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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"high school reform"”.
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Factors That Affect Implementation and Sustainability of a High School Reform Effort: A Case Study
… to examine the efforts and experiences of one high school when moving to implement and sustain academic teams at the freshman level. This case study focused on the multiple layers of a multifaceted context by examining the rationale for teaming, how the teams were developed and supported over …
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A Case Study of Reform at One Urban High School
<p>Our schools in America are in crisis. At particular risk are poor and minority students who attend high schools in urban areas. With so many urban high schools failing, reformers have sought ways to improve schools and increase student achievement. Effort toward urban high school reform is …
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Small High Schools and Big Inequalities: Course-taking and Curricular Rigor in New York City
This study examines whether small high school reform in New York City has fulfilled its goal of providing disadvantaged students access to rigorous mathematics curricula, thereby increasing their college readiness. Between 2002 and 2010 in New York City, 27 large, comprehensive high schools were …
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Exploring the School-Within-A-School (SWAS) Model
… challenges of modern day learning environments, Schools-Within-School programs are studied. The research has been examined to pinpoint instructional and organizational factors that lead to student success. Specifically studied are Schools- Within-School programs. A thorough reading of the …
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Advisory programs: evaluation of the planning for implementation in an urban high school
A major component of high school reform has been to support small, more personalized school structures, along with other complimentary strategies that enhance teaching and learning as being more likely to produce beneficial results. The major purpose of the small schools movement is to convert …
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Perceptions regarding the Michigan merit curriculum reform policy and its impact on CTE and dual enrollment in a southeastern Michigan high school
… Massachusetts, Oregon, and Rhode Island in the high school reform effort. The Michigan Merit Curriculum (MMC), mandated in 2006, contained a new set of statewide graduation requirements. This qualitative case study used focus group interviews to examine the perceptions of students, teachers, …
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An Investigation Of Implementations Of Smaller Learning Communities In Florida High Schools
<p>The issue of high school reform has received national attention during the first part of the 21st century. One idea brought forth in this restructuring effort has been the desire to create high schools with smaller student populations. However, in an era of tight budgets, where resources are not …
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The Impact of An Upstate South Carolina High School Ninth and Tenth Grade Academy Program On Student Graduation, Retention, and Attendance
… attendance rates at an Upstate South Carolina High School. Additionally, this study examined the impact of the Academy Program on graduation rates based upon gender. Furthermore, analysis was conducted to determine if a statistically significant relationship existed between graduation and …
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Traditional versus Non-Traditional School Management: an Exploratory Analysis of the Impact on High School Students' Academic Achievement
… was a quantitative effort noting the rise in school choice, linking graduation rates to smaller instructional class sizes, differentiated instruction and college. Purpose: This quantitative study identified the increased graduation rate of early/middle college graduates and how a multicultural …
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Implementing Career Academies in a Large, Comprehensive High School
… of this study is to examine the experiences of high school individuals in implementing and sustaining Career Academies in a large comprehensive high school. The Career Academy is a high school reform model that integrates school-to-work elements in a personalized learning environment. The Career …
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A Case Study of a Succesful, At-Risk High School
There are local and national cries for high school reform, especially in our at-risk high schools; however, close examination of our at-risk high schools shows some are succeeding despite the odds against them. This is a case study of such a successful, at-risk high school. The National Association …
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Da ideia ao jogo digital: uma proposta de integração curricular no itinerário técnico e profissional do novo ensino médio
The high school reform established the Professional and Technological Education (EPT) Pathway, which must integrate with the Basic General Education (FGB), as outlined in the National Common Curricular Base (BNCC), to ensure the comprehensive education of students by developing the skills and …
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A Quantitative Study Comparing Traditional High Schools and High Schools Implementing Freshman Academies in the State of Tennessee.
… 9th grade student achievement in Tennessee schools the year before and after the schools implemented a freshman academy, as well as compare such schools with traditional Tennessee high schools. The factors in this study that impact student achievement and serve as the dependent variables …
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A Comparison Prior to and After Implementation of a Ninth Grade Academy in East Tennessee High Schools.
… of a 9th grade academy in 2 east Tennessee high schools. The testing variables included the number of core credits earned, the number of elective credits earned, number of absences, and grade point average. Grouping variables included all 9th grade students and 9th grade students by gender …
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Attending High School Algebra I: In Search of Well-Managed, Engaging, Culturally Relevant, and Caring Classrooms
… in United States. This is evidenced by the high school graduation rates, college attendance percentages, and employment statistics. Upon another wave of reform, the Common Core State Standards in mathematics are currently being adopted in hopes of increasing learning for all students, with a …