An Examination of Approaches To Promote Ninth-Grade Success in Maryland Public High Schools.

Kerr, Kerri A.

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ERIC Number: EJ659139

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Publication Date: 2002

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An Examination of Approaches To Promote Ninth-Grade Success in Maryland Public High Schools.

Kerr, Kerri A.

ERS Spectrum, v20 n3 p4-13 Sum 2002

Investigates three types of practices used by Maryland high schools to support the transition of ninth-grade students into high school: traditional transition activities, reform-oriented practices promoted by the literature on communal school organization, and practices providing additional instruction. Discusses policy implications. (Contains 21 references.) (PKP)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescent Development, Educational Change, Grade 9, High School Students, Remedial Instruction, Transitional Programs

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Maryland

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