Download or read book The Perception of the Freshman Transition written by Frankie Jo Lizar and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to examine teacher, student, and parent perceptions of the high school transition program within a Freshman Academy at one Midwest high school using a mixed-methods approach with a convergent design. Interviews were done with teachers that teach primarily freshman students, and perception surveys were used with teachers, students, and parents to answer the following research questions: a) How do freshman teachers believe the Freshman Academy interventions influence students' successful transition into high school? b) What are staff's perceptions of the Freshman Academy in preparing students for success in high school? c) What are students' perceptions of the Freshman Academy in preparing them for success in high school? and, d) What are parents' perceptions of the Freshman Academy in preparing their students for success in high school? The data was used to determine which supports participants believed were most effective in keeping students on track towards graduation at this Midwest high school. Summary statements focused on the importance of positive relationships between students and adults, and recommendations from the study focus on increased community building and building structures for increased student accountability.
Download or read book A Description of Strategies Used in Freshman Transition Programs that are Perceived to Impact Student Attendance Behavior and Academic Achievement written by Andrea Lee Foggie and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many researchers focus on the structure of small learning communities called “freshman academies” to identify transition strategies that impact student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to identify the freshman transition strategies high school and feeder middle school administrators perceive impact student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement. Identifying the perceived transition strategies from high school administrators and feeder middle school administrators could inform districts of the research foundation and professional development needed for the implementation of impactful transition strategies to help all students successfully transition from middle to high school. This study explored transition problems from middle to high school; essential components related to attendance, behavior, and academic achievement; and successful transition programs. Qualitative data were collected from face-to-face interviews using open-ended questions and were analyzed by the researcher to identify emerging themes. Several themes emerged from the data that helped identify the transition strategies high school and feeder middle school administrators perceived impact student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement. The study provided a connection between related literature and the study’s findings. The study’s findings indicated that high school administrators perceived summer transition camps, clear and consistent communication, and providing students with support from trusted adults impact student transition related to student attendance, behavior, and academic achievement. Middle school administrators perceived having advisory to communicate expectations, positive reinforcement, and strong instruction prepares students for the transition from middle to high school.
Download or read book The Effect of Freshman Transition Programs on the High School Graduation Rates of at Risk Students written by Samantha Galanes and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Traditional College Freshmen s Perceptions of Their Academic Transition Experiences from High School to College written by Shelley Ann Howell and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Thriving in Transitions written by Laurie A. Schreiner and published by The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience. This book was released on 2020-11-18 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was originally released, Thriving in Transitions: A Research-Based Approach to College Student Success represented a paradigm shift in the student success literature, moving the student success conversation beyond college completion to focus on student characteristics that promote high levels of academic, interpersonal, and intrapersonal performance in the college environment. The authors contend that a focus on remediating student characteristics or merely encouraging specific behaviors is inadequate to promote success in college and beyond. Drawing on research on college student thriving completed since 2012, the newly revised collection presents six research studies describing the characteristics that predict thriving in different groups of college students, including first-year students, transfer students, high-risk students, students of color, sophomores, and seniors, and offers recommendations for helping students thrive in college and life. New to this edition is a chapter focused on the role of faculty in supporting college student thriving.
Download or read book Freshman Academies and the Transition to High School written by Cheryl Rose Kmiec and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A total of 67 people participated in this study. Along with the collection of archival data, 12 interviews, 13 focus groups, and 22 observations were conducted throughout a three-week period from April to May 2007. From these data, three cases were created to describe participants' perceptions on how the implementation of their freshman academy might have helped students transition to high school. Overall, my study suggests that freshman academies may help to personalize the high school experience when initiatives are completely implemented. Many freshman academy initiatives are difficult to put into practice and are only perceived to be truly effective and beneficial in helping students make the transition to high school when they are fully operational.
Download or read book Informed Transitions written by Kenneth J. Burhanna and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can libraries and librarians across the educational continuum work together to support student transitions from high school to college, utilizing free or low-cost resources? This book supplies the answers. Informed Transitions: Libraries Supporting the High School to College Transition identifies the ways in which libraries and librarians can work together and create valuable resources that help students transition successfully to college—despite the challenges of increasing demand and diminishing resources. The book is organized into three sections: background, expectations, and skills; conversations and collaborations; and programs and resources. Section 1 establishes a foundational understanding of the libraries' role in supporting college transitions. Section 2 shares model conversations that move this work forward, stressing its collaborative nature. The third section highlights some well-established programs and resources that effectively support high school to college transitions. Practical information is provided throughout, pinpointing what high school students need to know to smoothly transition to college, spotlighting the expectations of college professors, and discussing audience-specific methods of working with students at the high school and college levels.
Download or read book Journal of the First year Experience Students in Transition written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book High School to University Transition written by Cherrie Wells and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Dr. George Stern first coined the phrase The Freshman Myth in 1966, there have been numerous studies regarding university transition. The focuses of these studies have ranged from students' academic expectations, impact of instructors and implementation of orientation and retention programs. Further, widening university access has resulted in a much more diverse student population. A more diverse student population, coupled with a global economy in need of a well-educated workforce highlighted the importance of universities responding to the successful transition and retention of first-year students. Students' academic expectations and experiences factor largely in students' transition experience. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore how the research participants initially formed their academic expectations and how, due to both positive and negative academic experiences, they re-evaluated and adjusted these academic expectations. This cyclical process, based on one's academic experiences, of forming and re-forming academic expectations was not addressed in the literature. Since there were few studies regarding the complex factors influencing transition to university from the students' perspective, this study utilized a qualitative case study approach. Over the course of their first two years of study, seven participants were interviewed on three different occasions. Based on the findings, students continue to have significant misconceptions regarding university-level academic expectations, required study skills, and the impact of their instructors. It is posited that if accurate information and positive experiences do not clarify these misconceptions, students may disengage and withdraw from university. This study makes a number of recommendations for potential university students, high schools, and instructors and universities to support and facilitate a more successful transition experience.
Download or read book The Impact of a Freshman Academy on High School Transition written by Sherry Grier Veasey and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation was designed to identify and describe the impact a freshman academy has on high school transition for ninth-grade students at a rural high school in western North Carolina. This case study investigated the problems ninth graders encounter as they transition from middle school to high school. The study examined student achievement, student attendance, and the graduation rate in an effort to determine whether a freshman academy at the high school helped students transition successfully. -- The transition to high school may be difficult for some students because of the countless changes they are experiencing as adolescents. The high school in this study was located in a rural western town in North Carolina and identified the ninth-grade class as the class with the most struggling students. In an effort to help students transition successfully to high school, a freshman academy was implemented. -- This qualitative study consisted of interviews with the principal, assistant principal, guidance counselor, and teachers in the freshman academy. Additional data was collected from high school principals in the district with freshman academies to determine strategies implemented for freshman academies in the school district. Focus group interviews were conducted with teachers in the academy. A central office person was also interviewed. A survey was conducted with teachers to ascertain their perceptions of the freshman academy since the implementation. -- Interview data was collected, transcribed, analyzed, and reported in a narrative format according to themes and research questions. Survey data was collected, analyzed, and reported in a frequency table. Data from interviews, archival data, and the survey were triangulated to validate the findings for the study. -- An analysis of the data revealed the freshman academy at the high school did not impact student achievement, student attendance, or the graduation rate. The data did reveal there was an impact on student motivation, students' attitudes toward school, and the school culture. Students participated in the learning process by interacting with their peers. Teachers used various instructional strategies including technology to help motivate students. Students enjoyed positive relationships with their teachers. School-wide expectations and teacher collaboration contributed to the culture of the school.
Download or read book The Make or Break Year written by Emily Krone Phillips and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Washington Post Bestseller An entirely fresh approach to ending the high school dropout crisis is revealed in this groundbreaking chronicle of unprecedented transformation in a city notorious for its "failing schools" In eighth grade, Eric thought he was going places. But by his second semester of freshman year at Hancock High, his D's in Environmental Science and French, plus an F in Mr. Castillo's Honors Algebra class, might have suggested otherwise. Research shows that students with more than one semester F during their freshman year are very unlikely to graduate. If Eric had attended Hancock—or any number of Chicago's public high schools—just a decade earlier, chances are good he would have dropped out. Instead, Hancock's new way of responding to failing grades, missed homework, and other red flags made it possible for Eric to get back on track. The Make-or-Break Year is the largely untold story of how a simple idea—that reorganizing schools to get students through the treacherous transitions of freshman year greatly increases the odds of those students graduating—changed the course of two Chicago high schools, an entire school system, and thousands of lives. Marshaling groundbreaking research on the teenage brain, peer relationships, and academic performance, journalist turned communications expert Emily Krone Phillips details the emergence of Freshman OnTrack, a program-cum-movement that is translating knowledge into action—and revolutionizing how teachers grade, mete out discipline, and provide social, emotional, and academic support to their students. This vivid description of real change in a faulty system will captivate anyone who cares about improving our nation's schools; it will inspire educators and families to reimagine their relationships with students like Eric, and others whose stories affirm the pivotal nature of ninth grade for all young people. In a moment of relentless focus on what doesn't work in education and the public sphere, Phillips's dramatic account examines what does.
Download or read book Resources in Education written by and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teaching the Whole Musician written by Paola Savvidou and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Teaching the Whole Musician: A Guide to Wellness in the Applied Studio, author Paola Savvidou empowers applied music instructors to honor and support their students' wellness through compassion-filled conversation tools, hands-on activities for injury prevention, mental health protection, and recovery support. Many music students are facing devastating injuries and emotional peril as they navigate the transition from student to professional. Experts are sounding the alarm for the need to educate students on the negative effects of habits such as postural misalignments, sleep deprivation, and over exertion. In this book, music teachers will learn how to help students develop skills and learn behaviors that will expand their self-awareness as they work towards a fulfilled career in the arts. With a wealth of additional movement experiences, audio files, and downloadable worksheets, the instructor can easily share movement exercises, nutrition diaries, and meditations with their students. The first guidebook of its kind to address wellness for music students in a comprehensive manner geared towards the applied instructor, this volume provides simple yet impactful techniques for approaching all things wellness.
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education 2nd ed written by Steven B. Mertens and published by IAP. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second edition of The Encyclopedia of Middle Grades Education has been revised, updated, and expanded since its original publication in 2005. The Encyclopedia is a comprehensive overview of the field; it contains alphabetically organized entries that address important concepts, ideas, terms, people, organizations, publications, and research studies specifically related to middle grades education. This edition contains over 210 entries from nearly 160 expert contributors, this is a 25% increase in the number of entries over the first edition. The Encyclopedia is aimed at a general audience including undergraduate students in middle?level teacher preparation programs, graduate students, higher education faculty, and practitioners and administrators. The comprehensive list of entries are comprised of both short entries (500 words) and longer entries (2000 words). A significant number of entries appearing in the first edition have been revised and updated. Citations and references are provided for each entry.
Download or read book The Adaptive Self written by Werner Greve and published by Hogrefe & Huber Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mostly German psychologists contributing here contend that people secure personal continuity throughout their life span by a combination of active attempts at regulating their development on the one hand, and flexible adjustment of the self to unalterable changes both in their social and physical environment and in such personal attributes as p.
Download or read book Learners in Transition written by Yoke Sim Fong and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-10-26 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the number of Chinese students learning English increases worldwide, the need for teachers to understand the characteristics and challenges facing this group of learners grows. This is particularly true for those students moving from an English as a Foreign Language context to an English as a Second Language/International Language one where they experience academic, linguistic and sociocultural transitions. Drawing on over 20 years’ experience teaching English courses to Chinese learners, the author aims to highlight key findings to aid understanding, improve teachers’ practice and offer pedagogical recommendations. Using students’ voices, the book covers: how the traditional Chinese culture of learning plays a role; how new learning contexts provide opportunities and empowerment; how learners’ beliefs and strategies are interconnected; how their motivation and identity underscore the power of real and imagined communities, and finally, that affect matters, showing how learners are propelled by the trajectory of their emotions. The book cites from the rich data collected over a five-year period to authenticate the findings and recommendations but also to give voice to this group of learners to challenge the stereotype of the passive "Chinese learner". The essential insights contained within are useful for pre- and in-service teachers of English and researchers interested in language education around the world.
Download or read book A View from the Bleachers written by Jerry Dale Jones and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012-03-28 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I really enjoyed Dr. Jones book A view from the Bleachers, A great book for parents, kids, and any sports fans. I will utilize the book for my Sport Psychology class at UNCP and I know my students will enjoy great insight about parents and their kids involved in athletics Eldon Miller: Former Head Basketball coach at The Ohio State University: Big Ten coach of the year and Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame 2009. Coach Miller present assignment is at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke. The Book: A view from the Bleachers, where the real game of life is played is outstanding in relating to the journey of life that we all take. Sometimes it is like we are standing on the balcony looking down at life other times we are in the room. But the shadows of life are always changing and this has been captured in the book. Dr. Billy Escue: Former high school basketball coach, high school administrator, college professor and Administrator. His present assignment is an Executive and life Coach Certified by the Hudson Institute of Santa Barbara.
