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Direct linkGrossman, Jean Baldwin; Cooney, Siobhan M. – Public/Private Ventures, 2009
Public/Private Ventures' (P/PV's) "GroundWork" series summarizes available evidence on a variety of social policy topics, providing a firm foundation for future work. This second brief in the series presents an overview of issues surrounding the ninth grade transition: why it is so important; why many middle school students find it so difficult;…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Grade 9, Articulation (Education), Transitional Programs
Download full textAlberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1989
The Integrated Occupational Program (IOP) was designed for students who may function a year or more behind their peers. It consists of both core and complimentary courses designed to provide for the development of essential concepts, skills and attitudes in science that will enable the student to function successfully at home, in the classroom,…
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Curriculum Development, Educationally Disadvantaged, Foreign Countries
Eldred Cindy; And Others – 1991
This semester-long curriculum is designed to increase the self-esteem, leadership skills, and communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities of eighth and ninth grade students who are at risk of dropping out of school. The manual offers procedural suggestions for organizing a Going Places class. Individual sections address…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Decision Making Skills, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Wasserman, Elsa R.; And Others – 1982
The Ninth Grade Teacher Advisor Program (TAP) of Cambridge (Massachusetts) Rindge and Latin School assists students in making the transition from grammar school to high school. The curriculum presented in this manual is a revised version of the materials used by TAP groups in the first year of the Ninth Grade Program. The two major themes of the…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Grade 9, Group Activities, Group Counseling
Monahan, Patrick R. – 1992
This practicum was designed to assist 62 incoming, at-risk, ninth-grade students to acquire the knowledge, motivation, interest, and skills necessary to make a successful transition to high school. Primary objectives were to reduce the number of disciplinary infractions; decrease school absences; involve more of the students in school-related…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Education, Counseling Techniques, Discipline
Craddick, Jan – 1986
To address the lack of academic and social preparation that many rural Alaskans have when they first arrive at college, in 1985 Sheldon Jackson College (Sitka, Alaska) initiated the Early College Incentive Program (ECIP) to expose junior high students to college learning and living requirements, reduce cultural shock (Sheldon Jackson's student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Preparation, Course Objectives
