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Showing 1 to 20 of 101 for “"school policies"”.
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Adult Education: School Policies and Practices for Student Achievement
… their secondary education program at a selected school site in the region of Los Angeles County, California. The aim of this study was to gain insight on the varied needs and challenges of adult students who return to school to complete their secondary education and to understand how school …
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An Examination of Written School Policies as They Pertain to School Leadership
… understanding between the different units of the school. It will serve as a guide to the prospective administrator by listing an acceptable standard of responsibilities and duties for each position in our local schools, if such exists.
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An analysis of Virginia's public school policies on religion: from historical, public policy, and evangelical Christian perspectives
… religion has been an important factor in the schooling process. From the inception of public schools until the present time the Bible's inclusion is but one indication of the interrelationship of religion and education. The major legal questions that this relationship has raised have generally …
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An analysis of high school policies and practices on truancy and attendance rates within Educational Service Center 9
… studies the impact of attendance and truancy policies and practices on attendance and truancy rates in three high schools located in Educational Service Center 9. Attendance, average daily attendance, truancy, chronic truant, truant minor, dropout, and graduation rates were calculated from …
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Illinois Administrator's Perception of the Existence and Implementation of School Policies and Practices in Teacher Classroom Supervision in Schools Having Kindergarten to Fifth Grade
<p>Negligence in the school setting is one legal issue that exists and, if case law is any reflection, is a pervasive problem in the educational system. Although negligence affects students, parents, teachers, and staff, the issue has the most impact on administrators' legal responsibility …
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Dismantling the Education-Survival Complex: A Qualitative Case Study of How High School Youth Resist Whitestream School Policies and Foster School Change Through a Youth-Development Organization
… critically examine how youth resist whitestream school policies and foster educational change through community sociopolitical youth-development organizations. The methodology for this study is a qualitative case study (Fraenkel & Wallen, 1990; Merriam, 1988), as I am focused on participant …
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Protecting our most valuable resources
… the study is to determine the effectiveness of school supervision, policies, and procedures relating to the safety of the students at Collingswood Middle School using interview and action research. The study will result in a report to inform administrators and board members of changes needed in …
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Examining charter school policy and public school district resource allocation using multiple quasi-experimental designs
… examinations of the relationship between charter schools and public school districts and district-run public schools. Charter schools, publically funded and privately run, are thought to improve performance in district-run public schools through a variety of forces. This project focuses on the …
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An Examination of Social Media Policy for Educators in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… study investigated the presence and content of school policies used by Virginia school divisions to address issues arising from educators' use of social media. The study also explored Virginia school divisions' policy implementation practices and resolutions for educators' social media use …
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Governing Choice: A Critical Policy Analysis of Charter Schools in Indianapolis Through the Lens of Governmentality
… research addresses the question of how charter school policies reflect and reinforce governmental rationalities and power structures in Indianapolis, Indiana. The purpose of this research is to examine how charter school policies in Indianapolis reinforce neoliberal forms of governance through …
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An examination of factors influencing teachers' compliance/noncompliance with the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
… of noncompliance with the ANCRA. Local written school policies reflect the ANCRA directives and act a guide to teachers in their decisions to report abuse and neglect."
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Successful Implementation of Laptops in the Classroom: An Implementation Plan
… project is to develop an implementation plan for schools that are incorporating laptop computers into the classroom. Research was conducted through an extensive literature review; a survey of school policies, programs and interviews with three educators at school sites with extensive laptop usage. …
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An investigation into approaches to the teaching of spelling within junior schools in the Chorley district
… in the teaching of spelling within Junior Schools in the Chorley district of the Lancashire Local Education Authority. The sample comprises of responses from sixty-nine Key Stage 2 teachers representing twenty-seven schools. Particular attention is given to the theoretical knowledge of the …
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Strategies And Techniques Used By Exemplary Georgia Middle School Principals To influence The Achievement of Students With Disabilities And Meet Adequate Yearly Progress Goals
… four exemplary principals from Pacesetter middle schools used to promote the achievement of students with disabilities and to meet AYP goals. A qualitative triangulated case study was employed, utilizing data from one-on-one interviews of principals and teachers, school and classroom observations, …
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How Teachers and Parents Perceive Parental Involvement in Elementary Schools
… This study examined perceptions of elementary school teachers and parents about parent involvement practices, reasons, and problems. The following five categories of elementary school parent involvement activities were developed after a review of literature and collaboration with elementary …
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The Impact Of A Professional Development Program On Teachers' Practice And How Context Variables Influenced Such Practice: A Case Study
… variables related to district restructuring and school implementation of district policy evidence a direct effect on time spent on science instruction, specific instructional strategies used, and on the development of a professional community among the participants. This case study substantiates …
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A study of elementary schools of California as they have been affected by the total war program
… study was (1) to determine to what extent the schools of California were prepared to meet the total war program; (2) to determine and analyse conditions present in areas most affected by war industries; (3) to determine and analyse conditions in areas least affected; (4) to determine the cause …
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Restraint and seclusion in American public schools: developing principles of appropriate use and identifying corresponding legal provisions.
… subject to restraint and seclusion practices in school settings, this study proposes 14 principles of appropriate use for those practices. These principles were developed from the research literature and from the results of six interviews of school-based practitioners who have extensive …
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The Use of Computer-Based Instruction in Foreign Language Teaching: An Ethnographically - Oriented Study (Naturalistic, Evaluation, Policy, Comparative, Ethnology)
… the relationship between state, district, and school policies on computer-based instruction and the actual teaching practices of foreign language instructors. Four language teachers from two large high schools in the suburbs of Chicago agreed to participate in the study. By studying two schools …
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A policy manual for the Dixon (California) Unified School District
<p>With the exception of metropolitan school systems, it has been only during recent years that districts have felt the need for written board policies. '!'his need was generated by the stimulus of increased population growth and mobility especially since World War II, With growing numbers of …
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