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Publikováno v:
Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 15:445-474
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Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth. 66:14-21
This article reports on a quasi-experimental pilot study of the impacts of a high school teacher professional development (PD) series. The 10-session series, “Engaging High School Students in Acade...
Publikováno v:
Phi Delta Kappan. 103:40-43
Researchers Martha Abele Mac Iver, Joyce Epstein, and Steven Sheldon summarize the outcomes of their four-year partnership with an urban district aimed at improving the ways schools engage families during the critical transition to high school. They
Publikováno v:
Education and Urban Society. 54:164-185
This study evaluates a “nudge letter” to parents intervention designed to reduce chronic absenteeism among students in one urban district. Using a regression discontinuity design (RDD), it estimates the impact of the intervention on improving stu
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Middle School Journal. 52:14-22
District leaders have invested widely in the creation of parent portals, but have paid less attention to ensuring that they are achieving their purpose in providing information that parents can use...
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Middle School Journal. 52:4-13
Middle grades teachers want early adolescents to take responsibility for their own learning and success in school. One way to encourage this is with interactive homework, which enables students to ...
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Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness. 12:363-390
Building on previous research showing how well ninth-grade student behaviors predict on-time high school graduation, this experimental study investigates the impact of a ninth-grade interve...
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Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth. 63:77-88
This study focuses on the implementation of an early warning indicator and intervention system in 20 southern high schools. This model included a team of teachers, counselors, and student s...
Publikováno v:
Education and Urban Society. 51:555-581
Research on the role of institutions in influencing students’ readiness for college has so far focused primarily on the school level and the state policy context, with only little attention to the district. This case study, based on interview data
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Education and Urban Society. 49:643-675
This quasi-experimental study examines the impact of a mentoring program for low-income and minority middle and high school students displaying early warning indicators of dropping out on attendance, behavior problems, and course passing. The study w