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Bos, Johannes M.; Graczewski, Cheryl; Dhillon, Sonica; Auchstetter, Amelia; Cassasanto-Ferro, Julia; Kitmitto, Sami – American Institutes for Research, 2022
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implementation and impacts of the Building Assets, Reducing Risks (BARR) model in its first year of implementation in 66 schools across the U.S. and to document scale-up progress during the Investing in Innovation (i3) grant period (2017-2021). The impact evaluation included 21,529 9th grade students…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Grade 9, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Teachers
Schimpf, Patricia Lynn Garnto – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the relationship between programs in Career Technology and Agriculture Education (CTAE) utilized by a school district in northern Georgia and the relative effect the programs had on high school graduation. Career technology and agriculture education (CTAE) programs engage students and prepare them for college or career…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Agriculture, Technology Education, Grade 9
Reardon, Sean F.; Atteberry, Allison; Arshan, Nicole; Kurlaender, Michal – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2009
In this paper, the authors estimate the effect of a high school exit exam requirement (relative to no requirement) on students' academic achievement, persistence in high school, and graduation rates. They are particularly interested in the effects of the policy on the students who have low initial skill levels in high school. The study is based on…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Academic Persistence, Graduation
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Miller, Donna M.; Gray, Kenneth – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2002
Tech Prep is a high school program of study. The student outcome objective is to prepare students to make the transition from high school to postsecondary pre-baccalaureate technical education, complete the postsecondary program without the need to take remedial academic courses, and then transition to commensurate employment. While the concept is…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 10, Tech Prep, Vocational Education
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Hemmings, Brian; And Others – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1996
This study examined why Australian high school students decided to continue or discontinue their schooling, using a comprehensive theoretical model to examine the issue. Three surveys of 817 tenth-grade students over a 13-month period indicated that the theoretical model adequately and appropriately explained and predicted students' persistence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Decision Making, Dropout Research
Sherman, Lee; Norman, Shawntena; Franklin, Lamar; Arigbon, Bayo; Kulak, Andrew – Northwest Education, 2002
An interview with three top students and an English teacher at a troubled urban high school in Portland (Oregon) yields interesting insights: The best teachers blend strictness with understanding. Learning is more lasting when multiple avenues for absorbing material are provided. A principal's strong leadership is critical to a cohesive school…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Administrator Role, Grade 10, High School Students