ethanporcaro/eric-fulltext-meta huggingface dataset:
School Improvement by Design: Lessons from a Study of Comprehensive School Reform Programs
Author: Rowan, Brian
Date: 2009-08-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: School Restructuring,Models,Instructional Improvement,Educational Change,Instructional Effectiveness,Teaching Methods,Educational Improvement,Program Evaluation,Literacy,Improvement Programs,Educational Assessment,Educational Indicators,School Surveys,Program Attitudes

This study examined the design, implementation, and instructional effectiveness of three of America's most widely disseminated comprehensive school reform programs (the Accelerated Schools Project, America's Choice, and Successful for All) over a four year period that encompassed the school years 2000-2001 through 2003-2004. The authors' goal in presenting this study of three comprehensive school reform programs is to provide readers with some key insights into the larger workings of design-based school improvement. During the course of the study, data were collected in 115 elementary schools in every region of the United States, with more than 5,300 teachers, 800 school leaders, and 7,500 students and their families participating. The authors' findings suggest that design-based instructional improvement can come in many and varied forms. Their findings also show the benefits of moving beyond highly generalized conceptual frameworks for describing program designs, patterns of instructional management, and specific instructional practices in schools. Third, the authors argue that this study shows the benefits of looking closely at instruction when studying the process of instructional improvement. Finally, the authors argue that the results of &quot;A Study of Instructional Improvement&quot; (SII) confirm the larger &quot;logic model&quot; of school improvement by design that they described earlier in this report. (Contains 1 table, 1 figure, and 3 footnotes.) [This report is a reprint of a chapter that originally appeared as Chapter 49 of the &quot;Handbook of Education Policy Research,&quot; edited by Gary Sykes, Barbara Schneider, and David N. Plank and published for the American Educational Research Association by Routledge Publishers in 2009. The reprinted chapter presents key findings from &quot;A Study of Instructional Improvement,&quot; a study that was conducted under the auspices of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education and directed by Brian Rowan, David K. Cohen, and Deborah Loewenberg Ball (all at the University of Michigan).]
Juvenile Justice: DOJ Is Enhancing Information on Effective Programs, But Could Better Assess the Utility of This Information. Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, Committee on the Judiciary, House of Representatives. GAO-10-125
Author: Larence, Eileen R.
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Juvenile Justice,Federal Government,Departments,Justice,Program Effectiveness,Cost Effectiveness,Expertise,Opinions,Substance Abuse,Delinquency,Delinquency Prevention

State juvenile justice systems face critical problems when it comes to juvenile delinquency issues such as reentry--when offenders return home from incarceration--and substance abuse. GAO was asked to review juvenile reentry and substance abuse program research and efforts by the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to provide information on effective programs (i.e., whether a program achieves its intended goal) and cost-beneficial programs (i.e., whether the benefits of programs exceeded their costs). This report addresses (1) expert opinion and available research on these types of reentry and substance abuse programs, (2) the extent to which OJJDP assesses its efforts to disseminate information on effective programs, and (3) OJJDP's plans to accomplish its research and evaluation goals. GAO, among other things, reviewed academic literature, and OJJDP's dissemination efforts and research goals. GAO also interviewed OJJDP officials and a nonprobability sample of 26 juvenile justice experts selected based on their experience with juvenile reentry and substance abuse issues. GAO recommends that OJJDP develop a cost-effective mechanism to regularly solicit and incorporate feedback from the juvenile justice field on the usefulness of information in the Model Programs Guide. DOJ concurred with GAO's recommendation. Appended are: (1) Juvenile Justice Reentry and Substance Abuse Experts We Interviewed; (2) Juvenile Justice Experts' Views on Factors That Can Help Programs Achieve Intended Outcomes; (3) OJJDP's Enacted Appropriations for Fiscal Years 2007 through 2009; (4) Juvenile Reentry and Substance Abuse Programs OJJDP Funded through Discretionary Grants; (5) Experts' Opinions of Reentry Programs That Lack Conclusive Evidence of Effectiveness; (6) Experts' Opinions of Substance Abuse Programs That Lack Conclusive Evidence of Effectiveness; (7) Additional OJJDP Efforts to Disseminate Information about Effective Juvenile Justice Programs; (8) Comments from the Department of Justice; and (9) GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. (Contains 8 tables and 75 footnotes.)
Net Cetera: Chatting with Kids About Being Online
Author: Federal Trade Commission
Date: 2009-11-16
Type: Guides - General
Subjects: Risk,Internet,Computer Mediated Communication,Teaching Methods,Guides,Parent Responsibility,Interpersonal Communication,Communication Skills,Social Influences,Telecommunications,Parenting Styles,Privacy,Bullying,Social Networks,Children,Adolescents,Social Behavior,Antisocial Behavior,Handheld Devices,Parent Role

This booklet gives adults practical tips to help kids navigate the online world. Kids and parents have many ways of socializing and communicating online, but they come with certain risks. This guide encourages parents to reduce the risks by talking to kids about how they communicate--online and off--and helping kids engage in conduct they can be proud of. It  covers what parents need to know, where to go for more information, and issues to raise with kids about living their lives online. It examines socializing and communicating online, mobile phones, parental controls, and privacy. Special topics cover sexting, cyberbullying, texting, phishing, and peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing. A glossary is also included.
Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics: Employers' Use and Views of the VET System, 2009
Author: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Vocational Education,Foreign Countries,Employer Attitudes,Satisfaction,Job Skills,Labor Needs,Employment Qualifications,Apprenticeships,Trainees,Job Training,School Choice,Accreditation (Institutions),Educational Needs

This survey collects information about employers' use and views of the vocational education and training (VET) system and the various ways employers use the VET system to meet their skill needs. Information collected is designed to measure the awareness, engagement and satisfaction of employers with the VET system. (Contains 12 tables.) [Supporting documents can be accessed on the NCVER website, and include: (1) Employers' Use and Views of the VET System 2009: Terms and definitions; (2) Employers use and views of the VET system: Technical notes; (3) A questionnaire; (4) Cover Letter; (5) A Brochure; (6) Data Dictionary; and (7) History of the Employer Survey.]
Australian Vocational Education and Training Statistics: Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program, 2009
Author: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Vocational Education,Foreign Countries,Outcomes of Education,Student Surveys,Employment,Satisfaction,Education Work Relationship,Program Effectiveness,Student Characteristics,Relevance (Education),Prior Learning,Student Motivation,Occupational Aspiration

Information is presented in this publication about the outcomes for students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) under the Productivity Places Program (PPP) during 2008. The Productivity Places Program Survey covers students who were awarded a qualification in 2008 with funding from the PPP. The survey focuses on students' employment outcomes and satisfaction with VET. Information about the level and type of training students undertake, further study patterns, whether they achieved their main reason for undertaking training and how relevant the training was to their current job is also collected. (Contains 8 tables.) [To access the following support documents see: Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program 2009: Terms and Definitions. Support Document ED507565; Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program 2009: Technical Notes. Support Document ED507563. Other support documents also include a Questionnaire, Cover letters, and a data dictionary, which can be accessed via the NCVER website.]
Taking Stock: Higher Education and Latinos and Training
Author: Santiago, Deborah A.
Date: 2009-12-00
Type: Reports - Evaluative
Subjects: Higher Education,Hispanic American Students,Educational Environment,Interviews,Focus Groups,Access to Education,Academic Persistence,Enrollment Trends,Accountability,College Choice,Educational Quality,Educational Finance,Student Costs,Economic Climate,Academic Achievement,Graduation Rate,Profiles

The focus of this brief is to reconcile "what we know" with "what we hear" to inform what we can do to address the realities facing Latino students in a manner integrated into the broader policy agenda and discussions in higher education. This brief takes stock of the current higher  education environment and integrates the perspectives of elected officials, students, and service providers from interviews and focus groups with data to better understand the role of Latinos in the future access, persistence, and completion of higher education in the United States and puts this information together to articulate what we can do to address critical policy issues affecting Latino students in the current higher education context. (Contains 2 tables.)
The Structures of Life
Author: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
Date: 2007-07-00
Type: Books
Subjects: Human Body,Biomedicine,Health,Career Guidance,Research,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),Biochemistry,Pharmaceutical Education,Molecular Biology,Genetics,Drug Therapy

This booklet reveals how structural biology provides insight into health and disease and is useful in developing new medications. It contains a general introduction to proteins, coverage of the techniques used to determine protein structures, and a chapter on structure-based drug design. The booklet features "Student Snapshots," designed to inspire young people to consider careers in biomedical research. Review questions at the end of each chapter are also included. Chapter 1 discusses the "structures of life" and their role in the structure and function of all living things. In Chapters 2 and 3, X-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy tools that structural biologists use to study the detailed shapes of proteins and other biological molecules are described. Chapter 4 explains how the shape of proteins can be used to help design new medications, in this case drugs to treat AIDS and arthritis. Chapter 5 provides more examples of how structural biology teaches about all life processes, including those of humans. (Contains a glossary.)
Kids' Share: An Analysis of Federal Expenditures on Children through 2008
Author: Isaacs, Julia B.
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Federal Government,Expenditures,Financial Support,Tax Credits,Federal Aid,Children,Federal Programs,Budgets,Federal Legislation,Trend Analysis,Child Health,Nutrition,Income,Social Services,Housing,Education,Training,Futures (of Society)

To advance the economic and social health of the country, the federal government directs resources to children--the country's future workers, parents, and voters. This helps ensure the well-being of children and helps them develop their potential and future contributions to our common welfare. Federal resources are used to promote the health and development of the young, protect their safety and well-being, ensure their basic needs are met, help protect their families from financial hardship, and provide education. These resources constitute total federal expenditures on children, which is allotted through both direct spending on programs that serve children and through tax benefits that offer their families financial assistance. Building on a series of earlier reports, this report seeks to inform a national conversation about how best to invest the country's resources by examining federal expenditures on children. To this end, actual federal spending on children was tracked from 1960 through 2008 and projected spending through 2019 under current policies. Less than one-tenth of the federal budget was spent on children in 2008, $295 billion out of a total of $2,983 billion in outlays. Well over a third of the federal budget (38 percent) was allocated to the elderly and disabled for the non-child portions of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. The children's share of the tax expenditure budget was also less than 10 percent. This third annual Kids' Share report examines expenditures on children during a time federal budgets are undergoing much change. The report's estimate of how much of the federal budget was directed toward children in 2008 is based on detailed budget data released in May 2009 and captures the effects of early responses to the recession. The effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 do not appear in the 2008 expenditures but do figure prominently in the expenditure projections included in the final section of the report. After an initial section explaining the methodology involved in estimating children's expenditures across more than 100 federal programs and tax provisions, the report presents findings in four areas: expenditures in 2008, historic trends across the budget, historic trends within children's expenditures, and projections through 2019. (Contains 15 figures, 4 tables, and 18 endnotes.)
The Chemistry of Health
Author: Davis, Alison
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Chemistry,Public Health,Molecular Structure,Health Services,Profiles,Nutrition,Dietetics,Human Body,Genetics,Biology,Biochemistry,Cytology,Biophysics,Pharmacology,Metabolism,Chemical Engineering,Toxicology,Medicine

Do people realize that chemistry plays a key role in helping solve some of the most serious problems facing the world today? Chemists want to find the building blocks of the chemical universe--the molecules that form materials, living cells and whole organisms. Many chemists are medical explorers looking for new ways to maintain and improve health. Others are helping to preserve the planet by developing safe, cheap and efficient ways to make the materials used every day. This paper presents articles that take a look at the roles of chemistry and chemists to everyone's lives. It also contains profiles of several chemists. Contents of this document are: (1) Actions & Reactions; (2) Meet... Virginia Cornish; (3) You Are What You Eat!; (4) Meet... Ram Sasisekharan; (5) Cool Tools; (6) Meet... Jack Taunton; (7) Meet... Gus Rosania; (8) Meet... Cathy Drennan; (9) Nature's Products; (10) Meet... Jay Keasling; (11) Chemistry... For a Healthier World; (12) Meet... Serrine Lau; (13) Chemistry Meets Medicine; (14) Meet... Andy Combs; (15) What Is Chemistry?; and (16) You Could Be a Chemist!
Computing Life
Author: National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH)
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Science Careers,Computers,Genetics,Biology,Medicine,Interdisciplinary Approach,Epidemiology,Animation,Computer Simulation,Communicable Diseases,Crime,Networks,Cytology,Models,College Students,Scientists,Technological Advancement

Computer advances now let researchers quickly search through DNA sequences to find gene variations that could lead to disease, simulate how flu might spread through one's school, and design three-dimensional animations of molecules that rival any video game. By teaming computers and biology, scientists can answer new and old questions that could offer insights into the fundamental processes that keep people alive and make them sick. This paper introduces readers to just some of the ways that physicists, biologists, and even artists are computing life. Each section focuses on a different research problem, offers examples of current scientific projects, and acquaints readers with the people conducting the work. Sections of this paper include: (1) Searching for Genetic Treasures; (2) The Next Top Protein Model; (3) Movie Mania; (4) Sim Sickness; (5) Integrating Biology; and (6) Made Possible By...
Medicines By Design
Author: Davis, Alison
Date: 2006-07-00
Type: Reports - Descriptive
Subjects: Human Body,Biomedicine,Narcotics,Pharmacology,Medicine,Drug Use Testing,Molecular Biology,Genetics,Chemistry,Interdisciplinary Approach

This publication discusses the many different ways medicines work in the body and how this information guides the hunt for drugs of the future. The science of pharmacology--understanding the basics of how our bodies react to medicines and how medicines affect our bodies--is already a vital part of 21st-century research. Pharmacology is a broad discipline encompassing every aspect of the study of drugs, including their discovery and development and the testing of their action in the body. Four chapters comprise this publication. Chapter 1,  "ABCs of Pharmacology," tracks a medicine's journey through the body and describes different avenues of pharmacology research today. Chapter 2,"Body, Heal Thyself," describes how new knowledge about the body's own molecular machinery is pointing to new drugs. Topics in Chapter 3,"Drugs From Nature, Then and Now," brings the reader up to speed on how scientists are looking to nature for a treasure trove of information and resources to manufacture drugs. Finally, Chapter 4, "Molecules to Medicines," describes how cutting-edge research is advancing progress by helping get drugs to diseased sites and away from healthy cells. (Contains a glossary.)
Promoting Transformative Learning of Preservice Teachers through Contemplative Practices
Author: Nuangchalerm, Prasart
Date: 2010-01-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Transformative Learning,Preservice Teachers,Teacher Education,Reflection,Learning Processes,Course Content

Preservice teacher is an important role to fulfill quality of education in the future. They have to be initially grown transformative learning for helping students to aware knowing and nature of knowledge. This paper explores an application of contemplative practices, which enhance transformative learning of preservice teachers. Forty four preservice teachers were participated and reflected their transformative learning through contemplative pedagogy. The  result can be discussed and provide future suggestion for teacher preparation program.
The Monterey Model for Micro Business Special Education
Author: Moberg, Eric M.
Date: 2009-11-29
Type: Information Analyses
Subjects: Special Education,Adult Education,Program Descriptions,Andragogy,Clubs,Educational Finance,Transitional Programs,Entrepreneurship,Horticulture,Microeconomics,Independent Living,Models,Higher Education

The following program description, literature review, and theoretical bases demonstrate the andragogical soundness of the two projects and a club of the Monterey Adult Transitions Program.  The Bistro Project began as a suggestion of an Associate Superintendent, who ran a similar project in the Boston area. The Greenhouse Project began as a proposal of the author, who ran an agriculture class project in the San Mateo area. Both projects are funded by donations of the author for equipment and supplies and with no increase in salaries or fixed costs incurred by MPUSD. The Young and Able Club is a proposed student activity club under the auspices of Monterey Peninsula College beginning in spring 2010, and will receive funds from Monterey Peninsula College and require none from MPUSD. Both projects and the club are revenue positive for MPUSD in both the short and long term.
In the Middle: How the Experience Defines Mid-Career for Student Affairs Professionals
Author: Houdyshell, Michael E.
Date: 2007-00-00
Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
Subjects: Higher Education,Student Personnel Workers,Career Development,Midlife Transitions,Work Experience,Context Effect,Professional Development,Job Satisfaction,Persistence

The mid-career time-frame in student affairs is often defined by title, position, and responsibility. It is also the most under-researched and misunderstood time-frame in student affairs (Benke & Disque, 1990; Carpenter, Guido-DiBrito, & Kelly, 1987; Evans, 1988). Missing in the mid-career definition and research is an examination and understanding of the broader mid-career experience. This study uses data from surveys and interviews of mid-career student affairs professionals to redefine and refocus the mid-career experience. It offers an expanded view of mid-career that includes descriptors such as titles and positions, but also includes an examination of the challenges and supports present for many professionals during this time-frame. Included in this examination is how complicated and yet satisfying this time-frame can be for mid-career professionals in student affairs, and its impact on their professional and personal lives. Appended are: (1) Participant Demographics; (2) On-Line Survey; and (3) Interview Protocol.
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY): 1998 Cohort--User Guide. Data Elements B2: Education. Technical Report 53B2
Author: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data
Subjects: Guides,Longitudinal Studies,Surveys,Data,Foreign Countries,Vocational Education,Postsecondary Education,Data Analysis,Research Methodology,Cohort Analysis,Student Characteristics,Educational Attainment,Withdrawal (Education),Employment,Income,Student Financial Aid,Apprenticeships,Career Guidance,Youth

This technical paper contains information about the variables in the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Year 1998 cohort data set. It groups each variable into data elements which identifies common variables within and across waves. Information is provided about each data element including its purpose, values, base populations and relevant notes. This document focuses on the education information of the respondents. [For the main report, see ED507545.]
Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program 2009: Technical Notes. Support Document
Author: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
Date: 2009-00-00
Type: Reports - Research
Subjects: Vocational Education,Foreign Countries,Research Design,Research Methodology,Research Reports,Test Results,Privacy,Test Reliability,Questionnaires,Data,Response Rates (Questionnaires),Graduate Surveys,Outcomes of Education,Educational Research

This paper was produced as an added resource for the report &quot;Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program 2009.&quot; &quot;Outcomes from the Productivity Places Program 2009&quot; presents information about the outcomes of students who completed their vocational education and training (VET) under the Productivity Places Program (PPP) graduates during 2008. This document presents the technical aspects of the study. They are: (1) Scope; (2) Questionnaire design; (3) Reference period; (4) Survey methodology; (5) Survey response;  (6) Privacy; (7) Survey data; (8) Reliability of estimates; and (9) Data comparability. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.) [For the main report, see ED507551.]