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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"A Nation at Risk"”.
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A Nation at Risk and Education Reform: a Frame Analysis
University of Washington Abstract A Nation at Risk and Education Reform: a Frame Analysis Patrick Holmes Chair of the Supervisory Committee: Professor Walter Parker College of Education This study focuses on the language and ideas presented in the US government report A Nation at Risk. Education …
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A study of mathematics course sequence and student performance in mathematics in a block scheduled high school
… 1983 study of the condition of American Education, A Nation at Risk, brought a significant amount of attention to the way in which schools provided students with the skills necessary to be productive citizens. Many of the recommendations contained in A Nation at Risk focused on the perceived …
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A reflection in practice: School improvement. A superintendent's perspective: The Joliet story
In response to A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983; hereinafter NCEE), the effective schools research by Weber (1971), Edmonds (1979), Brookover (1979), and Lezotte (1979), and more recently, A Nation Prepared: Teachers for …
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Education in the National Interest
This dissertation is a philosophical examination of the democratic viability of educational policy devoted to serving "national interests." It begins with an interpretation of the 1983 educational reforms that received the greatest publicity with the U.S. Department of Education document A Nation …
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An Examination Of Urban School Governance Reform In Detroit Public Schools, 1999-2014
<p>In 1983, the A Nation at Risk report stated that our educational institutions in the United States and especially in urban areas were not meeting the educational needs of our students. Since A Nation at Risk, elected school boards in urban areas were under fire from the media, parents, other …
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Professional Development for New Middle School Teachers to Use Constructivist Pedagogy in the Block Period
In the 1980s and 1990s, publications like A Nation at Risk and Prisoners of Time were highly critical of the American public school system. In response, school administrators reviewed their master schedules to evaluate how time was scheduled and the majority of them chose block scheduling to secure …
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Perceptions of High School Seniors' Montessori Experiences and Academic Self-Efficacy Beliefs: A Phenomenological Study
… twenty-five years after the release of <italic>A Nation at Risk</italic>, our federal government continues to explore innovative ways to close the achievement gap. The goal of this phenomenological study was to describe four students' experiences with one school choice option in South Carolina, …
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A Critical Analysis of the Modern Standards Movement: A Historical Portrayal Through Archival Review, Written Documents and Oral Testimony from 1983 to 1995
… starting in 1983 with the landmark report, A Nation At Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform, and concluding in 1995 with the publication of the revised Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The study was done through a review of available …
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'Training' the Body Politic: Essays on the School Reform Orthodoxy
<p>These essays represent my attempt to grapple with fundamental questions about what I see as the upside-down nature of educational reforms in American society. Why is there a never-ending crisis in America’s public schools? What does it mean when the educational specter from different periods of …
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Restructuring Seconday Social Studies: Results of the Humanities Project at Greece Athena High School
From "Problem:" A widely held belief is that American students are not learning enough to compete in today's world. This belief was enhanced in April of 1983, when the report A Nation at Risk was released by the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The results caught much of the United …
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Course Schedule Type and AP Exam Score
Since the release of A Nation at Risk in 1983 student performance on a variety of high stakes tests have become increasingly important in educational settings. The results of this type of assessment are quantifiable, and are intended to indicate certain levels of academic performance and …
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Elementary accreditation: Pro forma or substance? A view from inside the schoolhouse gates
<p>Since the publication of A Nation at Risk in 1986, educators, government officials and community members have grappled with the unwieldy task of defining effective measures of school improvement. Calls for accountability and improvement resound in the halls of legislatures, the media, and in …
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The role of high school department chairs in a large suburban school system
While the literature indicates that virtually all high schools have department chairs, little research has been done that examines the role of the department chair or how they spend their time. The publication of A Nation At Risk and the reports that followed have placed greater emphasis on …
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Democracy and Education: Is This Marriage on the Rocks?
The problem: This dissertation investigated the relationship between democracy and education for the purpose of contributing to the on-going dialogue regarding those concepts. It attempted to illustrate the dynamics of that relationship based upon early and contemporary American interpretations. …
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Improving Student Achievement through the TSIPP: Case Studies of Four Tennessee Schools Removed from the Sstate's "Heads-Up" List.
<p>Since the 1983 report by the National Council on Excellence declared the U.S. a nation at risk, the public has focused on the effectiveness of student achievement. Research over the past twenty years has yielded valuable information about how to improve student achievement for all students. The …
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Disruption, Dissent, and Dialogue: YPAR as a Pedagogical and Institutional Tool
<p>Education reform has been at the forefront of educational research for decades, depicted by government initiatives and policy, research, and pedagogical changes and recommendations. When considering elements of educational change, policy, best practices, and individual merit and retention have …
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Effects of Administrator Implemented Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Grouping on Reading Achievement of Selected Sixth-Grade Students
<p><em>Problem.</em> <em>A Nation at Risk</em> reported that the average achievement score of high-school students on most standardized tests is lower now than it was a quarter of a century ago, and the majority of the brightest students fail to achieve according to their ability. A salient problem …
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The effect of the implementation of a teacher incentive program in District XYZ: An evaluation case study
The publication of A Nation at Risk: The Imperative For Educational Reform in 1983 by the National Commission on Excellence in Education acted as a stimulant for educational reform. This national report placed added emphasis on school districts and classroom teachers. Several authors have expressed …
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A Case Study Analysis of One Suburban High School's College Preparation Program
<p>Research shows that students who take a certain core curriculum are better prepared for college than those students who do not; however, data indicate that taking core courses is not enough: Teachers must assign greater rigor in all courses they teach, especially courses needed for college …
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Teacher And Administrator Perspectives On New York State’s Teacher Evaluation System
<p>Teacher evaluation reform has been a movement in the United States since the release of the educational report, <em>A Nation at Risk</em>. Through government initiatives such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, teacher evaluation reform has gained in popularity. States have either …
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