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Watt, Karen M.; Huerta, Jeffery; Alkan, Ersan – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This study examined the initial implementation process of Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) in a northern California community college. Focus groups of students, faculty, and administrators were conducted in the spring of 2008, as well as observations of several planning meetings in the spring and summer of 2008. The community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Case Studies, Academic Achievement
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Watt, Karen M.; Johnston, Dennis; Huerta, Jeffery; Mendiola, Irma Doris; Alkan, Ersan – American Secondary Education, 2008
This is a study of the retention behaviors of high school seniors in the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) elective class. The design involves a multiple case study of eight high schools chosen from California and Texas. Focus groups of high school seniors were conducted in four schools in Texas and in four schools in California. The…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, School Holding Power, High School Seniors, Teacher Student Relationship