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A Science & Mathematics Magnet School at Maymont
I am interested in the idea that schools should be designed to offer individualized learning."A Science & Mathematics Magnet School at Maymont" explores a type of school that is becoming more familiar and accessible. By allowing students who have an interest in excelling in school and preparing for …
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A Comparative Investigation of Achievement of Magnet School and Non-Magnet School Students Based on Standardized Tests and Teacher Perception
… achievement levels in math and reading of magnet and non-magnet school students. A secondary purpose was to identify factors which, in the judgment of professional employees experienced in working with both magnet and non-magnet school students, impede or enhance achievement of magnet …
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Measuring the sense of community in a magnet school
… study was to measure covenantal climate within a magnet high school, and to determine if specific professional development (Project SPARC) enhanced staff commitment to the magnet school's focus. The Royal and Rossi Measures of Sense of Community were administered in the form of a questionnaire to …
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Policy implementation and nonacademic effects of magnet school programming
The decision to implement magnet school programming in an individual building or on a district-wide basis requires the consideration of many factors. With all the research on the academic benefits, this paper explores some of the nonacademic factors that must be explored when creating or sustain …
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An Evaluation of Magnet School Programs-Parent Choice, Teacher Choice, and Pupil Choice: Implications of One Model for Curriculum Reform
It is quite clear that there is considerable disagreement as to the ways children learn and the ways teachers should teach. There is very little conclusive data comparing the major efforts in this field particularly with respect to any one factor being the sole contributor to the superiority of any …
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The Magnet School Program As A Desgregation Tool In School Districts Receiving Federal Funds From The Magnet Schools Assistance Program In 1995
Over the last three decades, the magnet school program has been employed as a desegregation tool to eliminate, reduce, or prevent minority group isolation in public schools in America. By definition, the magnet school program has three essential elements: a unified curriculum based on a special …
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Achievement gains of average ability students in a magnet program versus a non-magnet program
… to determine the effect, if any, of a selected magnet school program on achievement of average ability students. Repeated academic growth of average ability elementary magnet school students was compared with repeated academic growth of average ability elementary non-magnet school students in a …
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An Exploration of How Closely Upper Elementary Magnet School Reading Teachers' Perceptions of Evidence-based Practices in Reading Compared to Actual Practices in Their Classrooms
… was to explore how closely upper elementary magnet school reading teachers’ perceptions of evidenced-based practices in reading compared to actual practices in their classrooms. Literacy instruction, beginning in the third grade, places more emphasis on comprehension and higher expectations …
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Magnet Schools: Implications for Curriculum Development
Central to this study is the Kankakee, Illinois School District 111 magnet school program, including a comparison of the magnet program to the regular or nonmagnet curriculum program in Kankakee. Findings indicated that magnet students exhibited greater gains in some areas, including test results, …
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Essays in the economics of education and program evaluation
… Chapter 1 examines the impact of attending a magnet school on student achievement using school admissions lotteries in Wuhan, China. Although lottery winners were more likely to attend magnet schools that appear better in many dimensions, including peer achievement, I find little evidence that …
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The perceptions of public school principals from schools of different levels of quality about the influence that desegregation, supplementary financial assistance, magnet school thematic activities, and increased educational opportunities have on the quality of education in schools
… among principals from different quality schools about the influence desegregation, supplemental financial assistance, magnet thematic activities, and increased educational opportunities had on quality in education. Since there was no significant difference in perceptions, this study also …
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Self-Concept Assessment of Linguistically Diverse Students
… assess 87 fourth and fifth grade students from a magnet elementary school within the Rochester City School district. The results of this study indicated that there exists no significant relationship between language variation and one's self-concept. It is possible that these results are due to a …
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STEM Program Implementation: A Case Study Analysis of Perceptions, Resources, Equity and Diversity
… parents of the implementation of an elementary school science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) academy program that featured characteristics of both magnet school programs and schoolwithin-a-school programs. I conducted interviews of key personnel, informed by classroom observations and …
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Principal Leadership and School Climate: The Effects on Student Achievement in Magnet Schools
<p>Magnet schools have been a part of public education for the past three decades. They were created in order to promote desegregation. Over the years, they have become more popular due to increased test scores as well as a different learning environment. Little research has been available to …
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The effects of a trade book on attitudes and achievement in social studies
… the study were filth grade students at an urban magnet school. Each of two teachers served as instructors working with one control class and one treatment class. The instruments used were the Attitudes Toward Social Studies instrument and the Macmillan test written for the unit of instruction …
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The impact of a junior high school leadership program on the academic success and leadership development of at-risk students.
… was to determine the impact of a junior high school leadership program on the academic success and leadership development of its at-risk student participants. A secondary purpose, based on impact, was to evaluate the program as a potential school-based model for adolescent at-risk …
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Arts Education in a Teacher Education Curriculum: A Model Based on Comparative Analysis of Arts Education Theories
… of arts education for the individual, the school, and society was stated. Four basic tenets of arts education were derived from research and literature which provided criteria for effective arts activities and strategies. These tenets suggest that arts education (1) should be based on …
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Whose interests are best served through the adoption of a magnet program? A case study of a small urban school and the struggle over race and geography
… study used qualitative methods to investigate a magnet program within an elementary school located in a small urban city in the Midwest. The school, Robert Smalls, hosted a STEM magnet program to attract white families to send their children into a majority Black neighborhood. Case study …