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Vol. 3, No. 1 (1998): Full Issue, Journal Editors

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Theory's Pleasures: Literature, Science, Dinosaurs, James J. Paxson

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Reading for Pleasure (Essay Review)

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Driving: Fifteen Lessons In Destiny And Despair, Allan Hepburn

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Capitalism And The Marxist Imaginary At Yale (And Elsewhere), Richard Levin

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Billy Budd On A Phallos Ship: Melville's Challenge To The Dominant Order, Darrell G. H. Schramm

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From The Dream To The Womb: Visionary Impulse And Political Ambivalence In The Great Gatsby, Chris Fitter

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Bridging The High School Transition: Assessing The Impact Of A Freshman Academy On Student Success, Victoria A. Honetschlager

The Interactive Journal of Global Leadership and Learning

This paper focuses on quantitatively assessing the implementation of a freshman academy on multiple educational outcomes for students including academic, behavioral and emotional indicators. Existing research presents mixed findings on the effectiveness of freshman academies on student success, and rarely attempt to measure indicators other than grades or standardized test scores. This study examines not only students’ grades and credits attained, but also attendance, behavior referrals and most innovatively, students’ emotional engagement and connectedness. Data from cohorts prior to and post-freshman academy implementation were quantitatively analyzed using a causal-comparative design. Welch t-tests revealed that academic achievement indicators did not differ …

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