scholarly journals Who Benefits from Attending Effective Schools? Examining Heterogeneity in High School Impacts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kirabo Jackson ◽  
Shanette Porter ◽  
John Easton ◽  
Sebastián Kiguel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Effective Schools

Assessing students’ views of school climate: Developing and validating the What’s Happening In This School? (WHITS) questionnaire

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Aldridge ◽  
Kate Ala’I
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Effective Schools ◽  
Extensive Review ◽  
School Students ◽  
Validated Questionnaires ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Perceptions Of Bullying ◽  
Development And Validation

This article describes the development and validation of a six-scale survey to assess school climate in terms of students’ perceptions of the degree to which they feel welcome and connected, together with a scale to assess students’ perceptions of bullying. The development of each survey involved a multi-stage approach, including: 1) an extensive review of research related to school climate to identify components that can be considered important for effective schools made up of diverse students; 2) elucidating the scales identified in step one; and 3) writing individual items within the scales. Items from previously validated questionnaires were examined and, if appropriate, adapted. We used Trochim and Donnelly’s (2006) framework for construct validity to guide the validation of the new questionnaire. When the questionnaire was administered to a sample of 4067 high school students from eight schools, various statistical analyses ensured the questionnaire’s discriminant, convergent, concurrent and predictive validity.

scholarly journals Do Parents Value School Effectiveness?

2020 ◽  
Vol 110 (5) ◽  
pp. 1502-1539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atila Abdulkadiroğlu ◽  
Parag A. Pathak ◽  
Jonathan Schellenberg ◽  
Christopher R. Walters
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
New York ◽  
School Choice ◽  
Effective Schools ◽  
School Effectiveness ◽  
College Attendance ◽  
Long Run ◽  
School Graduation ◽  
Academic Match ◽  
School Assignment

School choice may lead to improvements in school productivity if parents’ choices reward effective schools and punish ineffective ones. This mechanism requires parents to choose schools based on causal effectiveness rather than peer characteristics. We study relationships among parent preferences, peer quality, and causal effects on outcomes for applicants to New York City’s centralized high school assignment mechanism. We use applicants’ rank-ordered choice lists to measure preferences and to construct selection-corrected estimates of treatment effects on test scores, high school graduation, college attendance, and college quality. Parents prefer schools that enroll high-achieving peers, and these schools generate larger improvements in short- and long-run student outcomes. Preferences are unrelated to school effectiveness and academic match quality after controlling for peer quality. (JEL D12, H75, I21, I26, I28)

scholarly journals Implementation of Strategies in Shaping Effective and Superior Schools (Multisite Study at SMP Islam al-Azhaar Tulungagung and SMP Negeri 1 Tulungagung)

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-59
Author(s):  
Tri Prasetyo Utomo ◽  
Imam Saerozi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Effective Schools ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Implementing Strategies ◽  
Depth Interviews

Implementation of strategies informing effective schools is a follow-up to the process of formulating strategies (planning) by various parties responsible for the process of effective school development. The implementation of the strategy is an action to achieve the educational objectives (effective schools) through the stages that have been set in the form of program structure, budget, operational standards, supervision, and evaluation. This research explore in-depth the implementation of strategies in Junior High School (SMP) Islam al-Azhaar Tulungagung and Junior High School (SMP) Negeri 1 Tulungagung. This research uses qualitative research methods, using phenomenological field studies. Meanwhile, data collection techniques are conducted through in-depth interviews, observations, and passive participants in the field as well as using other literature relevant to the concept of implementing strategies informing effective schools. The results showed that the implementation of strategies in shaping schools was effectively carried out through internal processes and external processes. This process will result in effective learning, effective teaching, and a conducive environment.

scholarly journals Who Benefits From Attending Effective Schools? Examining Heterogeneity in High School Impacts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Kirabo Jackson ◽  
Shanette Porter ◽  
John Easton ◽  
Sebastián Kiguel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Effective Schools

scholarly journals Creating Effective Schools Where All Students Can Learn

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Reagle
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Effective Schools ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
Single Site ◽  
The World ◽  
Systemic Factors ◽  
Educational Paradigms

Helping schools create environments where all students can learn is a worthwhile mission for schools big and small. Both multi and single site districts agree that providing equitable  and meaningful learning opportunities for every student is essential, but find this challenging and difficult. What are the systemic factors that limit educators in considering new educational paradigms that might structure schools differently, increase learning outcomes for a wider spectrum of students, and prepare students to meet the challenges of the 21st century? All communities need graduates ready to face the world after high school, prepared to work, and ready to offer hope toward world and civic affairs.  

scholarly journals The Role of the Principal in Creating Effective School

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasifun Yasifun ◽  
Budi Haryanto ◽  
Istikomah Istikomah
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Effective Schools ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Effective School ◽  
Management Standards ◽  
Observation Methods ◽  
Role Of The Principal

This study aims to describe the role of the principal in creating an effective school at SMA Al Fattah Buduran Sidoarjo. The method used to determine the informant is purposive aside. In this qualitative research data collection, the authors use the interview, documentation and observation methods. From the results of this study, it was concluded that the Principal played a role in creating an effective school at Al Fattah Buduran Sidoarjo High School. Effective schools are schools that have good management standards, are transparent, are responsive, and accountable, and are able to empower every important component of the school. This is proven by Al Fattah High School continuing to experience an increase in the number of students, facilities and infrastructure, as well as their achievements.

Cosmetology treatments on human hair: An SEM study

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 940-941
Author(s):  
D.F. Bowling
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Human Hair ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Convincing Evidence ◽  
Brightness Contrast ◽  
Sem Study

High school cosmetology students study the methods and effects of various human hair treatments, including permanents, straightening, conditioning, coloring and cutting. Although they are provided with textbook examples of overtreatment and numerous hair disorders and diseases, a view of an individual hair at the high resolution offered by an SEM provides convincing evidence of the hair‘s altered structure. Magnifications up to 2000X provide dramatic differences in perspective. A good quality classroom optical microscope can be very informative at lower resolutions.Students in a cosmetology class are initially split into two groups. One group is taught basic controls on the SEM (focus, magnification, brightness, contrast, specimen X, Y, and Z axis movements). A healthy, untreated piece of hair is initially examined on the SEM The second group cements a piece of their own hair on a stub. The samples are dryed quickly using heat or vacuum while the groups trade places and activities.

Articulatory Intervention for the Visually Impaired

1979 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 139-144
Author(s):  
Cheri L. Florance ◽  
Judith O’Keefe
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
School Students ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Paired Stimuli ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Parent Program

A modification of the Paired-Stimuli Parent Program (Florance, 1977) was adapted for the treatment of articulatory errors of visually handicapped children. Blind high school students served as clinical aides. A discussion of treatment methodology, and the results of administrating the program to 32 children, including a two-year follow-up evaluation to measure permanence of behavior change, is presented.

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