Identifying and understanding effective high school practices

The authors report on a yearlong investigation into similar schools that performed well and less well in the same district. They found that the higher-performing schools engaged in an intentional set of systemic practices that encourage Personalization for Academic and Social Learning (PASL) in one...

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Published inPhi Delta Kappan Vol. 97; no. 6; pp. 60 - 64
Main Authors Rutledge, Stacey A., Cannata, Marisa
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA PDK International 01.03.2016
SAGE Publications
Phi Delta Kappa
Subjects
Academic achievement
Academic learning
Banduras
Best Practices
Building customization
Customization
Educational leadership
Educational research
Effective Schools Research
Florida
High Schools
Human agency
Identification
Individualized Instruction
Individualized Programs
Integrated Activities
Learning
Organizational Change
Organizational Culture
School counselors
School districts
Self efficacy
Skill Development
Student Empowerment
Student Responsibility
Teachers
Texas
Florida
Texas
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Summary:The authors report on a yearlong investigation into similar schools that performed well and less well in the same district. They found that the higher-performing schools engaged in an intentional set of systemic practices that encourage Personalization for Academic and Social Learning (PASL) in one district and integrated structures of academic press and support that scaffolded the development of Student Ownership and Responsibility (SOAR) in another.
ISSN:0031-7217
1940-6487
DOI:10.1177/0031721716636876