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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"School transitions"”.
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Promoting Smooth School Transitions for Children in Foster Care
… foster care move two times per year on average. School records are not always transferred in a timely manner, which leads to a lack of services. Schools often are not aware of the legal issues surrounding foster care, such as who has legal rights to sign field trip permission slips or consent for …
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The Role of School Psychologists in Partial Hospitalization Program-to-School Transitions
… from partial hospitalization programs-to-schools have both mental health and educational needs. As the leading mental health experts in schools, school psychologists are uniquely suited to address the needs of these students. However, their role in this transition process has yet to be …
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A longitudinal study exploring post-school transitions of young people with learning disabilities: perspectives of young people, parents and professionals
… and preparation, and experiences of post-school transition of young people with learning disabilities in both, mainstream and special schools within one local authority in Scotland. Data were drawn from semi-structured interviews with the young people, parents and professionals, and also …
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What Academically At Risk Students Need from a Summer Transition Program
The topic of school transitions and school transition programs were examined and reported on. At risk students transitioning from 8th to 9th grade were identified and completed a self reporting survey of 14 questions regarding what they have as academic, social/emotional, and programmatic needs. …
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“The teachers, they try to understand, they say they understand, but they really don’t” An exploration into the educational experiences of secondary school pupils from military families
… education. Service CYP may experience multiple school transitions throughout their education as a result of frequent family relocations which can affect their academic attainment, emotional wellbeing and friendships. Some service CYP may also experience parental deployment with prolonged periods …
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Translating interests into images: a pictorial approach to career interest assessment in middle childhood
… career exploration interventions before middle school transitions.
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"Being Grown": How Adolescent Girls with Disabilities Narrate Self-Determination and Transitions
… and educational disadvantages. Although post-school outcomes have shown improvement, young women continue to experience high unemployment rates, low wages, and high rates of poverty. In this study, I explore the experiences of four teenage girls who have been labeled as having learning …
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Access, barriers and successes of educational pathways for out-of-school youth. applying the capability theory
… institution, on youth accessing alternative post-school pathways, and how new theoretical insights were generated about the relationship between the Capability Approach (CA) and Cultural-Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) among youth at a post-school educational institution. The research …
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The Effectiveness of Information and Communication Technology in Schools on Generic Skills Development: Teachers, Pupils and Employers Perceptions
… and contribution of ICT in Scottish secondary schools towards generic skills development among pupils for post school transitions. The timing of this study coincided with a period characterised by contextual pressures globally, marked with technology changes, youth unemployment and curriculum …
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Effects of a Growth Mindset Intervention on First-Year College Student Academic Performance
… their intelligence. When facing difficult school transitions and challenging courses, students who hold a growth mindset are more likely to achieve academic success, and interventions can be used to foster this implicit theory of intelligence. Many higher education institutions utilize …
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School reintegration following hospitalization in rural communities.
School reentry following hospitalization is a critical transition period for children and adolescents. Despite the critical role that school professionals play in facilitating successful hospital-to-school transitions, their experiences in rural schools have been largely underexplored in the …
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A Study of Ninth Grade Students' Satisfaction with School and Self-Esteem in Two Grade Organization Patterns
… study focused on ninth grade students attending school in two grade organization patterns, 7 through 9 and 9 through 12. Students' satisfaction levels with school as measured by the NASSP Student Satisfaction Survey and students' self-esteem measures on the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory were …
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The aspiration generation. The aspirations and implementation strategies of young Londoners at risk of educational underachievement
… and educational strategies. At a time when youth transitions are becoming increasingly messy, complex and non-linear, it is more important than ever to identify and understand the processes and mechanisms that can help young people to navigate successfully the period between compulsory education …
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Auto/Biographical Inquiry into the Lives of Three Female High School Dropouts in the Rural South
… level. Yet, students continue to leave school before graduating. In October of 1996, 11.1% of persons aged 16 to 24 years were dropouts. They wree not enrolled in a high school program and had not completed high school. Nearly a half million of them left high school between October 1995 …
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Exploring the impact of post-high school experiences on the social identities of newly graduated girls
The transition from high school to adulthood represents a critical juncture in the lives of young women, particularly for those from marginalised communities in Cape Town, South Africa. This period is marked by significant shifts in social identity, yet existing literature largely overlooks the …
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Flow within the engineering pipeline: Motivation of high -achieving students during the high school to college transition
… environment, making the transition from high school to college a critical period as students adjust to new learning environments. It is also a critical time for engineering programs as high-achieving students who drop out of engineering during this period are not likely to be replaced.</p><p>A …
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An investigation into whether young teens change their clothing consumer behaviour and brand preferences after the transition from primary school (grade seven) to high school (grade eight) in the South Western Cape
… between these two stages - leaving primary school and going to high school. Despite there being a rather small age gap between older tweens and young teens, the numerous challenges brought about due to the transition from primary school to high school could affect areas such as academic …
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Constructing Stage-Environment Fit: Early Adolescents' Psychological Development and their Attitudes Towards School in English Middle and Secondary School Environments
… adolescents’ psychology during pubertal and school transitions. It explored potential associations between attitudes to school, perceptions of school life and transfer, home and peer relations, and puberty over the course of a school year. It compared two groups of UK 11 and 12 year olds …
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A longitudinal analysis of teacher vs. student reports of teacher-student relatedness and their relation to engagement across the transition to middle school
… data collected in the fall and spring of one school year; 48% of participants were in 5th grade and 52% of participants were in 6th grade (N = 672, 51% female, 57% White and 43% African-American). Teacher-reports and student-reports of relatedness were moderately positively correlated. The …
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