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Direct linkTherese N. Hopfenbeck; Samantha-Kaye Johnston; Caroline Cresswell; Kit Double; Joshua McGrane – Globalisation, Societies and Education, 2024
This study evaluates the implementation of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-Programme (CP) in secondary schools in Kent, United Kingdom. Launched by the IB and Kent County Council in 2012, the initiative offered students from disadvantaged areas the opportunity to participate in a programme to prepare them for future careers and/or…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Advanced Placement Programs, Citizenship Responsibility, Capacity Building
Download full textKenesson, Summer – Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2019
College Preparatory Programs with Exams (CPPEs) include academically-rigorous high school classes that culminate in standardized exam-based assessments. Students take the classes as part of their high school schedule and apply them toward their graduation requirements, typically whether or not they take the exams at the end. Without the exam,…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Equal Education, Standardized Tests, Advanced Placement Programs
Bryant, Darren A.; Ko, James; Walker, Allan – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2018
This article draws on data from cases of high-performing and improving schools in Hong Kong. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with principals, middle leaders, and senior teachers to identify key policies and steps taken for their enactment, and to solicit interpretations of the policies. Principals were found to actively select,…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Harshman, Jason – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2017
The transnational movement of people and ideas continues to reshape how we imagine places and cultures. Considering the volume of information and entertainment delivered and consumed via mass media, global educators are tasked with engaging students in learning activities that help them develop skill sets that include a globally minded, critical…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Cultural Awareness, Critical Literacy, Media Literacy
Webb, Michael – Jobs For the Future, 2014
Early college schools are succeeding at our nation's most daunting educational challenge--propelling students from underserved backgrounds to graduate high school and earn postsecondary degrees. These schools combine high school and college in rigorous, yet supportive environments that embrace acceleration over remediation. Their "college for…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, College Preparation, College Readiness
Purcell, Kristen; Heaps, Alan; Buchanan, Judy; Friedrich, Linda – Pew Research Center, 2013
A survey of Advanced Placement and National Writing Project teachers shows that digital tools are widely used in their classrooms and professional lives. Yet, many of these high school and middle school teachers worry about digital divides when it comes to their students' access to technology, and those who teach low-income students face obstacles…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Computer Use, Secondary School Teachers, Middle School Teachers
Marcel, Kathleen W. – 2003
A study examined rural, low-income students' experiences with online advanced placement (AP) courses. Interviews were conducted with 30 students, their mentors, and school administrators at four rural high schools in two Western states; 25 students were low-income. Positive comments about the online experience mentioned interaction with other…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Advanced Placement Programs, College Preparation, Curriculum Design
