The Institute of Medicine has found that barriers exist that directly contribute to the underrepresentation of racial and ethnic groups in health professional education. Yet, little research has been done to evaluate the barriers that affect athletic training students. An integrative review was conducted to identify barriers that affect students…

The Sullivan County School District, a pseudonym, is a specialized district in NYC catering to newcomers and students at risk for high school dropout. In the 2022-2023 school year, there was a significant increase in enrollment of asylum-seeking students living in shelters. Using an improvement science approach, the aim of this study was to…

The number of students choosing to drop out of school before earning their high school diploma continues to rise at alarming numbers. These students cause educators to question what strategies can assist struggling learners with academic, behavioral, or health issues to increase their chances of completing high school. Many dropout prevention…

This study centered student perspectives from one high school in Southwest Washington on push out and push in factors related to high school leaving. While there has been significant research conducted on risk factors associated with early school leaving, there has been very little published research that centers student voice and their…

This research explores who is at risk of dropping out of high school and how collaborative Student Support Teams can contribute to students staying on track to graduate high school. The issue of student success is important because graduation is positively correlated with important life outcomes and ability to earn an adequate income in the labor…

The purpose of this program evaluation was to evaluate the impact of CORE District's Breakthrough Success Community (BTSC) Program at an urban Title I high school located in Southern California. BTSC aims to improve the ninth-grade experience through a focus on five key change drivers and the implementation of improvement science. Through teacher…

Schools across Texas are tasked with detailing action plans in support of students identified as at-risk of dropping out (TEA, 2020b). The intent of this study was to learn the perspective of students, identified as at-risk of dropping out, in terms of whether there is a relationship between campus retention/recovery intervention efforts and their…

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the interventions and strategies used with students considered at-risk of dropping out of high school in Missouri public high schools. Self-determination theory was used to explain how students became motivated to stay in school when their need for competence, connection, and autonomy are fulfilled.…

Research is available which addresses African American male students with ADHD who have had disciplinary infractions, availability of programs, and problems while in secondary schools. Leading factors contributing to the problem may include lack of support, problems in the school system, poverty, stigmatism, school support, family support, teacher…