Download or read book Reenrollment of High School Dropouts in a Large Urban School District Issues Answers REL 2008 No 056 written by BethAnn Berliner and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study follows a cohort of first-time 9th graders in San Bernardino City Unified School District from 2001/01 to 2005/06 and documents their dropout, reenrollment, and graduation rates. For the one-third of dropouts who reenrolled in the district over that period, it reports course credit accrual and graduation outcomes as well as students' reasons for dropping out and the challenges districts face with their reenrollment. By focusing on reenrollees, this study contributes to shaping policy that addresses the broader dropout challenge. Appended are methodology, tables with details on census characteristics, and interview protocols. (Contains 1 box, 8 figures, 10 tables, and 14 notes.) [This report was prepared for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) by Regional Educational Laboratory West administered by WestEd.].

Download or read book Reenrollment of High School Dropouts in a Large Urban School District written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dealing with Dropouts written by OERI Urban Superintendents Network (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Framing Dropouts written by Michelle Fine and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 1991-03-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Â "I think this is the most important work I have read in over a decade on the sociology and politics of school dropouts. Fine combines a narrative structure with a rigorous theoretical discourse that allows the reader to both hear the voices of those involved in the dropout situation as well as to have the opportunity to reflect critically on the ideological and material forces that structure the dropout issue as a social problem. I am convinced that it will be a major influence in the field and will establish a new theoretical standard for inquiry into the area of school dropouts." -- Henry A. Giroux, Professor and Renown Scholar in Residence, Department of Educational Leadership, Miami University "As a critical ethnography, this manuscript is thoughtful, compassionate, and compelling. Fine is able to document the 'braiding' of race, class, gender in sophisticated ways and this is one of the text's greatest strengths. The link between those who 'drop out' and the restriction of critique is powerfully achieved. Fine has successfully re-presented the complexities of urban education. She should be applauded for her integration of black and feminist theorists. I believe this text is pioneering. It opens the literature on adolescents placed at risk to include contexts previously ignored. This should be required reading for all school personnel, future teachers, and those associated with educational contexts." -- Deborah P. Britzman, Department of Education, State University of New York, Binghamton "What Fine does is show us in depth the reality of the situation we often wish would just go away. We are forced to confront what pain is engendered by our public institutions and consider how we might take up the challenge to do something about it." -- Roger I. Simon, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

Download or read book Young Adult Development at the School to Work Transition written by E. Anne Marshall and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-01-18 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The school-to-work transition is a critical part of the human life-span for young adults, their families, and society. The timing of the transition varies greatly and its co-occurrence with a number of other life transitions make it challenging to summarize or generalize. Individual differences and normative developmental factors, as well as external contextual factors such as global pandemics, changing economic circumstances, workplace demands, and cultural shifts, intersect to create a range of challenges and opportunities for those navigating this transition. Written by internationally renowned scholars in developmental psychology, applied psychology, counseling, and sociology, the chapters in this book highlight the trends, issues, and actions that researchers, academics, practitioners, and policy makers need to consider in order to effectively support young adults' transition to work pathways. This volume provides an explicitly international perspective on this area, broad coverage of psychological topics on the school-to-work transition, and an inclusive focus on sub-groups and minority groups, making it a must-read for those who support young adults as they move from school to work.

Download or read book The Power of Resilience written by Jerome L. Watts and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2011-06 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black males face many challenges across the context of school, home, and street life. With these challenges come pain, depression, adversity, and resilience. Black males want to find success in their academic careers; however, the adverse situations they encounter twenty-four hours, seven days a week can move their focus from establishing academic success to enduring social and emotional empathy that leads to a fight or flight mode.The Power of Resilience: Factors that Influence Black Males to Reenroll and Complete Their High School Diploma or GEDshares powerful stories of Black Males who dropped out, faced adversity, re-enrolled, and completed their high school diploma or GED. Jerome Watts offers insight into the life Black males face as they build their strength in their sites of resilience development, including school, home, and the street. Students, educators, parents, political officials, judges, police officers, attorneys, community members, and others have the opportunity to learn about Black males and how to build positive relationships with them by supporting and guiding them to their diploma.

Download or read book Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology written by Donna M. Mertens and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-02-19 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Updated to align with the American Psychological Association and the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education accreditation requirements. Focused on increasing the credibility of research and evaluation, the Fifth Edition of Research and Evaluation in Education and Psychology: Integrating Diversity with Quantitative, Qualitative, and Mixed Methods incorporates the viewpoints of various research paradigms into its descriptions of these methods. Students will learn to identify, evaluate, and practice good research, with special emphasis on conducting research in culturally complex communities, based on the perspectives of women, LGBTQ communities, ethnic/racial minorities, and people with disabilities. In each chapter, Dr. Donna M. Mertens carefully explains a step of the research process—from the literature review to analysis and reporting—and includes a sample study and abstract to illustrate the concepts discussed. The new edition includes over 30 new research studies and contemporary examples to demonstrate research methods including: Black girls and school discipline: The complexities of being overrepresented and understudied (Annamma, S.A., Anyon, Y., Joseph, N.M., Farrar, J., Greer, E., Downing, B., & Simmons, J.) Learning Cooperatively under Challenging Circumstances: Cooperation among Students in High-Risk Contexts in El Salvador (Christine Schmalenbach) Replicated Evidence of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Disability Identification in U.S. Schools (Morgan, et. al.) Relation of white-matter microstructure to reading ability and disability in beginning readers (Christodoulu, et. al.) Arts and mixed methods research: an innovative methodological merger (Archibald, M.M. & Gerber, N.)

Download or read book The Lost Kids Project written by Joseph B. Carter and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day, 7,000 students drop out of America's high schools. That adds up to about 1.3 million students who will not graduate with their peers (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011, p. 1). With 1.2 million students dropping out of high school every year, the high school dropout rate is a significant problem with negative consequences for both the students and for society as a whole. While the U.S. Department of Education announced that the nation's high school graduation rate hit an all-time high of 82% in 2013-14 ("U.S. High School Graduation Rate Hits New Record High," 2015, p. 1), most large urban school districts are struggling to get their graduation rates to 70%. In Philadelphia, the four-year graduation rate is 65% (Socolar, 2015). In Chicago, the graduation rate is 66%, as measured by the five-year graduation rate (Perez, 2015). One of the strategies that Philadelphia and Chicago are using to increase their graduation rates is opening accelerated high schools for students who are over-aged and under-credentialed to earn their high school diplomas. These accelerated high schools are not computer-based half-day programs; instead they rely on longer school days, remediation in literacy and numeracy, and a structured behavior environment to support their students in earning their high school diploma. The researcher will use archived student surveys of accelerated students enrolled in the Camelot Education's accelerated high schools in Philadelphia and Chicago to uncover, identify and describe factors that impeded students from matriculating through high school and receiving their high school diploma. This study will identify a common profile and description of students in Camelot Education's accelerated high schools. This study will use descriptive statistics to summarize, identify, describe and quantify what students report contribute to their becoming academically off track and making the decision to leave high school without earning their diploma. The profile and descriptions from this study will equip school leaders to explore innovative school and program designs that meet the needs of students that are over-aged and under-credentialed in large urban cities.

Download or read book Black American Males in Higher Education written by Henry T. Frierson and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses the subject of the disproportional decline of Black American Males in higher education. This book provides critical historical overviews and analyses pertaining to Black American males in higher education and Black Americans of both genders.

Download or read book Educational Experiences of Hidden Homeless Teenagers written by Ronald E. Hallett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than half the homeless youth in America are living "doubled-up" because of economic hardship, often on the brink of full-on homelessness. The findings here give an invaluable look at how this population navigates their education.

Download or read book School Dropouts written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dropout written by Jeffrey K. Mangini and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban high schools in America are not generating the desired results; the low graduation rate in large cities must be addressed. Existing literature discussing the high school dropout issue is examined. Many factors contribute to school dropout, which has an impact on the individual and society. Several of the potential causes are examined and connections between multiple causes are noted. Quantitative and qualitative studies were used to create a complete view of this issue. Dropout prevention methods and programs are described, as is the role of school counselors in dropout prevention. A phenomenological study was also conducted to gain the personal perspective of individuals who dropped out of an urban school district. The specific goal of the research was to determine what factors contributed to students deciding to drop out of high school. Seven individuals participating in a General Education Diploma program shared their experience of dropping out of high school. Individual and small group interviews were conducted. The experiences reported were compared among each participant and were also related to the results of existing research. Results varied among participants, they reflected both the individual and the school community. Conclusions have been drawn and are reported as they relate to the role of a school counselor.

Download or read book Educational Research Quarterly written by and published by . This book was released on 2015-03 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School Dropouts written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Study of Student Retention and Its Effectiveness in an Urban School District High School Reach Out to Dropouts Initiative written by Loria D. Ewing and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currently, the United States is graduating only 70% of its population. The American dream will be difficult to obtain without a high school education in a 21st century global society. Moreover, according to Lange (2004), America's premier academic ranking is diminishing in comparison to other countries. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development places the United States 18th among the 36 nations affiliated with their organization; with South Korea being ranked 1st with a graduation rate of 93%. This continued concern addressed by several presidential administrations including the former President of the United States, George W. Bush. His administration established the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 and the current President of the United States, Barack Obama, who recently addressed the high school dropout rate in the Blueprint for Reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 2011. These federally mandated charges have obligated school districts across the country to develop action plans to address student needs. In the state of Texas, the Texas Education Agency enacted the Student Success Initiative designed to assist students considered 'at risk' in meeting state and district educational goals. Meeting this need has also become an integral part of the state's Expectation Graduation program. Under this program, urban school districts in the Texas developed and implemented an initiative known as the Reach Out to Dropouts annual walk. During this walk, thousands of educators knock on the doors of student labeled 'dropouts' with the hope of returning them to school. vi The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of this annual walk. Namely, this study asks the following questions: Do the targeted students return, complete and or graduate? This study disaggregates the data provided by an urban district in which approximately 600 students targeted to return to high school before and after the annual walk. From these targeted 600 students, a convenience sample consisting of 251 students derived from the archival. From those 251 convenience sample students used from the archival data obtained during the research, 43 students returned, completed or graduated. This study investigates why seven of the 43 students that returned completed or graduated after the annual walk - namely, what influencing factors contributed to their decision to return, and what influenced them to remain in high school as adult students. An analysis of the interviews yields the students' own explanations that substantiate the characteristics or 'risk factors' known to high school dropouts, but inspire educators to continue to establish positive relationships and focus on learner centered instruction. This study is a growing part of a body of research on student retention as related to high school drop outs. Student retention is based on the verb 'retain' or 'keep'. Using the archival data provided by an urban school district in Texas and the rich interviews of returning adult students targeted after the annual Reach Out to Dropouts walk, this study solidify through lived experiences data heard throughout the media.

Download or read book Out of School Youth in Sub Saharan Africa written by Keiko Inoue and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The economic and social prospects are daunting for the 89 million out-of-school youth who comprise nearly half of all youth in Sub-Saharan Africa. Within the next decade, when this cohort becomes the core of the labor market, an estimated 40 million more youth will drop out, and will face an uncertain future with limited work and life skills. Furthermore, out-of-school youth often are “policy orphans,†? positioned between sectors with little data, low implementation capacity, lack of interest in long-term sustainability of programs, insufficient funds, and little coordination across the different government agencies. This report provides a diagnostic analysis of the state of out-of-school youth in Sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on the 12- to 24-year-old cohort. This report also examines the decision path youth take as they progress through the education system and the factors that explain youth’s school and work choices. It finds that individual and household characteristics, social norms, and characteristics of the school system all matter in understanding why youth drop out and remain out of school. In particular, six key factors characterize out-of-school youth: (i) most out-of-school youth drop out before secondary school; (ii) early marriage for female youth and (iii) rural residence increase the likelihood of being out of school; (iv) parental education level and (v) the number of working adults are important household factors; and (vi) lack of school access and low educational quality are binding supply-side constraints. Policy discussions on out-of-school youth are framed by these six key factors along with three entry points for intervention: retention, remediation, and integration. This report also reviews policies and programs in place for out-of-school youth across the continent. Ultimately, this report aims to inform public discussion, policy formulation, and development practitioners’ actions working with youth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Download or read book Dropout Students Leaving Urban High Schools Prior to Graduation written by Jeffrey Mangini and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Urban high schools in America are not generating the desired results. Many factors contribute to school dropout, which has an impact on the individual and society. Several of the potential causes are examined and connections between multiple causes are noted. Quantitative and qualitative studies were used to create a complete view of this issue. Dropout prevention methods and programs are described, as is the role of school counselors in dropout prevention. A phenomenological study was also conducted to gain the personal perspective of individuals who dropped out of an urban school district. The specific goal of the research was to determine what factors contributed to students deciding to drop out of high school. Seven individuals participating in a General Education Diploma program shared their experience of dropping out of high school. Individual and small group interviews were conducted. The experiences reported were compared among each participant and were also related to the existing research. Results varied among participants, they reflected both the individual and the school community. Conclusions are reported as they relate to the role of school counselors.