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Cramer, Elizabeth D.; Gonzalez, Liana; Pellegrini-Lafont, Cynthia – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2014
This article explores the connection between dropping out of school and being incarcerated, particularly for youth, including students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, students from poverty, and students with disabilities, who have been shown to be at higher risk for both. This article seeks to shift focus away from a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Minority Group Students, Youth Problems, Disabilities
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Ross, Susan M. – Quest, 2013
The "National Physical Activity Plan", as well as professional and government agencies (NASPE, 2008a; US Department of Health and Human Services, 2000) acknowledge pre-kindergarten (pre-K) children should be part of comprehensive school physical activity initiatives anchored in quality physical education programming. These…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Physical Education Teachers, Physical Activity Level
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Wielemans, Willy – European Journal of Education, 1991
After 20 years of experience, comprehensive education in Belgium is characterized by many compromises. Pedagogically, positive results have been achieved. Curricular and structural reforms have been largely successful. However, too much is being expected of it as a lever for social change, and the system may fail as a result. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Role, Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development
Ruzzi, Betsy Brown; Kraemer, Jacqueline – National Center on Education and the Economy (NJ1), 2006
This paper, second in a series of papers on alternative education, examines the academic programming in alternative education programs by reviewing the literature specifically focused on the academic programs in alternative education and summarizing a survey of fifteen alternative education programs. It suggests options for further research on…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Literature Reviews, Educational Environment, Curriculum Evaluation
Creemers, Bert P. M.; de Vries, Annemieke – 1982
Using as an example the development of the comprehensive school concept in the Netherlands, this paper explores the strategy for educational innovation in a centralized national educational system, the role of educational research and evaluation in educational innovation, the impact of research on policy-making, and the strengths and weaknesses of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Comprehensive Programs, Educational Change, Educational Innovation