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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"alternative schools"”.
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Paraprofessionals at alternative schools: Professional development needs for inclusive settings
… to providing special education services in alternative schools, such as managing student behavior and implementing modifications and accommodations in general education classrooms. Teachers of students with disabilities need specialized knowledge and skills to address these challenges …
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Principals' perceptions of meeting vision and collaboration standards in alternative schools
… of meeting vision and collaboration standards in alternative schools. A multiple case study was used to accomplish the goals of this study. The objective and questions of this research pertains to school leaders’ behavior, knowledge, and performance within the context of a school leadership …
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Perceptions of the rationale for the establishment of Christian alternative schools in Korea
… establishment and continual growth of Christian alternative schools in South Korea. The reasons were examined in two dimensions: administrators and parents. That is, the researcher was to find out the purposes of the schools the administrators present and the reasons the parents cite for …
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Are Alternative Schools Effectively Educating Students Placed at Risk for School Failure? The Role of Families
… failure from falling further behind: first, the alternative and regular schools must have flexibility within the curriculum and overall programming; secondly, more emphasis should be placed on students being mainstreamed back into their home schools; thirdly, more structural programming centered …
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Perceptions of Secondary Alternative School Principals Educating At-Risk Students in Regards to Leadership Preparation
Alternative education as defined by Sable, Plotts, and Mitchell (2010), is "a public school that addresses needs of students that typically cannot be met at in a regular school" (p. C-1). In many public alternative schools, the individuals chosen as leaders are licensed, certified school …
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The Rule of Law In Times of War: A Comparative Analysis of the Effect of War On High Court Decision-Making
… study examined behavior modification programs in schools designed to focus on discipline and that aim to reform disruptive behavior in students, usually over a limited period of time. This was a comparative case study of two type II alternative schools in the Upstate of South Carolina. The …
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Exploring The Relationship Between Teacher Caring, Teacher Job Satisfaction, And Burnout In Alternative School Teachers
… job satisfaction, and burnout in Kentucky alternative school teachers. The methodology was a cross-sectional, correlational web-based survey. Instrumentation included the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI), Teven’s Teacher Self-Report of Caring Survey, and the Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale …
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The impact of alternative school intervention on subsequent student performance in the mainstream school environment.
… of this study was to analyze the impact of alternative school intervention on subsequent student performance. The literature review examined the history and development of alternative schools, the legislation pertaining to alternative schools, and related studies. The population consisted of …
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Alternative Education and Student College and Career Readiness: An Examination of One Urban School System
ABSTRACT Title of Dissertation: ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND STUDENT COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS: AN EXAMINATION OF ONE URBAN SCHOOL SYSTEM Mark E. Fossett, Doctor of Education, 2018 Dissertation directed by: Magaret J. McLaughlin, Ph.D. A quantitative causal-comparative study was conducted in one …
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The Twilight Program: A Phenomenographic Study
<p>Alternative schools are an important concept in current education. This research describes the qualitatively different ways in which student’s experienced an alternative program, like Twilight. In these phenomenographic inquiry two current students, two Twilight graduates, and four Twilight …
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Finding power to balance the load : a qualitative single case study on the margin of Type III alternative educators within a trauma-impacted student population.
Type III alternative educators manage increased internal and external loads due to work environments that consistently expose them to trauma (Hernandez, 2022; Murphy, 2018). While research about Type III alternative educators has been limited (Afacan & Wilkerson, 2024), the few studies have …
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Alternative school administrators : knowledge of and degree of support for alternative education tenets
… study was to examine the extent to which Indiana alternative school administrators were knowledgeable of research-supported tenets of effective alternative education and the extent to which they personally supported these tenets. Other purposes included: (a) developing a demographic profile of the …
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Finding power to balance the load : a qualitative single case study on the margin of Type III alternative educators within a trauma-impacted student population.
Type III alternative educators manage increased internal and external loads due to work environments that consistently expose them to trauma (Hernandez, 2022; Murphy, 2018). While research about Type III alternative educators has been limited (Afacan & Wilkerson, 2024), the few studies have …
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A descriptive study of selected alternative education schools and programs
… study and analysis of a selected number of alternative schools or programs. The institutions were studied in terms of their development, their offerings, and their successes or failures.The population of the study consisted of 156 program directors who returned usable questionnaires and five …
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Evaluating teacher stress and its effect on student behaviors in an alternative school
… its effect on negative student behaviors in an alternative school setting. Teacher stress is defined as a negative state held by a teacher that includes unpleasant emotions, such as anger or sadness, as a result of their work and it appears when events and responsibilities exceed one's coping …
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The Perceptions Of Former Students As To The Importance Of Post-Secondary And Career Planning In An Alternative High School Setting
<p>ABSTRACT</p> <p>Graduates from alternative schools continue to struggle in areas of post-secondary education and careers beyond high school. School systems adopt various initiatives and support programs related to post-secondary education and career planning without taking the initiative to …
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Assessment of the Criteria Used to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Different Types of Alternative Education Programs in Georgia
… to evaluate the effectiveness of various alternative education programs within the state of Georgia. The population surveyed included alternative program principals for the year 2005-2006, from a list provided by the Georgia Department of Education. A survey instrument was constructed …
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Teacher Practices to Help Alternative Education Students
<p>The problem addressed by this study is that alternative schools have a high recidivism rate, due in part to a difficult transition for students back to their traditional, zoned school. The purpose of this study was to identify practices of experienced alternative school teachers perceived as …
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A DisCrit Narrative Case Study: How are the Cards Stacked in Alternative School for African American Students with Disabilities?
… African American students with disabilities in alternative schools make sense of their educational journeys. Critical race theory and disability studies (DisCrit) is used as a framework for the investigation of (a) the process of being identified as a student with disabilities and (b) behavioral …
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