Senior project - getting back to the 3 Rs : rigor, relevance and relationships.
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Emily Sullivan Brandenburg (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Marc Sosne
Abstract: Educators and legislators at all levels are searching for strategies to reform and improve
the public high schools so that our students graduate better prepared to compete and succeed in
an ever-changing, technological and global society. Part of the reform movement is to increase
the rigor of the curriculum and instruction and strengthen the relevance of the curriculum to the
students’ lives while focusing on the relationships within the school’s community. In North
Carolina, one approach toward addressing these key elements is to implement and possibly
mandate a senior project program. This thesis examines the history of public secondary schools
to identify past trends in reform principles. Data relevant to the effect a senior project program
has on the teaching and reinforcement of thinking and employability skills is also considered.
Finally, the thesis suggests a rationale for employing senior projects in our high schools while
proposing a seven step implementation process.
Senior project - getting back to the 3 Rs : rigor, relevance and relationships.
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of School Administration
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- English language--Study and teaching (Secondary), High school students--Education, High school students--Vocational guidance--North Carolina
- Subjects
- High school students -- Education
- High school students -- Vocational guidance -- North Carolina
- English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary)