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Showing 1 to 20 of 52 for “"school completion"”.
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An Investigation of a 6th Grade Homework After School Completion Program
… In recent years, critics and would-be school reformers cite a lack of homework as an area of concern. More homework is viewed as an inexpensive and non-controversial means to address the perceived shortcomings of the educational system. However, little research has actually been …
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The Determinants Of Student Achievement And High School Completion In Michigan
… level retention and their effects on high school graduation rates and successful student academic outcomes have currently assumed great importance in the education reform debate. Further, the effectiveness of our public schools and the achievement of our students have implications that can …
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A Study of 190 Adults Enrolled in a High School Completion Program via Television
… derive the number of adults enrolled in a high completion program via television who successfully completed the necessary testing to earn an Iowa High School Equivalency Certificate as a result of the instruction they received. Secondly, it was to conduct a survey that would yield information …
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Case study of parents’ experiences as their children with hidden disabilities navigate the K-12 system to high school completion
… of parents navigating through the K-12 school system as their children with invisible disabilities move toward graduation from secondary education are multifaceted. This qualitative study examined the experiences parents are having or not having at Kalamazoo Central High School (KCHS), a …
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High School Completion: Investigating the roles of social goals, degree of motivation/resiliency, and differential impact of sex among students in an alternative high school
The majority of literature exploring high school completion and dropout has specifically investigated dropout percentages, reasons behind drop out, and what types of students decide to drop out. Information concerning alterable variables and why students complete high school is less abundant. …
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Assessment of the factors associated with secondary school attendance and completion in South Africa: A demographic perspective
… key to driving socioeconomic development. While school participation at the basic education level (Grades 1-9) has been almost universal in South Africa, there are still gaps in the level of schooling for the upper secondary level. Consequently, a substantial proportion of the population does not …
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES, ACHIEVEMENT AND COMPLETION: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECONDARY SCHOOLS
… found that one quarter of Alberta's high school enrollees were not completing high school. The Commission proposed the formation of learning communities as one way to increase the achievement of students in Alberta, with the intention that this would then increase the number of students …
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES, ACHIEVEMENT AND COMPLETION: EXPLORING RELATIONSHIPS IN SOUTHERN ALBERTA SECONDARY SCHOOLS
… found that one quarter of Alberta's high school enrollees were not completing high school. The Commission proposed the formation of learning communities as one way to increase the achievement of students in Alberta, with the intention that this would then increase the number of students …
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Case studies of learning disabled high school completers in a Maryland school district
… have been conducted which examine the post-school status of special education students from a single point in time perspective, few can be found which provide an in-depth look into their lives in the years following school completion. The purpose of this study was to develop a detailed …
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Impacts of Parental Resources on Child Educational Outcomes: Assets and Mediating Pathways
… outcomes. Also, asset effects on high school dropout are not examined to date, and mediating pathways of social-psychological characteristics are more investigated with educational achievement: e.g. measured by test scores, GPA) rather than educational attainment. In response to these …
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ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION: ADMINISTRATOR PERCEPTIONS OF ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION AND AT-RISK YOUTH
Successful attainment of a high school diploma is essential in today's society. For some students, however, internal and external pressures present significant barriers to school completion. Disengagement from school by these at-risk students is not only detrimental to the individual students, but …
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THE EFFECT OF STATE LAWS MANDATING ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS ON EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM ARKANSAS
… Advanced Placement (AP) programs in public high schools on student outcomes. In the first essay, I examine the effects of a 2004 state-mandate in Arkansas on student achievement (measured by test scores), high school graduation and dropout rates, and student composition within a school. In the …
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"Iron sharpens iron" The impact of culturally responsive mentoring on at-risk minority female students.
For the last thirty years, the national high school completion rate has remained the same. Once leading the world in the number of students completing high school, the United States now ranks 17th globally (National Center for Education Statistics , 2019). High school completion rates are lower for …
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The Effects of a Middle School Dropout Prevention Program on the Academic Achievement of At-Risk Students: Implications for School Leaders
Approximately 27% of students drop out of school each year in the United States (Dianda, 2008). Many of these students complete graduation requirements later giving the United States a 93% high school completion rate (U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2014). …
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Alternative education: English teacher engagement with their craft and students
… leaders for students entering AE programs and schools and youth who are attempting to complete their education. For this research, English teachers in AE engage in their craft and with students to develop an understanding of being socially responsible while learning skills needed for life after …
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Essays on Women's Education, Health Knowledge, and Fertility: Evidence from Vietnam
… six and above to complete five years of primary schooling before age 15. This dissertation examines the reform’s implications for educational attainment, health knowledge, and early life outcomes. Chapter 1 exploits variation in reform exposure by age in 1991 to estimate its impact on educational …
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Examining the Indigenous Relationship Between Education and the United States' Military from 2001-2009
… was that education, inside and outside of schooling, was a motivating force for Native veterans in all aspects of their experience. They either considered military service as a component of their education and/or utilized the benefits earned in the military to complete college degrees. Most …
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Preventing drop-out: how can post-primary schools best support students at risk of early school leaving?
… the programmes in place in two post-primary schools to combat early school leaving. In order to do this I plan • To explore the reasons students in these schools leave formal education early. • To ascertain what programmes are in place in the two schools to combat early school leaving and to …
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