ERIC Number: ED612367
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Apr
Pages: 23
Abstractor: As Provided
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Impact of a Continuous Improvement-Focused Family Engagement Intervention on Ninth Grade Attendance and Course Passing
Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Byrnes, Vaughan; Mac Iver, Douglas J.; Clark, Emily
Grantee Submission, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (Online, Apr 2021)
This study used comparative interrupted times series analyses to assess the impact of a continuous improvement-focused family engagement intervention on ninth grade attendance and course passing rates. The intervention, conducted in an urban district, sought to improve middle and high school family engagement practices during the transition to high school. The initiative created a networked learning community of school teams that received training and coaching in applying the continuous improvement process to family engagement planning and implementation. After four years of implementation, there was no evidence of a significant positive effect on ninth grade student outcomes. Lack of positive effects could be due both to implementation issues and to other ninth grade interventions in the comparison district.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Family Involvement, Grade 9, Attendance, Urban Schools, Middle School Students, High School Students, Transitional Programs, Teamwork, Communities of Practice, Cooperative Planning, Program Implementation, Middle Schools, High Schools, Grades (Scholastic), Student Characteristics, Grade 8, Institutional Characteristics, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Low Income Students, English Language Learners, Graduation Rate, Credits, Gender Differences, Students with Disabilities
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 8
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305H150081