Implementing a Statewide Mandated Career Pathways/Programs of Study School Reform Model: Select Findings from a Multisite Case Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cairen Withington ◽  
Cathy Hammond ◽  
Catherine Mobley ◽  
Natalie Stipanovic ◽  
Julia L. Sharp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
School Reform ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Reform Model ◽  
Programs Of Study

scholarly journals Multisite Case Study of Florida's Millennium High School Reform Model

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Carol A. Mullen
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
School Reform ◽  
Postsecondary Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Improvement Program ◽  
Exemplary Leadership ◽  
Comprehensive Reform ◽  
Reform Model

This study should have immediate utility for the United States and beyond its borders. School-to-work approaches to comprehensive reform are increasingly expected of schools while legislative funding for this purpose gets pulled back. This multisite case study launches the first analysis of the New Millennium High School (NMHS) model in Florida. This improvement program relies upon exemplary leadership for preparing students for postsecondary education

scholarly journals AN EXAMINATION OF ONE FACTOR IN SCHOOL REFORM: INCREASED TEACHER ACCOUNTABILITY IN TWO URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (27) ◽  
pp. 329-344
Author(s):  
Nadine Bonda
Keyword(s):  
Student Achievement ◽  
School Districts ◽  
School Reform ◽  
Standardized Testing ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
The United States ◽  
Urban School Districts ◽  
Case Study Approach ◽  
Study Approach

Beginning in 2009, and with the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, school districts across the United States began to be held to higher standards and their progress publicly reported.  Student achievement began to be measured by standardized testing and great efforts were being made to reduce the achievement gap. This paper is based on a five-year study of teacher evaluation in two urban districts in Massachusetts where improving teacher practice was seen as an important factor in raising student achievement. This research studied efforts to address those teachers who were identified as underperforming and were supported through individual improvement plans.  This paper used a case study approach to show what the practices of a sampling of these teachers looked like, teachers’ reactions to being rated unsatisfactory, and teachers’ reactions to the improvement planning process.

The Schooling Experiences of African Youth From Refugee Backgrounds in South Australia

2019 ◽  
pp. 1479-1505
Author(s):  
Svetlana M. King ◽  
Laurence Owens
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Educational Practice ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Longitudinal Case Study ◽  
African Students ◽  
African Community ◽  
African Youth

African students from refugee backgrounds constitute a special group in Australian schools because of their complex lives and previous schooling and life experiences that are unlike most of their non-refugee peers. This chapter draws upon findings from a collaborative, longitudinal case study that sought to understand the education and career pathways of African students from refugee backgrounds from the perspectives of African youth, educators, service providers, and South Australian African community leaders and elders. Qualitative analysis revealed six key influences that shape these pathways: previous schooling; English language skills; Australian schooling challenges and support; family support, academic achievement; and post-school preparation. This chapter presents the case study of a single student that, although unique in its circumstances, is representative of key findings from the larger study. Implications for educational practice are then described with a view to facilitating educational participation and success amongst this particular group of young people.

Implementing Small Theme High Schools in New York City: Great Intentions and Great Tensions

2006 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 401-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
JACQUELINE ANCESS ◽  
DAVID ALLEN
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
High Schools ◽  
School Reform ◽  
York City ◽  
Small Schools ◽  
Academic Quality ◽  
Small High Schools ◽  
Wide Range

In this article, Jacqueline Ancess and David Allen use New York City as a case study to examine the promises and the perils of the small high school reform movement that is sweeping the nation. They analyze the varying extent to which New York City's small high schools have implemented curricular themes in order to promote academic quality and equity. After identifying a wide range in the level of theme implementation in the city's small schools, Ancess and Allen suggest that small theme high schools have the potential to boost student engagement and achievement. However, the authors also express concern about the manner in which curricular themes may serve as socioeconomic, academic, or racial codes that threaten to merely repackage old patterns of school stratification and segregation.

Community Organizations and School Reform: A Case Study

1972 ◽  
Vol 81 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
William Firestone
Keyword(s):  
School Reform ◽  
Community Organizations
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