Download or read book Teachers Perceptions of the Impact of a District Alternative Education Program on Student Behavior and Academic Achievement written by Peace Oluwafemi and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of disciplinary alternative education programs (DAEPs) is to provide an alternative educational environment for students removed from their regular school due to behavioral infractions of the student code of conduct. Few studies have explored teachers’ perceptions of DAEPs regarding effective practices and strategies for improving student outcomes. The qualitative study examined teachers’ perceptions of the effect of DAEP placement on students in a major metropolitan school district in Texas. The research questions examined teachers’ perceptions of challenges encountered by students placed in DAEPs and strategies for improving student behavior and reducing the rate of recidivism. The study analyzed responses provided by teachers to a questionnaire (n= 12) via Google forms. Findings from the study support recommendations stating that students can improve their behavior through social skills instruction and purposeful interventions aimed at eliminating the unacceptable behavior. Recommendations by the teachers support the use of instructional and positive behavior management strategies for reducing recidivism and improving student behavior and academic outcome. Other findings and recommendations from the study suggest the need to build positive relationships with students, social and academic skill instruction and interventions, consistency and structure in setting behavior expectations, implementing alternative behavior management practices that are non-punitive. Alternative approaches to punitive disciplinary were recommended.
Download or read book Perception of Teachers on Effectiveness of In district Alternative Education Program for Meeting the Academic and Social Emotional Needs of Students in Grades 3 5 written by Edward J. Labatch (III.) and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study aimed to identify teachers' perceptions about alternative education programs and whether they are appropriate to meet the needs of at-risk students in Grades 3-5. The teachers' perception provides insight into the needs of at-risk students in the age group. Moreover, the demand for elementary education following the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for more personalized education for at-risk students at the elementary level. The necessity to address the social-emotional needs of students has become more prevalent as those needs affect the ability of teachers to provide students with the necessary academic support. Data were gathered utilizing an original digital survey tool created to meet the specific needs of this study. The survey was administered in five public elementary schools in Warren County, New Jersey via Microsoft Forms and was completed by 66 teachers assigned to Grades 3-5. The study was from a descriptive quantitative approach with a theoretical perspective. Data were collected electronically, coded, and analyzed using SPSS software to examine the potential impact of the demographic factors of the participants in relation to the various research questions. Statistical calculations included a reliability analysis, independent t-test, and item analysis. Results from this research study can be used by school districts interested in future planning and implementation of alternative education programs for students in Grades 3-5 to meet the needs of their at-risk students. (ProQuest abstract).
Download or read book Superintendents Perceptions of the Impact of the Alternative School Movement on the Educational Mainstream written by Roberta Block and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Exploratory Action Research Study Investigating the Consequences of the Implementation of a Middle School Alternative Education Program written by Mark D. Foley and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mixed methods action research study investigated teacher-perceived consequences of the implementation of the Focused Support Program (FSP), a middle school alternative education program that sought to improve the academic performance of students at risk for failing multiple subjects. The FSP emphasized inclusion; students participated in co-taught mainstream classes in addition to alternative-students-only support classes. Student report card grades and disciplinary referrals were analyzed to determine whether they supported teacher perceptions. Four teachers from a suburban middle school bordering a city in the northeastern United States were interviewed and reported five positive and three negative consequences of FSP implementation. Positive consequences were reported as collaborative opportunities for teachers who instruct FSP students, increased classroom support, increased parental contact, improved academic performance, and positive relationships that developed between staff and students. Negative consequences were related to the degree of notoriety FSP students received from school staff, student individualized support, and different program expectations between FSP teachers and parents. Twenty-five FSP students from the same middle school formed the overall student sample, but the number of students included in each comparison varied according to individual participation in the area of analysis. Mean report card grades were compared across four semesters, as were mean discipline referrals. Paired t-tests identified statistically significant differences ( p
Download or read book Survey and Analysis of Alternative Education Programs II written by Nathaniel S. Hosley and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Alternative Education written by J. David Hawkins and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 1280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of the Impact of an Alternative Intervention Program on Improving Student Achievement Attendance and Discipline written by Beverly B. Allen-Hardy and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mixed methods study sought to examine student perceptions of the impact of an alternative intervention program (AIP), and provide a framework meant to inspire programs in other locations. Focusing on attendance, discipline, and academic achievement data, this study examined what factors motivate successful alternative education students to succeed upon their return to the comprehensive setting, and identify support factors that foster resiliency. Qualitative data were collected through three focus groups of students who were either new to the program, enrolled in the program for at least a nine-week period, and students who successfully completed a nine-week placement. Six adult students who completed the program and received a high school diploma were in-depth interview participants. Quantitative data were collected using student records. Results indicated differences in the students' perception of grades earned and the actual grades received. Students were able to maintain their attendance, grades, and discipline during the alternative program enrollment, but scored lower in English and Mathematics after leaving the program than they did prior to attending the program. The fast pace and rigor of a standards-based curriculum in a comprehensive setting proved challenging for students in need of a caring, nurturing environment that offered individualized instruction. Students overwhelmingly attribute their success in the alternative program to a caring staff, and flexible scheduling within a structured environment. This study revealed the need for a more structured process to transition students from the alternative to comprehensive settings. Students could literally be in the alternative setting today and in the comprehensive setting tomorrow, with very little support or guidance. This led to repeated disciplinary offenses and for some students, their return to the alternative setting.
Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Perceptions of Educators Regarding the Effectiveness of Alternative Programs in a Southern State written by Lydia Roberson and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At-risk students are engaged in dangerous behaviors that lead them to become involved in the juvenile justice system and cause the feeling of low self-worth. This eventually causes at-risk youths to drop out of school and engage in detrimental behaviors that meddle in their academic success. The alternative education program provides these at-risk youth with the opportunity to develop positively their academics and behavior to complete a regular high school program. This mixed method study with quantitative and qualitative research enhanced the understanding of the perceptions of the effectiveness of alternative programs from an educator's viewpoint. Conveniently selected educators who worked at an alternative education site, had referred students to an alternative program, had worked with a student who was at an alternative site, or had a student who had been at a program completed a survey examining their perceptions of the effectiveness of alternative programs. From the selection, 10 educators were asked to partake in the qualitative section of the research to strengthen the validity of the research. The means were estimated to analyze the educators' perceptions of the effectiveness of alternative programs in southern state. The results revealed alternative education programs are needed and are effective in developing the needs of at-risk youths, which was consistent with the research shared in the literature review. Appendices include: (1) Survey Instrument; (2) Interview Guide; and (2) Sample Interview Responses.
Download or read book Alternative Educational Programmes Schools and Social Justice written by Glenda McGregor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-10-18 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alternative education caters and cares for students whose regular schools have failed and excluded them. Fifty years of international research reports that alternative settings are characterised by close and powerful staff–student relationships, a curriculum which is relevant, engaging and meaningful, and the strong sense of agency afforded young people by the opportunity to make decisions. Together, these three practices produce increased life chances for alternative education participants. However, despite these apparent successes, alternative education seems to have had little impact on mainstream schools. This collection of papers addresses the important question – what might regular schools and teachers learn about socially just pedagogies from alternative education practices? In providing answers to this question, authors interrogate the taken-for-granted wisdom about alternative education while also taking account of ongoing policy shifts, differing locations and populations, and persistent and intersecting patterns of raced, classed and gendered inequalities. They draw on a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to interrogate the ways in which alternative schools and alternative education both challenge and legitimate the kinds of schooling most of us expect for our own and other people's children. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of Critical Studies in Education.
Download or read book American Doctoral Dissertations written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 776 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Study of Alternative Education Programs written by Angelo Romaniello and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative case study examined the perceptions of staff and students of the alternative education programs within a suburban school district in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Participants in this study included seventeen staff members and nineteen students who were associated with the alternative program in the school district. A Likert scale staff and student survey developed by Research for Better Schools (RBS) were administered in addition to a researcher-created one-on ?one interview. The surveys and interview questions were developed to examine: (1) what participants believed the culture to be within the alternative school, (2) how teacher behaviors were perceived, (3) the opinion of the monitoring and assessment procedures and policies, and (4) the views on the overall student discipline and behaviors within the alternative education facility. Findings of the study revealed that the majority of the participants supported the alternative education system within the district. Research findings from the survey responses revealed that staff and student perceptions had a high level of agreement considering the relatively recent implementation of the program within the district. These findings can guide future research as school districts strive to support the needs of at-risk students in need of alternative methods of education.
Download or read book Bibliography on Racism 1972 1975 written by Center for Minority Group Mental Health Programs (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bibliography on Racism written by Center for Minority Group Mental Health Programs (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
