
Seiler, Gale; Gonsalves, Allison – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2010
A liberatory pedagogy, from a Freirean perspective, seeks to transform the classroom into a dialogic and student-powered learning environment by restructuring the student-teacher dichotomy. The purpose is change--not only to individual students' lives and opportunities but also to the wider social reality. While these are the goals of many science…
Descriptors: African American Students, Urban Schools, Classrooms, Science Instruction
Chaaya, Darine; Ghosn, Irma-Kaarina – Educational Research and Reviews, 2010
Learning to read in English still developing literacy in one's mother tongue is a challenge facing many young English language learners (ELLs) around the world. Reading progress of six young language learners was followed in a second grade classroom in an urban English-immersion school in Lebanon. Two of the six children were identified as…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Individualized Reading, Reading Programs, Negative Attitudes
Fier, Sara M.; Brzezinski, Lynda G. – Journal of School Counseling, 2010
The transition from high school to college is challenging for many students. In addition to the typical challenges faced by students starting college, students with previously diagnosed psychiatric disabilities have illness-related challenges to face as they transition to college. This article provides information on the current state of concerns…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, At Risk Students, School Counselors, Transitional Programs
Campbell, Gregory – Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals, 2008
The purpose of this review is to describe important criteria used to evaluate the effectiveness of Social Skills Training Programs. The analysis defines social skills, discusses causes and effects of social skill deficits, and examines the research establishing criteria described by teachers, administrators, and students. The paper concludes with…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Behavior Disorders, Interpersonal Competence, Response to Intervention
Lippman, Laura; Rivers, Andrew – Child Trends, 2008
Students who are disengaged from school are at risk for poor academic achievement, skipping classes, sexual activity, substance use, and ultimately dropping out of school. Out-of-school time programs can play a role in increasing school engagement. This brief provides information on the importance of school engagement, how out-of-school time…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Learner Engagement, Supplementary Education, At Risk Students
Chism, Lauren P.; Baker, Sarah S.; Hansen, Michele J.; Williams, Gayle – Metropolitan Universities, 2008
Many colleges offer a summer bridge program and even more offer learning communities for first-year students. Few, however, link these initiatives. This article will offer brief descriptions of IUPUI's successful bridge, learning community, and themed learning community (TLC) initiatives; examine the links between them; and share assessment data,…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, College Freshmen, Seminars
Murie, Robin; Bents, Mary – Metropolitan Universities, 2008
The University of Minnesota is helping provide greater college access for students from immigrant families who must learn to negotiate a new culture and language as well as manage lives often marked by poverty and under-funded urban schools. In the University's Commanding English program, immigrant high school students study both at their high…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Urban Schools, College Environment, Immigrants
