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A Case Analysis of an Elementary School's Implementation of Response to Intervention
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White, Richard B.; Polly, Drew; Audette, Robert H. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2012
The study provides an illustration of an elementary school's implementation of a model of Response to Intervention (RTI). The school was selected to be the pilot for RTI implementation within the district. The study employed interviews of all members of the school RTI Leadership Team and select members of the district-level RTI Leadership Team. An…
Descriptors: Intervention, Response to Intervention, Program Implementation, Case Studies
Preservice Teachers' Responses to a Peer Mentoring Innovation: The "Leavers" and "Completers"
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Faucette, Nell; Nugent, Peg – Education, 2012
This article examines responses of 13 preservice students to a mentoring program during their junior year. Throughout the first two terms of a five semester teacher education program, senior physical education specialists agreed to mentor them (in pairs or trios) relative to their development. This qualitative analysis included collection of…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Physical Education Teachers
Interagency Collaboration in Vocational Rehabilitation for Persons with Mental Health Problems: The Perspective of the Service Users and the Professionals
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Germundsson, Per; Hillborg, Helene; Danermark, Berth – Disability & Society, 2011
There is an aspiration and policy within the European Union to fully involve persons with disabilities in the community; this implies an opportunity to gainful employment. A large percentage of disabled persons remain unemployed despite this policy, especially persons with mental health problems. This study aims at investigating how people with…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Mental Health, Vocational Rehabilitation, Caseworkers
Teacher Perceptions of the Common Core State Standards
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Cheng, Albert – Online Submission, 2012
The Common Core State Standards Initiative is the latest development in a long history of standards-based-reform in the United States. As of November 4, 2011, 46 states and the District of Columbia have adopted new curricular standards, called the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). These states and the District of Columbia are now implementing…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Teacher Attitudes
Parent and Student Experiences with Choice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. SCDP Milwaukee Evaluation Report #13
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Stewart, Thomas; Wolf, Patrick J. – School Choice Demonstration Project, 2009
Scholars, advocates of various positions, and policymakers have fiercely debated whether the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), also known as the voucher or "Choice" program, has been a godsend or a scourge for the city's children. Wisconsin policymakers, concerned about that question, identified the School Choice Demonstration…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Private Schools, Research Methodology, School Choice
Novice Superintendent Perceptions of Preparation Adequacy and Problems of Practice
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Petersen, George J.; Fusarelli, Lance D.; Kowalski, Theodore J. – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2008
This article reports the results of a survey of novice superintendents in California, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio. The research provides a profile of novice superintendents and their opinions regarding the adequacy of academic preparation and the problems they encountered after entering this challenging position. Findings indicate that the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Superintendents, Best Practices, Educational Practices