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Spencer, Amanda Jean Martin – ProQuest LLC, 2011
In 2006, as part of the compliance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Mississippi implemented a state-wide dropout prevention plan. The Mississippi Department of Education through the Office of Dropout Prevention supplied a skeletal format to serve as a guideline for all 152 individual school districts within the state. The school…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate, High School Equivalency Programs
Denham, Magdalena – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this quantitative study was to investigate the impact that function, experience, and training of Independent School District School Resource Officers (ISD SROs) have on school climate. The participants were ISD SROs (n = 172) and teachers (n = 162) located in middle and high schools in Texas. Method: The Role of Law…
Descriptors: School Districts, Police, Educational Environment, Law Enforcement
Cappiello, Leslie Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The findings from the case study research demonstrated that the high school students at the Christian academy who have emotional and behavioral disorders are successful in teaching, retaining, and graduating this population of students. Their teaching methods and strategies included a strong biblical foundation to develop emotional and behavioral…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Strategies, Self Control, Case Studies
Scott, Hyler A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
First-generation female students in community colleges are dropping out and withdrawing from college at an alarming rate. There are women who are administrators and leaders in these institutions who were once first-generation college students. The research gleaned first-hand experiences from participants who were first-generation females. These…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Community Colleges
Lowder, Christopher Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this mixed-design study was to use quantitative and qualitative research to explore the effects of High School Success (a course for at-risk ninth graders) and its effectiveness on student achievement, attendance, and dropout prevention. The research questions address whether there is a significant difference between at-risk ninth…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Qualitative Research, Dropout Prevention
Gallien, Eric – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Despite the overwhelming evidence that African American males are disproportionately overrepresented in special education, school suspensions, high school dropout rates, and their overall academic achievement, there is little being done in schools and districts to specifically address these issues. The current body of research focuses on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Low Achievement, Dropouts, Teaching Methods
Pritchett, Jim; Sparks, Tara J.; Taylor-Johnson, Tiffany – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Educational leaders nationwide have been challenged by ineffective tenured teachers who continue to impact student learning. In the era of No Child Left Behind, educational leaders struggle to ensure that students receive high quality education. This problem-based research project attempted to support state, district and building educational…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Tenure, Teacher Evaluation, Federal Legislation
Holloway, Connie F. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of the study was to examine the positive impact of inclusive high schools on high school students. Educators have expressed concern about the increasing number of high school dropouts and the alarming number of students between the ages of 16 and 24 who graduate without the skills or the knowledge to secure or maintain employment. An…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Phenomenology
Takahashi, Chika – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the relationship between learners' motivation to learn a second language (L2) and persistence in their learning using self-instructional radio (SIR) materials with a sample of Japanese high school students learning English. L2 self-instruction remains under-researched, in spite of the importance of out-of-class learning…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Motivation, Asians, High School Students
Riggen, Vicki – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined whether a relationship between high school size and student achievement exists in Illinois public high schools in reading and math, as measured by the Prairie State Achievement Exam (PSAE), which is administered to all Illinois 11th-grade students. This study also examined whether the factors of socioeconomic status, English…
Descriptors: School Size, Academic Achievement, Public Schools, High School Students
Mccombs, L. Baron – ProQuest LLC, 2012
When children leave school for the very last time without receiving a high school diploma, they do so quietly. For them there is no fanfare, no bells, no pomp and circumstances--it is a "shameful walk" of despair and of dreams lost. For them it is, "the end of the line on a train to nowhere." The purpose of this sequential…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, At Risk Students, Mixed Methods Research, Gender Differences
Hambric, Tuesday S. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In this study, the researcher unveils a generalized theory that holistically explains the root of the phenomenon which is the increasing dropout rate of community college students. Such information can be added to basic psychological research to help develop solutions that can be tested as applied psychological research. To create a theory that…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, College Students, Community Colleges, Psychological Studies
Hatfield, Tammy H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with disabilities are faced with many challenges as they transition from high school to postsecondary education, enter the workforce, and begin independent living. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 (IDEA) initially addressed these challenges by mandating that transition planning be included as a part of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Planning, Adolescents
DeGarmo, John Nelson – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As more children are placed under foster care, schools often have difficulty in responding to newly placed foster teens. Foster teens often exhibit both academic and behavioral adjustment issues, leading to disciplinary problems and high failure, and dropout rates. Attachment theory related to placement disruptions, school performance and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Placement, Foster Care, School Districts
Callahan, Mary E. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The transition to high school and the freshman year experience is challenging for most students. This study examined the issues that are often problematic and can prevent many early adolescent learners from thriving during their first year of high school. The literature review focuses on three strands salient to this study: early adolescent…
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, Public Schools, Student Needs, Social Support Groups