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Showing 1 to 20 of 34 for “"School Practice"”.
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Parental Educational Involvement in High School: Practice, Policy, and Implications for Low-Income and Minority Youth
… has become a key factor in policies and practice aimed at improving academic achievement, particularly for low-income and racial/ethnic minority youth. While much previous work has explored parental educational involvement for younger children, few consistent findings have emerged …
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The Impact of Arts Education Programmes on Anti-Racist School Practice in the South West of England
In predominantly White schools, a common belief exists that anti-racist education is unnecessary, despite a rise in the number of people who admit to being racially prejudiced. A colour-blind approach, which silences issues of race, tends to dominate in schools, while, fear of ‘getting it wrong’ …
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Student violence and school practice : experiences of a lower secondary male student using the methodology of participant observation
School experiences are said to be a preparation for life. The experience of violence perpetrated against a male student over a period of years has resulted in wide reaching implications for him, his family, the perpetrators, his peer group and school staff. This case study examines the experiences …
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The imagined learner in neoliberal times :constructions of the South African learning subject in education policy discourse and school practice
… are translated and interpreted in two case study schools. The thesis focuses on the analysis of discourse at three levels: policy, the school, and learner subjectivity. The study offers insight into how the learner has been imagined in key education policies, how this imaginary has infiltrated the …
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The identification of change in school practice: a study of participant response from the 1983 and 1984 National Fellows Program
The study surveyed two groups of elementary school principals who participated in the 1983 and 1984 NAESP National Fellows Program by means of a questionnaire; one hundred seventy-three principals from the 1983 program and one hundred twenty-six from the 1984 group. The questionnaire sought to …
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Using hierarchical linear modeling to measure school effects on the Colorado Student Assessment Program
… Program (CSAP). This study was grounded in school effectiveness research, as the primary objective was to isolate the impact of school practice by controlling for student characteristics and school context. Furthermore, this investigation was designed to build on contemporary studies that …
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The relations between the formal structure of educational governance and classroom practice
… is a pervasive belief among those concerned with school governance that policy makers can and do steer school practice through such instruments as external tests and examinations, teacher evaluation systems, teacher certification codes, mandated curricula, and the like (Cohen, 1990; Cohen and …
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Experiences and Understandings of Multiculturalism in Mainstream Primary Schools in Southwest England
… of multiculturalism in four mainstream primary schools situated in a predominantly White location in Southwest England. It adopts qualitative methodology under a single case study design underpinned by a sociocultural theoretical framework. Data were collected from semi-structured interviews …
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Management péče o chronicky nemocné děti na školách ve vybrané městské části Prahy
… ill children within the context of primary schools in the Czech Republic. Since 2022, legislation has allowed the provision of healthcare services directly in schools, transforming the school into a specific social environment for the patient. The aim of the thesis is to analyze how care is …
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Culturally responsive school leadership: Examining White male principals’ practices
… principals must enact culturally responsive school leadership to close the opportunity gaps Black students and economically disadvantaged students experience. Critical race theory, the key model, and culturally responsive school leadership theory form the conceptual framework for this …
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Uso do Geogebra no Ensino das Funções Quadráticas: Uma proposta para sala de aula.
… tool, it is a necessary demand. But, in school practice, we observe that the applicability of these new technologies, in mathematics teaching, it is rare. So from this issue, we tried to begin for 1ª degree of high school class, the software Geogebra as a complementary education tool. Our …
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Students, texts and mathematics : an analysis of mathematics texts and the construction of mathematics knowledge
… suited to examining the social organisation of school mathematics practice. This study examines how student texts produced in response to typical school mathematics problems can, via a systematic analysis of texts, index the construction of mathematics knowledge. It outlines Dowlings' model of …
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Attitudes and Perceptions of South Korean Elementary School Principals Toward the Inclusion of Students With Disabilities
… of students with disabilities. Among various school professionals, principals have been considered the most significant players for creating successful inclusive schools. This study surveyed South Korean elementary school principals, examining their definition of inclusion, level of knowledge …
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Contextualising youth emotional health and wellbeing: teachers’ experiences, perceptions and views about their role working with young people, who present with emotional difficulties
… specific action research, explores post primary school teachers’ professional experiences in their dealings with pupils’ emotional difficulties, in order to develop a conceptualised change for improved school practice, including what personal emotional support staff need, in order to meet the …
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Issues in the Interpretation of PISA in Ireland: A Study of the Content and Design of PISA with Comparative Analyses of the Junior Certificate Examinations and TIMSS (1 Volume)
… the fact that it does not purport to assess school-based knowledge and skills could be problematic. In this context, the extent to which the PISA achievement measures are similar to, or differ from, the national curriculum (Junior Certificate syllabus and examinations) is examined. The PISA …
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Children and the Transformation of Schools: Enabling Participation through Intergenerational Work
… places children’s participation at the core of school practice, challenging narrow interpretations of participation and education. Previous research, reinforced by the UNCRC (1989), indicates that schools must be more ready to listen and involve children, highlighting the benefits of voice but …
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Examining the Efficacy of Secondary Mathematics Inclusion Co-Teachers
… led to the adoption of inclusive classrooms in schools. This presents challenges to teachers because they are held accountable for the learning experiences of both general and special education students. The situation is especially challenging in high school mathematics inclusion classes where …
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Swimming against the tide : the implementation of philosophy for children in the primary classroom
… embedding innovative programmes like P4C into school practice is analogous to “rolling a stone uphill” (p389) and anecdotal evidence of the researcher’s own experience as a SAPERE level 1 trainer substantiates this claim.Exploration of the implementation of P4C in the classroom is a neglected …
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The lay/professional relationship: the relationship between headteachers and chairs of governing bodies of schools in wales.
… relationship between headteachers and chairs of school governing bodies in Wales, exploring lay involvement in the governance of education. One main rationale for the thesis was the recognition that school governors constitute the biggest group of volunteers in the UK (400,000), 26,000 in Wales …
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The Relationship Between Collective-Efficacy and Student Achievement in Vocational/Technical High Schools
… beliefs on achievement in technical high schools required further investigation. This study examined the collective-efficacy beliefs of academic and trade departments in 17 Connecticut technical high schools and the relationship between those beliefs and student achievement.</p> …
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