Download or read book Evaluating Alternative High Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alternative high schools serve some of the most vulnerable students and their programs present a significant challenge to evaluate. Determining the impact of an alternative high school that serves mostly at-risk students presented a significant research problem. Few studies exist that dig deeper into the characteristics and strategies of successful alternative schooling. Moreover valid program evaluation methods to identify successful alternative school practices are hit and miss. As a result, public policy and systems of accountability have either disregarded information relating to alternative high schools or unjustifiably included them in comparisons with traditional high schools. This dissertation studied the issue of how best to evaluate alternative high schools and what tools support leaders in planning a thorough and accurate program evaluation. The Alternative High School Program Evaluation Toolkit was developed to support school leaders and evaluation teams made up of internal and external stakeholders as they facilitate the program evaluation process. The features of the Toolkit address the need for alternative school evaluation to be practical, useful, fair and accurate. The Evaluation Toolkit includes training materials, protocols, an evaluation planning worksheet and an evaluation planning matrix that supports the team in conducting the evaluation. The research represented in this dissertation is theoretically and practically grounded in Bridges and Hallinger's (1995) Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and Borg and Gall's (1989) Research and Development (R&D) Cycle. The product of the R&D Cycle was the Alternative High School Program Evaluation Toolkit and a process for use by evaluation teams assigned the task of planning and carrying out program evaluations.

Download or read book Evaluation and Authority in Alternative Schools and Public Schools written by Brian Leon McCauley and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of At Risk Students Needs in Public Alternative Schools written by Doeford G. Shirley and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The need for alternative education programs that work is paramount in light of the nation's public education crisis. The problem is that alternative education programs fail to adequately address the issues that At-Risk students bring to, and face in, the alternative and/or the traditional classroom. This study utilized a qualitative and a quantitative approach to evaluate and delineate the fundamental needs of At-Risk students in the public alternative education sector. The purpose of the study was for alternative students, their immediate relatives, and other affected groups to personally express their needs as lived, experienced, and as viewed by them. Those expressions of needs would then create the basis from which public education, having been apprised of the needs, can begin to develop the means by which they can be met. The research utilized open-ended questions developed by the researcher and answered by five different groups most pertinent to the study. The results derived were then coded into common themes that accurately reported the needs expressed. Data-driven conclusions justified the need for a new and different approach to alternative education and subsequent further study. The findings of this study also led to the development of a theory by which alternative education can be guided. Eleven appendixes are included: (1) Non-participant Data Collection Observation of CSCN [Crossroads Second Chance North] Current Students; (2) Institutional Permission Letter; (3) Participant Consent Form; (4) Application for IRB [Institutional Review Board] Review and Certification of Compliance; (5) Questionnaire #1; (6) Questionnaire #2; (7) Questionnaire #3; (8) Questionnaire #4; (9) Questionnaire #5; (10) Confidential Log Sheet of Participants; and (11) Quantitative Data Collection Methods. (Contains 14 figures and 10 tables.).

Download or read book Evaluation and Authority in Radical Alternative Schools and Public Schools written by Brian Leon McCauley and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Program Evaluation of an Alternative High School written by Christine B. La Russo and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Program Evaluation of Alternative Schools in North Carolina written by Michael Orlando Jones and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to evaluate two alternative programs in a North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC) public school district to determine if they are effective in delivering constructive interventions that modify student behavior once students have left the programs and have returned to their regular learning environments. This mixed-method evaluation consisted of an experimental-comparison design approach that included interviews with program participants, focus groups, and comparison of the number of out-of-school suspensions that participants received after completing the alternative school programs in both school districts. -- The researcher and trained interviewers administered a survey to 16 certified staff members in the NC district including the executive director and principal. A stratified random proportionate sample was used to produce functionally equivalent groups from the NC WISE database for the number of alternative school reassignments due to long-term out-of-school suspensions of African-American ninth graders who received major disciplinary infractions. -- The three research questions that guided the evaluation and their findings were (1) "What practices are contributing to students' success in the alternative program?" Data analysis in this program evaluation showed that academic and behavior interventions involving the use of alternative education counselors and case managers were significant contributors to the success of the program; (2) "To what extent is the alternative program following its design as planned?" Data showed that the program was following its design as planned but was strained by a lack of collaboration with students' home school counselors, teachers, and administrators of assigned students; and (3) "What is the effect of the alternative program on the recidivism rate?" In both years considered in this evaluation, there were no repeat offenders, thus supporting the notion that the NC alternative education setting was successful in decreasing the recidivism rate and increasing the success rate of students. -- Based on these findings, the companion investigators concluded that the NC and SC alternative education programs were effective in decreasing recidivism for African-American males and females in ninth grade and increasing student success when they returned to their home school. Findings also suggested a strong need for greater collaboration with the home schools and transference of interventions and practices. These elements were thought to be necessary by the alternative education staff in sustaining student success once the students returned to their traditional education settings. The investigators offered a professional development model outcome for the consideration of the executive staff and Board of Education members to improve the overall success of not only African-American students but students of all ethnic subgroups within both southeastern school districts.

Download or read book Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Alternative High School Program Serving at Risk Students written by Francisco Santa and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Toward a Paradigm for Evaluating Alternative Secondary Schools written by Jackson VanBuren Parker and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Evaluation of an Off campus Alternative High School Program written by Gerald Thomas Nesvold and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluation of Alternative Schools written by ERIC Clearinghouse on Tests, Measurement, and Evaluation and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evaluating School Programs written by James R. Sanders and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2005-11-28 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Achieve lasting educational benefits through masterfully administered school program evaluations! The annual process of evaluating school programs raises a legitimate question: how to implement quality program evaluations that will not drain a school′s resources, but instead help create a school culture that promotes inspired teaching and high academic achievement-and meets NCLB guidelines? In this updated edition of the bestselling text, authors James R. Sanders and Carolyn D. Sullins demonstrate how an effective program evaluation process can conserve resources while yielding substantial benefits for teachers, parents, students, and schools. This user-friendly resource provides concise yet comprehensive coverage of school program evaluation through a highly regarded five-step program. Illustrated by examples and case studies, this approach is designed to help educators develop competence and confidence in program evaluation. Both practicing and aspiring educators can learn to: Successfully manage logistical and scheduling problems Strategically approach school politics, ethical considerations, and interpersonal relations Comprehensively organize and analyze information regarding school programs Effectively respond to the No Child Left Behind Act Discover how to skillfully administer school evaluations that produce lasting educational results!

Download or read book Alternative Education Programs written by and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book How to Establish an Alternative School written by John Kellmayer and published by Corwin. This book was released on 1995-09-13 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than 2,500 programs that call themselves "alternative" have been identified throughout the United States. Administrators of these programs admit that the vast majority of them are alternative in name only and serve instead to isolate, segregate, and warehouse youth who can be difficult. How to Establish an Alternative School provides a comprehensive plan for anyone interested in creating truly alternative programs and schools that can dramatically redirect the lives of at-risk youth. Kellmayer outlines the key characteristics of successful alternative programs, describes alternative models, and tells you how to set up and effectively manage an alternative program that fits your needs and the needs of your students. He also provides strategies to help you empower teachers, involve students in their own education, and evaluate alternative programs. Kellmayer also offers all the help you'll need in overcoming the pernicious Not in My Backyard (NIMBY) syndrome that has historically prevented alternative schools from locating in desirable locations such as college campuses and shopping malls. This book is sure to become the bible of program planning for at-risk youth.

Download or read book An Evaluation of a Successful Alternative High School written by Janice M. Dugger and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book An Evaluation of a Successful Alternative High School written by Janice M. Dugger and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Alternative Education written by Cathleen S. Bendicsen and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The consequences of dropping out of high school negatively affect the individual student and society as a whole. Alternative education programs are designed to meet the needs of struggling students and help prevent them from dropping out. This study sought to evaluate the effectiveness of one alternative program housed within a large suburban comprehensive high school in the Midwest and to contribute to the limited research on alternative program effectiveness using student outcome data.

Download or read book A Program Evaluation of an Alternative Secondary School and Proposed Model for Conducting Evaluation of Educational Programs written by Shayne G. Tracy and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: