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Easing The Middle To High School Transition: An Evaluation Of The Gold Program, Leilani Shive
Easing The Middle To High School Transition: An Evaluation Of The Gold Program, Leilani Shive
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Some effective components of effective transition programs include using a freshman academy or school-within-a-school model, teacher and peer mentoring and summer bridge programs. This study analyzed the effectiveness of the Gold Program, a middle to high school transition program for at-risk youth in a large urban high school in the southwestern United States. This program incorporated those components in addition to several others, such as: parent involvement, career and technical education, blended learning, behavior interventions, and Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC). Individual components of the Gold Program were chosen to meet the four S’s of Schlossberg’s transition …
Perceptions Of School Counselors And Teachers Regarding The Communities In Schools Model, Amy M. Gates
Perceptions Of School Counselors And Teachers Regarding The Communities In Schools Model, Amy M. Gates
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Lower graduation rates among Black, Latino, and low-income students negatively impact individuals, families, and communities. The Communities in Schools (CIS) model was widely used in urban school districts due to suggested positive outcomes butwas underrepresented in current independent research. Using Benet’s polarities of democracy as the theoretical framework, this qualitative case study allowed for the collection and analysis of perceptions of educators within the Atlanta Public Schools (APS). The results of this study suggested social change implications related to increasing manpower in urban high schools and the development and use of comprehensive student support services to reach more at-risk students. …