Although most individuals pass through adolescence without excessively high levels of
“storm and stress,“many do experience difficulty. Why? Is there something unique about this …

Background Higher education researchers have much to say about the transition to college.
This field focuses primarily on inequities in college participation and completion, the relative …

Contemporary educational theory holds that one of the pivotal causes of inadequate school
performance is the inability of schools to adequately staff classrooms with qualified teachers …

From the time individuals first enter school until they complete their formal schooling,
children and adolescents spend more time in schools than in any other place outside their …

This study examines the magnitude, destinations, and determinants of mathematics and
science teacher turnover. The data are from the nationally representative Schools and …

School reform efforts have focused on the development of professionally enriching work
groups for teachers as a vehicle for improving student achievement. This study examines the …

The authors examine a broad range of Catholic high schools to determine whether or not
students are better educated in these schools than they are in public schools. They find that …

In the present study, the direct effect of principal transformational leadership to school staff
turnover and school performance was examined, in addition to its indirect effect through …

2320 Teachers College Record and staff. They also recommend that schools make an effort
to identify and coordinate with local community health and social service agencies to …

For some children, the early adolescent years mark the beginning of a downward spiral in
school-related behaviors and motivation that often lead to academic failure and school …