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Download full textMac Iver, Martha Abele; Messel, Matthew – Council of the Great City Schools, 2012
This study of high school outcomes in the Baltimore City Public Schools builds on substantial prior research on the early warning indicators of dropping out. It sought to investigate whether the same variables that predicted a non-graduation outcome in other urban districts--attendance, behavior problems, and course failure--were also significant…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Enrollment, Behavior Problems
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Direct linkGottfredson, Denise; Cross, Amanda Brown; Wilson, Denise; Rorie, Melissa; Connell, Nadine – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
This study assessed the effects of attending an after-school program (ASP) on a range of outcomes for middle school youths. The program operated for 9 hr per week for 30 weeks and included attendance monitoring and reinforcement, academic assistance, a prevention curriculum, and recreational programming. Participants were 447 students randomly…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, After School Programs, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education
LIDDLE, GORDON P.; ROCKWELL, ROBERT E. – 1963
IN A 10 YEAR STUDY OF 1,200 CHILDREN LIVING IN A MIDWESTERN CITY, IT WAS FOUND THAT THOSE FROM DEPRIVED BACKGROUNDS MISSED ABOUT THREE TIMES AS MANY DAYS OF SCHOOL AS THEIR CLASSMATES FROM UPPER-MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES. REASONS FOR THIS SITUATION WERE POOR DIET, UNCARED-FOR ILLNESSES AND ACCIDENTS. ALSO THE FEELINGS THAT CHILD HAD ABOUT HIMSELF…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems, Disadvantaged Youth, Family Characteristics
