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Place-Based Investment Model of Talent Development: A Proposed Model for Developing and Reinvesting Talents within the Community
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Paul, Kristina Ayers; Seward, Kristen K. – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2016
The place-based investment model (PBIM) of talent development is a programming model for developing talents of high-potential youth in ways that could serve as an investment in the community. In this article, we discuss the PBIM within rural contexts. The model is grounded in three theories--Moon's personal talent development theory, Sternberg's…
Descriptors: Talent Development, Place Based Education, Investment, Models
Implicit Knowledge of General Upper Secondary School in a Bridge-Building Project
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Rasmussen, Annette; Andreasen, Karen – Ethnography and Education, 2016
Bridge-building activities are practiced widely in the education systems of Europe. They are meant to bridge transitions between lower and upper secondary school and form a mandatory part of the youth guidance system in Denmark. By giving pupils the opportunity to experience the different educational context of upper secondary school,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, Transitional Programs, Ethnography
Supporting Minority-Serving Institutions in Their Program Improvement Efforts: A Responsive Technical Assistance Approach
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Bay, Mary; Lopez-Reyna, Norma A.; Guillory, Barbara L. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Teaching and Learning, 2012
To reform a special education teacher preparation program can be gratifying, difficult, complex, political, and urgently needed. The Monarch Center, a federally funded technical assistance center, was established to guide and support minority-serving institutions in their efforts to improve their teacher preparation programs. Four guidelines…
Descriptors: Program Improvement, Minority Group Students, Technical Assistance, Special Education Teachers
Charter Schools Designed for Children with Disabilities: An Initial Examination of Issues and Questions Raised. Special Report. Primers on Special Education in Charter Schools
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Mead, Julie F. – National Association of State Directors of Special Education, 2008
This report addresses both why and how charter schools designed for students with disabilities operate their programs and provides information learned about charter schools specifically designed for children with disabilities through a series of questions and answers. First, the legal and policy context in which such schools develop and operate is…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Disabilities, Research Reports, Accessibility (for Disabled)
College Student Affairs Administration. ASHE Reader Series.
Whitt, Elizabeth J., Ed. – 1997
This anthology contains 47 papers on college student affairs administration, focusing on current issues, trends, and research in the field of student affairs administration. Articles in Part 1, "Foundations of Student Affairs Administration," provide an overview of the past and present of college student affairs, including the evolution of the…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Administration, Context Effect, Cultural Pluralism
TIMSS 2007 Assessment Frameworks
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Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Ruddock, Graham J.; O'Sullivan, Christine Y.; Arora, Alka; Erberber, Ebru – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2005
Developing the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 Assessment Frameworks represents an extensive collaborative effort involving individuals and expert groups from more than 60 countries around the world. The document contains three frameworks for implementing TIMSS 2007--the Mathematics Framework, the Science…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Grade 4, Geometric Concepts, Science Tests