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Lebental, Dana M. – Planning and Changing, 2015
This quantitative investigation focuses on women high school principals at Jewish secular schools throughout Israel. Despite challenges, Israeli women have succeeded in obtaining over half of the principal positions at Jewish secular high schools, but the degree to which there is equal gender access to leadership roles in the school system remains…
Descriptors: Geographic Distribution, Principals, Foreign Countries, High Schools
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Rogers-Chapman, M. Felicity – Education and Urban Society, 2014
In recent years, policy makers, researchers, and educators have focused on the preparation of individuals in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields. One popular policy lever is STEM-focused high schools. The purpose of this study is to identify which student populations have access to STEM secondary schools. By comparing…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Educational Opportunities, High Schools, Access to Education
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Evan, Aimee J.; Burden, Frances F.; Gheen, Margaret H.; Smerdon, Becky A. – Career and Technical Education Research, 2013
Career academies have been effective in reducing the high school dropout rates and increasing academic course taking and course credit accumulation among students (Kemple & Willner, 2008; Kemple & Snipes, 2000). However, not all students have access to career academy programs as they are not universally implemented across the state of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Academies, Access to Education, Geographic Location