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The Determinants Of The High School Graduation Rate In Mclean County, Michael A. Anstirman
The Determinants Of The High School Graduation Rate In Mclean County, Michael A. Anstirman
Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development—Student Research
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School Attrition And Dropout Recovery Ameliorated By Literacy, Engagement, And Resilience, Janice Carol Mccarthy Voss
School Attrition And Dropout Recovery Ameliorated By Literacy, Engagement, And Resilience, Janice Carol Mccarthy Voss
Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to investigate factors and feelings that contribute to students leaving school and later returning to adult education programs to attain a General Educational Development (GED) credential. This process was found to be ameliorated by the positive factors of literacy, engagement, and resilience. These factors were selected because of their importance to the success of the schooling process and their interrelatedness. When these factors were self-reported at low levels combined with negative social circumstances, it was much more difficult for students to avoid school attrition or to reengage in dropout recovery. An explanatory sequential mixed …
High School Culture, Graduation Rates, And Dropout Rates, Philip L. Pearson
High School Culture, Graduation Rates, And Dropout Rates, Philip L. Pearson
Dissertations
High school graduation rates and dropout rates have been a source of concern for many years. A number of strategies have been studied that could improve graduation rates and reduce dropout rates. School culture has been touted as an area that affects student achievement. As the culture of schools improves, student achievement has been shown to improve. The research focus of this study was to determine if there is a relationship between high school culture in public high schools in Mississippi and the graduation and dropout rates. School culture was measured by the School Culture Survey (SCS). As scores on …
Career And Technical Education (Cte) And High School Student Success In Tennessee, Jerry Alan Sayers
Career And Technical Education (Cte) And High School Student Success In Tennessee, Jerry Alan Sayers
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine the relationship between participation in CTE programs and students’ graduation rates and rates of CTE students’ entrance into postsecondary education or employment after graduation. Possible differences between students’ enrollment in urban and rural school districts and their graduation, participation, and secondary placement rates were also considered. Publicly available data on high school students in the state of Tennessee were analyzed to compare the graduation rates of CTE participants with the graduation rates of non-CTE participants in the state as a whole and in nine selected urban school districts and nine selected …
Addressing The Achievement Gap In Pinellas County Schools: School Improvement Plan Compliance Of Listing And Implementing Interventions, Melissa Porter
Addressing The Achievement Gap In Pinellas County Schools: School Improvement Plan Compliance Of Listing And Implementing Interventions, Melissa Porter
Dissertations
The focus of this research revolved around the achievement gap which exists among Blacks and non-Blacks in Pinellas County Schools. The problem that I addressed was whether or not the strategies listed in the School Improvement Plan were actually being implemented within the classrooms and whether or not those strategies were academically effective to assist Black students. The method I used to determine implementation and effectiveness was through the use of surveys distributed to parents, students, teachers, and administrators. The results of the surveys revealed which strategies were being used and were the most effective within the classrooms. In conclusion, …