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Creating Systematic Structures to Support Student Success in Higher Education
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Stevie L. Lawrence II – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2023
This essay examines the importance of student success in higher education, particularly for underserved and disadvantaged student populations. This essay provides a review of contemporary trends in national postsecondary completion and strategies to enhance student success outcomes which will provide thriving economies and a talented workforce.…
Descriptors: College Students, Academic Achievement, Minority Group Students, Disadvantaged
Perceptions of Interagency Collaboration: Relationships between Secondary Transition Roles, Communication, and Collaboration
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Plotner, Anthony J.; Mazzotti, Valerie L.; Rose, Chad A.; Teasley, Kimberly – Remedial and Special Education, 2020
A web-based survey was disseminated to examine the relationship between high school special education teachers and direct-service transition professionals' understanding of stakeholders' roles in transition, frequency of communication with transition stakeholders, and level of collaboration among stakeholders. Path analyses were also conducted to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, High School Teachers, Special Education Teachers, Professional Personnel
Family Finding Evaluations: A Summary of Recent Findings. Publication #2015-01
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Vandivere, Sharon; Malm, Karin – Child Trends, 2015
One factor that may facilitate a successful reunification of children in foster care with their parents--or failing that, provide an alternate route to permanency through adoption or guardianship--is children's connections with extended family. However, because foster care frequently disrupts social connections, practitioners may need to take…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Barriers, Family Relationship, Child Welfare
Family Finding Evaluations: A Summary of Recent Findings--Appendix. Publication #2015-01A
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Vandivere, Sharon; Malm, Karin – Child Trends, 2015
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report, "Family Finding Evaluations: A Summary of Recent Findings. Publication #2015-01," and is an added resource for further information. The report reviews the results from 13 evaluations of Family Finding. The Family Finding model provides child welfare…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Barriers, Family Relationship, Child Welfare
Assessing Capacity to Promote Science-Based Programs: A Key Informant Study of State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Organizations
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Saunders, Edward; Sabri, Bushra; Huberman, Barbara; Klaus, T. W.; Davis, Laura – American Journal of Sexuality Education, 2011
The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify significant external and internal challenges that state organization leaders face in promoting science-based teen pregnancy prevention programs within their states. The state organization administrators were chosen because their organizations were funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Prevention, Pregnancy, Interviews
Southeast Region: A Report Identifying and Addressing the Educational Needs
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US Department of Education, 2011
This report presents the deliberations of the Southeast Regional Advisory Committee (RAC), one of 10 RACs established by the U.S. Department of Education, identifying educational challenges across the six states in the region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. Committee deliberations took place May 23,…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Teaching Methods, Advisory Committees, Technical Assistance