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Stakeholders' Perceptions of Dropout Prevention Strategies in a Rural Ninth Grade Academy
… of dropout prevention strategies in a rural ninth grade academy to examine effective dropout prevention programs implemented at the school. Participants in the study included administrators, teachers, and students who dropped out of the academy between 2009 and 2012. Interviews were conducted …
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Good to great: a framework for improving instruction In a ninth grade academy
… 2005) to improve academic performance in a ninth grade academy. Participatory Action Research (PAR) is defined as planning, acting, observing, reflecting, and repeating each cycle in a spiral of self-reflective cycles. The data was captured through qualitative and quantitative data …
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Measuring the Impact of a Ninth Grade Academy on Tenth Grade Performance in Academics, Attendance, and Behavior
<p>Ninth Grade Academies were designed to smooth the transition of rising ninth graders academically and behaviorally. Current research has addressed the long-term effects of Ninth Grade Academies on academics, behavior, and graduation rates. This literature has shown the Ninth Grade Academy to be …
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A Comparison Prior to and After Implementation of a Ninth Grade Academy in East Tennessee High Schools.
… was to identify student progress during the 9th grade year by evaluating student data prior to and after the implementation of a 9th grade academy in 2 east Tennessee high schools. The testing variables included the number of core credits earned, the number of elective credits earned, number of …
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Student Outcomes and the Implementation of a Ninth Grade Academy in a Western North Carolina High School.
… of students who were part of a 9<sup>th</sup> grade academy during their freshman year with outcomes of students who were not part of a 9<sup>th</sup> grade academy during their freshman year. Student outcomes are defined for this study to include attendance, promotion rate to 10<sup>th</sup> …
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Factors that Reduce the Dropout Rate in High Poverty Schools in Georgia
… might want to consider research implementing a ninth grade academy to help make the transition from middle to high school easier.
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A Study of Ninth-Grade Transition Practices Across the Commonwealth of Virginia
Concerns over the academic success of first-time ninth-grade students transitioning into the high school setting continue to stimulate substantial interest in identifying the various factors that cause the ninth-grade bottleneck. Extensive research shows that when ninth-grade students transition …