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Ford, Luke – ProQuest LLC, 2022
As a descriptive case study, this research reports on the factors that are needed when opening a new high school. The purpose of this study was to discover the processes, variables, and systems needed to open a new secondary school. The researcher used emerging themes from the data to find the commonalities that lead to the effective opening of a…
Descriptors: High Schools, Experience, Needs, Best Practices
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Chalker, Christopher Scott; Stelsel, Kirk – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2008
Education Resource Centers (ERCs) were established by the Simon Youth Foundation (SYF) as a means of providing economic opportunities and life choices for youth considered at risk through focused programs and initiatives with public school partners. In the current academic year there are 21 ERCs operating primarily in Simon Property Group (SPG)…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, At Risk Students, Educational Opportunities, Nontraditional Education
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Tsai, Wehn-Jyuan; Liu, Jin-Tan; Chou, Shin-Yi; Thornton, Robert – Economics of Education Review, 2009
Between 1968 and 1973 the Taiwanese government undertook the most extensive expansion on record of the public junior high school system in Taiwan. This study analyzes the effects of the 1968 education reform and subsequent high school expansion on gender disparities in employment generally, as well in different sectors and classes of employment.…
Descriptors: School Expansion, Junior High Schools, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
MPR Associates, Inc., 2006
States are using a variety of approaches to assess secondary students' career technical education (CTE) skill attainment under Perkins. According to data reported in the U.S. Department of Education's "Report to Congress on State Performance, Program Year 2002-03," states and territories are currently using the following approaches to collect…
Descriptors: Profiles, Program Effectiveness, Technical Education, Politics of Education
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What Works Clearinghouse, 2007
"Middle College High Schools" are alternative high schools located on college campuses that aim to help at-risk students complete high school and encourage them to attend college. The schools offer a project-centered, interdisciplinary curriculum, with an emphasis on team teaching, individualized attention, and development of critical…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Program Effectiveness, High Risk Students, High Schools
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Crump, Stephen; Stanley, Gordon – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2005
This article outlines the incorporation of vocational education and training (VET) courses into a senior secondary certificate of education, the New South Wales Higher School Certificate, in the largest state of Australia. VET courses were introduced in 2000 to broaden the offerings available in post-compulsory schooling and to cater better for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Vocational Education, Curriculum Research