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Direct linkRenee C. Goode-Boyd – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A Southeastern school district created freshman academies to assist freshman students with strategies and support they need to combat ninth-grade failure successfully, but little change was observed. The purpose of the study was to explore teachers' perceptions of the freshman academy's transition program structure, benefits, challenges, and…
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Teacher Attitudes, Transitional Programs
Kati Marie Graham Begen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Studies show that students are less successful in their freshman year of high school than in elementary and middle school. The causes of this decline in success range from new schedules, changing of relationships, increased rigor, and less involvement from educators. This applied study will explore the effectiveness of soft skill interventions in…
Descriptors: Soft Skills, Skill Development, Low Achievement, High School Freshmen
Robert Allan Nordall Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
High school graduation rates gradually increased to 80% until 1968, at which point there was a steady decline until 2002 when the passage of No Child Left Behind required states to measure and increase graduation rates for all students (Kamenetz, 2015). With this greater accountability in place, educators readily identified ninth grade as a…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Learner Engagement, Academic Ability
Tonjuna Iverson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of the study was to explore the relationship between the implementation of freshman academies and student achievement in math, English, and science in schools in Arkansas. The study presents a review of the literature that discusses the ninth-grade year and the use of freshman academies to improve student achievement. The study…
Descriptors: High School Freshmen, Grade 9, Academic Achievement, Program Implementation
Emily Howard Bemenderfer – ProQuest LLC, 2021
At The Hockaday School, a private, single-sex school in Texas, many students struggle as they make the transition from eighth to ninth grade. Students feed into the ninth grade from within the school, or from other public and private schools, and come from either boarding or day-school backgrounds. Students may be local, domestic, or…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Single Sex Schools, Student Adjustment, Grade 8
Nese, Rhonda N. T.; Triplett, Danielle; Santiago-Rosario, Maria Reina; Austin, Sean C. – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2021
In this practice brief, we describe several current examples of approaches that are aimed at improving outcomes for students entering high school. Additionally, we present strategies to disrupt the negative trajectory for students with EBD, who seldom receive coordinated, individualized supports during the critical transition from middle to high…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Middle School Students
