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Academic Engagement of All Students

Research

Note: This list is still in development. A brief summary and analysis of current research will also be written for this section.

» Career Academies: Building Blocks for Reconstructing American High Schools

David Stern, Charles Dayton, and Marilyn Raby. University of California at Berkeley. October 2000

http://casn.berkeley.edu/resources/bldgblocks.html

» Career Academies: Impacts on Labor Market Outcomes and Educational Attainment.

James J. Kemple. MDRC, 2004

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/366/overview.html

» The Challenge of Scaling Up Educational Reform: Findings and Lessons from First Things First.

Quint, Janet, Howard S. Bloom, Alison Rebeck Black, LaFleur Stephens, Theresa M. Akey. MDRC 2005.

http://www.mdrc.org/publications/412/overview.html

» Contextual Teaching and Learning Strategies in High Schools: Developing a Vision for Support and Evaluation.

Medrich, Ellitott, Sarah Calderon, and Gary Hoachlander. MPR Associates, Inc. 2003.

http://www.mprinc.com/pubs/summary.asp?pubID=293

» Engaging Strategies for All Students: The SpringBoard Example.

Delgado, Jane. The College Board. 2005.

http://www.collegeboard.com/research/pdf/RN-23.pdf

» Gaining Traction, Gaining Ground: How Some High Schools Accelerate Learning for Struggling Students.

The Education Trust. 2005.

http://www2.edtrust.org/NR/rdonlyres/6226B581-83C3-4447-9CE7-31C5694B9EF6/0/GainingTractionGainingGround.pdf

» High Schools With Authentic and Inclusive Learning Practices: Selected Features and Findings.

Phelps, L. Allen. National Center on Secondary Education and Transition Research to Practice Brief. 2003.

http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=1096

» Is There Solid Evidence of Positive Effects for High School Students?

David Stern and Jean Yonemura Wing. University of California, Berkeley. January 15, 2004

http://casn.berkeley.edu/resources/solid_evidence.html

» National Assessment of Vocational Education

U.S. Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/sectech/nave/index.html

» Raising Achievement and Improving Graduation Rates: How Nine High Schools That Work Sites Are Doing It

Gene Bottoms and Karen Anthony. Southern Regional Education Board. 2005.

http://www.sreb.org/programs/hstw/publications/briefs/RaisingAchievementGraduationRates.asp

» Understanding University Success

Conley, David. The College Board and the Center for Educational Policy Research. 2003.

http://www.s4s.org/cepr.uus.php