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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Student Transition"”.
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Student Transition at a Residential STEM School
… insight into which personal factors most affect student adjustment in a state residential STEM school. Factors from Tinto’s Model of Institutional Departure were used as the framework to capture the transition of gifted high school students from traditional high school to The Carol Martin Gatton …
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A qualitative case study assessing student transition from McKinney High School to college.
… focus of the curriculum for both teachers and students in public education. High school teachers have the challenging task of ensuring that students develop critical academic skills before graduation. Upon completing high school, many students will pursue a college degree. When considering …
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The Impact of an Alternative Education Intervention (Student Transition and Recovery) on Middle Schools' Attendance, Academic Performance, and Discipline
When middle school students need to learn accountability and discipline to be successful in school, many parents, teachers and school administrators seek short-term solutions to stop inappropriate behavior. This mixed methods study was designed to determine the impact of one intervention used by …
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An evaluation of the changes implemented in the Virginia Student Transition Program (VSTP) at George Mason University, 1986-1987
… in 1983 designed to assist African-American students with their transition from high school to college. The students enrolled in the Virginia Student Transition Program (VSTP) had either low high school GPAs, low Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, or insufficient academic units completed …
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Exploring the transition: a case study of RPL students in a postgraduate programme
… and the unique needs and challenges of RPL students, as most of these programmes are still in the pilot stage. This study is specifically concerned with the transition of RPL students into postgraduate HE, as little research has been conducted on this topic. To gain a deeper understanding of …
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Work Hope as a Mediator Between Proactive Coping and Career Planfulness in Domestic and International University Students
… career development in domestic and international student transition-to-university. Participants were recruited from a large southeastern state university. No significant between-group differences were identified in the present study. Within both groups, proactive coping, work hope, and career …
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The preparation of special needs students for transition from high school to a post-secondary college setting
… for the purpose of determining if the necessary transition skills are being taught to prepare special needs students for a successful transition to college. The participants included teachers, guidance counselors, principals, child study team members, a "504" Officer, and a Supervisor of special …
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Students with disabilities: making IDEA transition services work
Students with disabilities are less prepared to meet the challenges of adulthood, more likely to continue to live with their parents after high school, and engage in fewer social activities (Burgstahler & Kim-Rupnow, 2001). For many of these students, transition services are not being implemented …
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The Effect of Classroom Structure and Practice on Transition to Middle School
… to impact all areas of development for each student. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between fifth grade classroom setting (team teaching vs. self-contained) and sixth grade student behavior. The gender and the socio-economic status of transitioning students also …
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The academic transitional experience of postgraduate students in the faculty of community and health sciences at the University of the Western Cape
Transition has been the major focus of educational institutions. The focal argument of the majority of research into student transition deals with the challenges that students faced when they moved from high school to first year at university. Not much focus has been placed on the transition from …
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Rites of Passage in Rafoarty: Curriculum Continuity and Transition from Primary to Post-primary in an Irish Town.
Literature on student transition between primary and post-primary illustrates that how schools integrate students and choose to organize teaching and learning supports or contributes to transition difficulties for students. This qualitative study finds that despite statements in official …
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Navigating Transitions: Alternative Education Leadership Perspectives on Student Re-Entry Processes in Central Virginia Schools
… alternative education leadership perspectives on student transition processes between alternative and comprehensive school settings in Central Virginia. Through semi-structured interviews with seven alternative leaders across five school divisions, the research investigated processes guiding …
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Beyond the Dream:Improving College-Readiness of Underprepared Community College Students
… majority of the nation’s first-year college students are not prepared to assume postsecondary level studies. Many are diverted to developmental education programs and most never attain postsecondary credentials. Educational reform is on the national agenda and challenges community colleges to …
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Navigating the inbetween space: how First in Family students transition into and through undergraduate study.
… explores the experiences of First in Family students as they journey through their first and second year of university at a post-1992 institution. It seeks to understand their experiences through the use of verbal and visual methods (photo elicitation and photovoice) which were analysed using …
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The experience of dental students on their transition from preclinical to clinical training at an Irish dental school and curriculum measures to ease the transition
… learning landmarks. Prominent among these is the student transition from the preclinical to the clinical phase of their learning journey. This transition is significant and often challenging but has not been widely interrogated in Irish dental education. Aims This study was designed to explore the …
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Mentoring Experiences in Medical Education: A Phenomenographic Study Among American Indian Medical Students And Those In Residency
… currently enrolled American Indian (AI) medical students and recently graduated physicians in residency experienced mentoring during medical school. This study consisted of 19 participant-recorded interviews that were later transcribed, analyzed, and coded for thematic outcomes. Participants were …
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Veteran-Students in Transition at a Midwestern University
… achievement, rather than the individuals’ transitions from deployment to student life. Prior to the 2008 passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill, only 22% of institutions offered transition assistance to veteran-students; four years later, that figure has dramatically increased to 37%. Due to the …
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Transition and the international taught postgraduate nursing student: qualitative evidence from Middle Eastern students in a UK university
This thesis explores the transitions that international taught postgraduate nursing students experience when enrolled on a MSc in Nursing programme at a UK university. The study focuses on the middle eastern students’ experience as they transition from home to the university and also on their …