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Scale and Sustainability of Education Innovation and Improvement
Susan Bush-Mecenas, Eleanor Anderson
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
Scale and Sustainability of Education Innovation and ImprovementIntroductionThe feasibility of scaling up and sustaining educational innovations and e...
Scaling Up Research-based Educational Practices
Cathy Wylie, Jo MacDonald
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2020-07-29
Scaling Up Research-Based Educational PracticesIntroductionScaling up innovations whose use has resulted in improvements in teaching and learning has ...
School Accreditation
Charles H. Skipper
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2014-05-29
School AccreditationIntroductionSchool and university accreditation is an evaluative decision made by a recognized accrediting agency/institution that...
School Choice
Eric K. Hilgendorf
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
School Choice Introduction “School choice” refers to several distinct, school-based reform initiatives that have been legislatively implemented...
School Culture
Patrick J. Schuermann, James W. Guthrie, Colleen Hoy
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
School Culture Introduction Similar to change efforts in other sectors, organizational growth in education does not occur in an isolated enviro...
School District Budgeting and Financial Management in the United States
Vincent Reitano
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2020-02-26
School District Budgeting and Financial Management in the United StatesIntroductionIn the United States, school districts operate as a type of special...
School Improvement through Inclusive Education
Wayne Sailor, Allyson Satter, Kari Woods, James McLeskey, Nancy Waldron
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2017-10-25
School Improvement through Inclusive EducationIntroductionInclusive educational practices have recently become a driving force for school improvement....
School Reform
Heather Zavadsky
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
School Reform Introduction School reform refers to the process of making changes in educational policy or practice, often in response to conce...
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support
Brandi M. Simonsen, George Sugai
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-09-30
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Introduction School-wide positive behavior support (SWPBS), also known as positive behavioral interventi...
Schools, Private and Independent
Edward J. Fox
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Private and Independent Schools Introduction The independent schools in the United States are characterized by the following: they are operated...
Science Education
Jonathan M. Eckert
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Science Education Introduction In this article, multiple facets of science education will be addressed. For several decades, especially since ...
Secondary to Postsecondary Transition Issues
David W. Test, Lauren K. Bethune, Karen M. Diegelmann, Debra G. Holzberg, Kelly Clark, Misty Terrell, Dana Rusher
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Secondary to Postsecondary Transition IssuesIntroductionSecondary transition was formally defined by the federal government in the 1990 Individuals wi...
Self-Regulated Learning
Daniel L. Dinsmore, Meghan M. Parkinson
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-08-26
Self-Regulated Learning Introduction Self-regulated learning (SRL) is the means by which students are able to independently monitor, adapt, an...
Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices
Amanda Berry, Mary Lynn Hamilton
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Self-Study of Teacher Education Practices
Service-Learning
Shelley H. Billig, Stephen J. Meyer
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Service-LearningIntroductionService-learning is variously considered an instructional approach, a philosophy, and a practice that engages people in th...
Severe Disabilities
Martin Agran, Fred Spooner
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2014-06-30
Severe DisabilitiesIntroductionPeople with severe disabilities are considered to have the following disabilities: severe intellectual disability (form...
Single Salary Schedule
Peter Witham
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Single-Salary Schedule Introduction The single-salary schedule has become a nearly universal feature of public school teachers. In a single-sal...
Single-sex Education
Margaret L. Signorella
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2016-09-28
Single-Sex EducationIntroductionSingle-sex education refers to both classes and schools that have only one sex, defined by a biological classification...
Single-Subject Research Design
Timothy J. Lewis, Nicholas Gage
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2013-06-25
Single-Subject Research Design Introduction Single-subject research, at times referred to as single-case research, is a quantitative approach ...
Social Context of Education
Claire Smrekar, Lydia Bentley
Subject: Education »
Date Added: 2011-12-15
Social Context of Education Introduction The study of the social context of education explores contemporary issues in education through the len...
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