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McMahon, Susan D.; Parnes, Anna L.; Keys, Christopher B.; Viola, Judah J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Positive school environments and school belonging have been associated with a variety of positive academic, social, and psychological outcomes among youth. Yet, it is not clear how these constructs are related, and few studies have focused on urban at-risk youth with disabilities. This study examines baseline survey data from 136 low-income…
Descriptors: School Closing, Low Income, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy
Tatum, Alfred W. – Harvard Educational Review, 2008
In this article, Alfred Tatum argues that the current framing of the adolescent literacy crisis fails to take into account the in-school and out-of-school challenges confronting many African American male adolescents today, particularly those growing up in high-poverty communities. Using the metaphor of literacy instruction as a human body, he…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Literacy, Teaching Methods, Males
Murray, Christopher; Naranjo, Jason – Remedial and Special Education, 2008
This qualitative investigation examines factors and processes associated with high school graduation in a high-risk urban context. Participants include 11 graduating seniors with learning disabilities, all of whom are African American from low-income backgrounds. These youth are interviewed on multiple occasions to determine how protective factors…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Learning Disabilities, Academic Persistence, Graduation
Heaggans, R. C. – Education, 2006
There has been much hoopla surrounding the notion that charter schools may be a viable option for urban youth. However, the existing information on this issue may be easily dissimulated considering less sloganeering about charter school theories and more research on how charter schools enhance the academic experience of the students they serve are…
Descriptors: Urban Youth, Charter Schools, Academic Achievement, High Risk Students

Datnow, Amanda; Stringfield, Sam – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2000
Summarizes findings of diverse multi-year studies conducted by the Systemic and Policy Research team of the Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed At Risk. Results of 16 projects and more than 300 case studies suggest that efforts to implement diverse reforms are more likely to succeed when educators at different levels share…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Jackson, Margo A.; Potere, Jodi C.; Brobst, Karen A. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2006
To help increase access to educational and occupational options for a growing yet underrepresented population of low-income, culturally diverse, urban middle school students, we need to increase our understanding of important factors in their career development. The results of this study supported some applications of Krumboltzs social learning…
Descriptors: Learning Experience, Self Efficacy, Beliefs, Vocational Interests
Rea, Dan, Ed.; Warkentin, Robert, Ed. – 1999
This book contains papers from a conference on at-risk youth that focused on building strengths and empowering youth by giving them skills for school and life. Following an introduction titled "Motivational Strategies for Empowering Youth-At-Risk" by Dan Rea and Robert Warkentin, the papers are: (1) "The Role of Learning Environments: Social…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Skill Development

Fassett, Deanna L.; Warren, John T. – Multicultural Education, 1999
Reviews "One Eight Seven," a film about a teacher working with at-risk students. The film is an indictment of U.S. schooling and a portrayal of the dangers teachers and students face in school with increasing frequency. The misrepresentations in this film reinforce the prevailing myths of urban education. (SLD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Inner City, School Safety
Phillips, Vicki – 1998
Strategies in this guide recognize that most at-risk students need to be self-directed, and they involve working with students instead of against them. The book contains practical tools for working with discipline-resistant students. The chapters are: (1) "The Problem with Control"; (2) "The Role of Temperament"; (3)…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Discipline, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment
Tolan, Patrick H. – 2000
This brief presents an overview of a comprehensive school safety plan that combines calm and sound attention to the violence that currently pervades children's lives. With regard to the absolute probability of encountering violence or being victimized by crime, schools are the social setting in which students are most protected and least likely to…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Identification, Inner City

Miller, David B.; MacIntosh, Randall – Social Work Research, 1999
Discusses findings of a study on resilience and protective factors among 131 urban African American adolescents. Identifies stressors related to environmental conditions that adolescents must overcome. Findings suggest that significant interaction does occur among stressors and protective factors in such a manner that they enhance educational…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Blacks, Environmental Influences, High Risk Students

Smith, Carolyn A. – Social Work, 1997
Uses lifespan and ecological frameworks to investigate the factors associated with early adolescent sexual activity. Results from 803 African American and Hispanic adolescents suggest a high prevalence of early sexual activity, corresponding to higher rates of childbearing and risky sexual behavior when compared to sexual activity initiated in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Youth, High Risk Students, Hispanic Americans

Davis, William E. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 1995
Discusses seven of the most common myths and misconceptions about students at risk, and argues that the Goals 2000 educational reform movement could result in negative consequences for this group unless policymakers and practitioners develop a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of this population. (SLD)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. – 1998
While student mobility is not a "cause" of low academic achievement, it is one of the correlates of academic performance that should be regarded as a potentially significant factor in shaping students' academic performance. In this document, the Urban Schools Initiative of the Ohio Department of Education makes several recommendations to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
McLaughlin, Milbrey W. – 2000
Over 10 years, the researchers studied community-based organizations (CBO) for young people, eventually examining the work of approximately 120 youth-based organizations in 34 different cities. A look at these organizations and the young people they serve shows that CBOs offer a means of reaching at-risk youth, and that they can have a significant…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students