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The Relationships Between School Personnel Attitudes About At Risk Students, The At Riskness Of The Student Population, And Effort Expended For At Risk Students, Jill Russell, Mary Lickteig, Neal Grandgenett
The Relationships Between School Personnel Attitudes About At Risk Students, The At Riskness Of The Student Population, And Effort Expended For At Risk Students, Jill Russell, Mary Lickteig, Neal Grandgenett
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This study was conducted to address: (1) the identification of at risk students; (2) the provision of help appropriate to their needs; and (3) discovery of ways to increase those students' probability of succeeding in school and in life. The study analyzed data generated through the Phi Delta Kappa Study of Students at Risk that involved 22,018 students enrolled in 276 elementary, middle and high schools nationwide. Surveys were gathered from 276 principals and 9,652 teachers. A literature review examines general efforts including ability grouping, promotion/retention, reduction in class size, and pull-out programs, as well as specific elementary, secondary, and …