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Mitchell, Anthony J.; Shoho, Alan R. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2017
This study sought to determine if there was a relationship between teacher perceptions of educational change and student achievement. Teacher perceptions of change represented the independent variable and the dependent variable consisted of eleventh grade math Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills scores, cohort completion rates, and math…
Descriptors: High Schools, Secondary School Teachers, Academic Achievement, Educational Change
Gopalsingh, Bhagyalakshmi – Online Submission, 2010
Low high school graduation rates continue to be a challenge in American public education. The pressure to meet the demands of adequate yearly progress (AYP) under the No Child Left behind Act of 2001 has led to an achievement gap in student performance between science and other core subjects, namely English, math, and social studies, on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, Achievement Gap, Science Achievement
Menken, Kate – Bilingual Research Journal, 2006
In the wake of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation, standardized tests have become increasingly high-stakes. Yet English language learners (ELLs) typically score far below native English speakers, creating pressure to "teach to the test." This article shares findings from an intensive year long study in 10 New York City high…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Second Language Learning, English Instruction, Standardized Tests
Pew Hispanic Center, 2009
This report presents the results of The 2009 National Survey of Latinos, which asked Hispanics ages 16 and older about their educational goals, experiences with high schools and colleges, and their opinions about educational institutions. The survey was conducted from Aug. 5 through Sept. 16, 2009, among a randomly selected, nationally…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Young Adults, Attitudes, Academic Aspiration
Lain, Laurence B. – 1992
A study examined school, publication, and adviser characteristics most often associated with certain types of autonomy found in high school newspaper programs. From a compilation of all high schools in the United States, 434 schools were selected at random. Each school was sent a coded questionnaire concerning the school, the newspaper (if the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Censorship, Financial Support, Freedom of Speech
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Lalak, Helen – Science Teacher, 1992
Describes a study to assess the effectiveness of an Awareness for Instituting Self Help program that screens and informs at-risk family clusters about heart disease. High school seniors attended a lecture, filled out family history tree questionnaires, took blood pressure and cholesterol tests, and at-risk students followed a prescribed lifestyle…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cardiovascular System, Diseases, Health Education
Williamson, John C.; And Others – 1986
In this research, some alternative high schools were evaluated in terms of both students' perceptions of classroom environment and teachers' perceptions of school environment. A sample of 742 students in 62 classes in alternative and conventional schools responded to the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory's seven scales…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Schiff, Tamara – 2001
At the heart of every good school is a good principal who provides the necessary leadership to create an effective learning environment. Measuring the condition of high school leadership is an important part of the agenda of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). This survey is designed to add to a knowledge base about…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Employment Experience, High Schools, Job Performance
Babcock, Gifford M. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent of communication between Arizona's secondary schools and postsecondary institutions concerning computer education and computer literacy. A document analysis of college catalogs and a survey of 70 school districts determined the extent of advanced placement courses, computer education services,…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College School Cooperation, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education
Cozza, Richard J. – 1992
As a result of parent pressure, 12 students with severe mental and physical disabilities, previously educated outside the physical education facility, were integrated into an adaptive physical education program in a regular high school. This paper describes a project designed to begin a peer tutoring program to promote positive interactions…
Descriptors: Adapted Physical Education, Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Course Descriptions, Course Organization
Regalado, Ester Calderon – Online Submission, 2007
With the implementation in 2003 of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind, students from all cultural and linguistic backgrounds, including English language learners (ELLs), are required to perform well on state assessments. Since the numbers of ELLs in schools are growing and since schools are held accountable for all students'…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement, Second Language Learning
Peach, Larry – 1991
This study identifies stressful events in the lives of high school students in a rural region of Tennessee. Questionnaires were completed by 240 high school students (144 female and 96 male). The questionnaires included 19 statements to which the participants were to respond concerning their belief about the stressfulness of the situation…
Descriptors: Coping, Educational Environment, High School Students, High Schools
Ochoa, Alberto M.; And Others – 1994
The attitudes of students toward school and dropping out and the kinds of pressures students feel from their families that create school problems were studied in the San Diego City (California) school system. An ethnically diverse inner city high school was selected for the study, with about 56 percent Latino or Hispanic students, 12 percent…
Descriptors: Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Black Students, Dropout Research
Oxman, Wendy G.; Barell, John – 1983
Project THISTLE: Thinking Skills in Teaching and Learning was designed to improve both the reflective thinking capabilities of urban high school students and their pre-college preparation. This study was conducted to elicit teacher perceptions of factors inhibiting reflective thinking in schools. Most important among the perceived constraints on…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Preparation, Creative Thinking, Educational Objectives
Dale, Julia A. – 1997
Counselors, ministers, parents, and educators, need to know about adolescent date selection because it is normal for adolescents to seek assistance and affirmation from adults. An overview of the literature revealed that some of the factors influencing adolescent date selection were the developmental stage the adolescent is in, the expectations…
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Cultural Differences, Dating (Social)
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