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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Texas High Schools"”.
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Racial Diversity of Texas School Teachers
… are often successful, particularly in Title 1 schools with high proportions of minority students; however, teacher turnover is high. The students in Texas public schools are a growing minority-majority population. Changes in the student body racial composition and other school-related variables …
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Magazine advertisements' influence on body-image satisfaction based on race, gender and socioeconomic status.
… body dissatisfaction rates of male and female high school students. A sample of 137 students was used. The study's population was comprised of male and female 14- to 18-year-old students enrolled in health education classes at two Central Texas high schools during the Spring 2001 term. All …
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Perceptions of adolescents toward teachers with physical challenges
… Attitudes of junior and senior, male and female high school students toward their physically challenged teacher were analyzed. It was hypothesized that the attitudes of male and female students in both grade levels would reflect that having a teacher with a disability had affected their lives in …
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Teaching about communism in the public schools : problems, pressures and the politics of a proposed state-required course in Texas.
Teaching about communism in the public schools has not always been deemed advisable. Only in recent years has there been a noticeable change in public opinion. Today, there is widespread support for the public schools to teach about communism. Organizations which once vehemently opposed the subject …
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Encouraging Underrepresented Minority Student Participation in the STEM Pipeline Through Authentic STEM Learning Experiences
… that exists in STEM participation at the high school level, the Texas Education Agency created inclusive Texas STEM (T-STEM) high schools as opportunity structures for URM students. Purpose: The following questions were investigated: (1) How do the demographic profiles of T-STEM high …
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Causal Comparative Study: The Effect of School Scheduling and Academic Outcomes of Economically Disadvantaged Students
… the achievement gap, educational leaders in Texas implemented block scheduling in order to improve student outcomes among high school students. However, to date, published research studies yield mixed results of the effectiveness block scheduling has made on student achievement. The findings …
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A Study Of The Effects Of High School Scheduling Systems On Achievement Rates, Attendance Rates, And Dropout Rates
… A/B block, or accelerated block) used in Texas public high schools significantly affects students' achievement results, attendance rates and dropout rates. One thousand four hundred ninety (1490) Texas high school principals were surveyed to determine the type of schedule currently in use …