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Acevedo, Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Hispanic-American students have the highest high school drop-out rate and as a group are considered to be at-risk for academic failure due to issues of poverty, immigration, language barriers, discrimination, and acculturative stress. This study empirically tested the extent to which cognitive flexibility and planning skills predicted…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Academic Failure, Achievement Tests, Rating Scales
Tucker, Treva L. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative research study was to determine the relative impact school culture has on student achievement (specifically AYP status, dropout rates and graduation rates) in select urban and suburban Georgia high schools. To examine this relationship, the researcher reviewed data collected from the School Culture Survey (SCS)…
Descriptors: School Culture, Academic Achievement, Urban Schools, Suburban Schools
San Miguel May, Rozanna – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The researcher of this study endeavored to determine if a treatment of a multicultural awareness presentation, multicultural coursework, and field experiences impacted teacher candidates' attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of preparedness about teaching culturally diverse students. Today, as evidenced by disaggregation of test scores, and dropout…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Majors (Students), Education Courses, Foundations of Education
Thornsberry, Jana Lea – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Research on freshman transition programs suggests the need for a transition program that assists students as they enter high school. Many freshman transition programs consist of a visit from the high school counselors or a tour of the school. These programs do not help meet the needs of many students who will need constant support throughout the…
Descriptors: Discipline, Transitional Programs, Dropout Prevention, Attendance
Lemon, Jan Cummins – ProQuest LLC, 2010
High school dropout continues to be an issue of national concern, and the inability of educators and researchers to find means of effectively reducing the dropout rate may be grounded in their approach to understanding this issue. Because there is limited prior research in addressing wellness, perceived stress, and mattering in relationship to…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Wellness, Predictor Variables, Correlation
Baker, Timberly L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study addresses the use of suspension and expulsion for defiant behavior. It examines the contributions of student and/or school characteristics and their relationship to suspension and expulsion for defiance, specifically focusing on African Americans. The purpose of this study is to examine factors that lead to students being suspended or…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Institutional Characteristics, Suspension, Disproportionate Representation
Sampaio, Gustavo Ramos – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This dissertation encompasses three chapters that study the Brazilian higher educational system and determines the barriers to acquiring higher education in the country. Below are the individual abstracts for each chapter. Chapter 1: "Rural and urban schools' performance in Brazil and its impact on access to higher education". Recent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Access to Education, Barriers
Rotermund, Susan Leah – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Drawing on data from the Education Longitudinal Study 2002 (ELS:2002), this study examined psychological factors, student engagement and student achievement in relationship to the process of dropping out. Student engagement has been included in many theoretical models of the dropout process, but few empirical studies have investigated the role of…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Psychological Needs, Intervention, Structural Equation Models
Valdez, Cristobal – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of first-generation persons of color attending and persisting at a community technical college. Students of color continue to be an increasing population in our higher education system. Many of these persons of color are choosing to attend two-year institutions. A great deal of research…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Technical Institutes, Dropout Rate, Focus Groups
Gregg, William Sherman – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Dropping out of school is associated with a wide array of negative outcomes and the extraordinarily high United States dropout rate has brought the issue to the forefront of American education. This study investigated normally collected middle school data from a suburban Colorado school district to determine the predictive value toward students…
Descriptors: Student Records, Middle School Students, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Warren, Rebecca Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to evaluate the Positive Alternative Credit Experience (PACE) Program using an objectives-oriented approach to a formative program evaluation. The PACE Program was a semester-long high school alternative education program designed to serve students at-risk for academic failure or dropping out…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Nontraditional Education, Suspension, Program Evaluation
Burton, Christine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
While the research continues to mount on the benefits of school downsizing and decentralizing efforts in urban areas, there exists a paradox for small school Administrators who continue to struggle against forces of consolidation. Small schools in rural and suburban districts have fought for their existence against the pressures of consolidation…
Descriptors: Small Schools, School Districts, Administrative Organization, School Restructuring
Diaz, Ivan – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to determine if Morphological Instruction (knowledge of the Germanic, Latin, and Greek words, roots, and affixes of English) was an effective instructional approach towards accelerating the acquisition of spelling, vocabulary, and reading comprehension and closing at least a 6,000 word gap between English language…
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Reading Comprehension, Research Design, High Schools
Borgeson, Pamela Dawn – ProQuest LLC, 2009
In one high school, an advisory program was put into place to promote students' sense of belonging as a main goal. However, the effectiveness of this program had not been evaluated, and research was needed for a better understanding of program outcomes. The purpose of this mixed methods case study was to evaluate one high school advisory program…
Descriptors: High Schools, Program Effectiveness, Grade 9, Grade 10
Martinez, Beate M. Winter – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study is to describe the difference in the academic achievement of urban Hispanic high school students based on the small learning community theme. The study used a quantitative method of ex post facto research to examine how the academic achievement of Hispanic high school students differs across the themes of small…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropout Rate, Academic Achievement, Exit Examinations