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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"traditional school"”.
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The organizational adaptation of online schools in traditional school districts
<p>The purpose of this study is to examine how traditional school districts create online schools and how they navigate contingencies to establish online organizational structures. This study uses the theoretical framework of contingency theory to understand how school districts structurally adapt …
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Year-Round School Calendars Versus Traditional School Calendars: Parents' and Teachers' Opinions.
… of students who attend year-round calendar schools from those of teachers and parents of students who attend traditional calendar schools. A random sampling was taken from teachers and parents from schools in both Blount and Sevier Counties. The surveys were given to teachers who worked in a …
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A Comparison of the Effects of a Modified School Calendar Versus a Traditional School Calendar on Student Achievement
… may be the discussion and debate concerning the school calendar. Year-round Education (YRE), which uses a balanced or modified school calendar versus the traditional school calendar, has become an issue being fiercely debated in all 50 states. An alternative to the traditional calendar, YRE has …
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An Analysis of an Interdisciplinary Experience in Art, Music, and Social Science with Fifth Grade Classes in Traditional School
… and social science with fifth grade classes in a traditional school. Procedure. Three classes of fifth grade children at Barlow Granger Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa were the population samples of this study. The author was the art teacher who initiated an interdisciplinary study with the …
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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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An Exploration of the Perceptions of At-Risk Young People Related to Their Experiences of Exiting Traditional School Enrollment and Entering the GED Plus Two Program.
<p>As a form of high school dropout intervention, many Tennessee school systems implement GED Plus Two Programs to provide opportunities for equivalency credentialing. With recent research related to the impact of equivalency credentialing in mind, exploration of the school and student …
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Examination Of An Independent School’s Site-Based Summer Program
… through grade twelve independent school. Three levels of theory, individual, group, and organizational, were utilized to analyze the experiences of students and instructors. The variety of opportunities and instructional design elements, the intentional alignment to the traditional …
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Balanced Calendar versus Traditional Calendar: Measuring the Difference in Reading Academic Achievement among Kindergarten through Third-Grade Students Who Have Been Identified as Reading Below or Well-Below Grade Level
School accountability is increasing with federal mandates. As public schools investigate strategies to raise students’ achievement scores and graduation rates, some have implemented a modified school calendar. Schools are focusing particularly on the academic success of students from third-grade …
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Educational Travel and Adolescent Development
… flexibility, and transition back to traditional school environments.
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Educational Travel and Adolescent Development
… flexibility, and transition back to traditional school environments.
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The Efficacy of Charter Schools in the San Bernardino City Unified School District Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The aim of charter schools is to provide equal learning opportunities for all children, particularly those with disabilities; the results, though, are mixed. Some charter school students fare better than traditional school students, while others do worse. The exception is …
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Comparison of Physical Activity between Traditional and Homeschool Elementary School Students: a pilot study
… and time spent sedentary behavior (SEB) between traditional and homeschool elementary students during one school week. Methods: There was a total of 25 participants (mean age = 8.8 ± 1.6 years; 10 girls, 15 boys), 13 traditional school students (mean age = 9.5 ± 0.7 years; 5 girls, 8 boys) who …
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“I Should’ve Listened!”: Lived Experiences of Postsecondary Transitions Among Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders from Non-Traditional High Schools
… of former students with EBD who attended a non-traditional high school. Eight semi-structured individual interviews were conducted to understand how students experienced emotional and academic supports during high school and throughout the transition into adulthood. Results revealed that …
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Trust, Safety, and Relationship Building: A Case Study of Alternative School Education
… of children and adults in an alternative school setting. The Wire Academy staff and students experienced the short- and long-term impacts of relationship building and trust required for student achievement, as well as professional growth for the adults that serve children.</p> <p>This …
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the Philosophy of Choice in Learning and Motivation and Its Effects on Student Engagement and Motivation
… of students losing enthusiasm for learning in traditional school environments where adult ideals are often imposed upon children, teacher implementation of choice has emerged as a method of enhancing student engagement and motivation. This research identifies the impact that choice in learning …
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What Do Parents Want? Factors Affecting Parental Decisions in Charter School Enrollment
… restructuring within public education, school choice has gained in popularity over the last twenty years. The charter school movement, in particular, has enjoyed a high growth rate since its introduction in 1992. Advocates of charter schools claim the schools' regulatory freedom and …
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The Role of K-12 Public School Principals in Culturally Sustaining Mathematics Education
The study was designed to investigate how K-12 school principals evaluate equitable mathematics teaching practices using culturally sustaining pedagogy (CSP) through the conceptual lens of culturally sustaining leadership (CSL). The study focuses on the criteria public school principals use to …
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The Impact Of Student Mindsets In The Virtual Math Classroom
<p>Mindset has been studied in multiple traditional school settings, but its interaction with transactional distance in a virtual school environment is missing from the current research. This dissertation explores the experiences of students and learning coaches in a virtual high school through a …
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Perceptions of Secondary Alternative School Principals Educating At-Risk Students in Regards to Leadership Preparation
… Sable, Plotts, and Mitchell (2010), is "a public school that addresses needs of students that typically cannot be met at in a regular school" (p. C-1). In many public alternative schools, the individuals chosen as leaders are licensed, certified school principals. Research focusing on alternative …
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Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study of the School Reintegration Process
… from acute care and rehabilitative care to the traditional school setting after one has sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). TBI is an unrecognized educational challenge. Few educational professionals are aware of the divarication of TBI. Traumatic Brain Injury is the leading cause of death …
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