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Spencer, Jordan C. – ProQuest LLC, 2022
While enrolling in a college for a degree is still considered to be more of the expectation than the rule in households across the United States it is facing public criticism regarding its overall cost versus long-term benefits. This has prompted researchers to reevaluate practices in higher education to determine ways in which post-secondary…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Accountability, Research Methodology
Jermaine Gleaton – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The effects of transitions impact students across academic levels in many ways. The transition to high school can be a vulnerable time; moreover, it may be an optimal time for preventive interventions. As students matriculate and transition from middle to high school, a concentrated effort must be made to improve the practices to best support…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High School Students, Middle School Students, Transitional Programs
Jennifer L. DiBello – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore and understand, from the perspective of experienced Special Education Teachers, successful practices and barriers in meeting the needs of students with emotional disturbance (ED) in Special Education Alternative programs. The study aims to gain an in-depth understanding, from the lived…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Students with Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Experienced Teachers
Kyle Thompson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This study explores to what extent principals perceive "instructional program coherence" (IPC) and vertical collaboration occur in high schools and their mid-level feeder schools. It also measures IPC and its five components' association with different measures of student achievement. The study took place in the state of Missouri, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Transitional Programs, Principals, Instructional Development
Cross, Courtney Renée – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This qualitative dissertation study focused on the perceptions of school professionals in working with transgender and gender queer students. Twelve school professionals were individually interviewed utilizing a semi-structured format regarding their experiences working with transgender and gender queer students. School professionals were…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, School Personnel, Attitudes, Minority Group Students
Brittney Diane Parker-Goodin – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation examines the transition planning experiences of Black and Latinx families with students who have extensive support needs (ESN) in an urban school district. Employing a qualitative case study approach, the research involved collecting data through interviews, focus groups, and document analysis to explore how participant families…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Latin Americans, African American Students, Family (Sociological Unit)
Bradley Allen Hunt – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The transition from middle school to high school can be challenging for some students. Many school districts are implementing practices to ease the transition to high school. The current study examined one school district's practices and procedures for the development and implementation of a ninth-grade center. In this study, I examined the…
Descriptors: Grade 9, Transitional Programs, Educational Practices, Education Service Centers
Glover, Stephany – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Three of four high school students with special needs become unemployed after graduation. These students, referred to as "bridge students" as they transition into postsecondary life, seldomly escape lifestyles of criminal, sedentary or dependent behavior. Certain protocols enacted at the high school level may act as either barriers or…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Educational Practices, Barriers
Fematt, Veronica Lavenant – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Community college transfer students often experience "transfer shock" at receiving four-year institutions, which includes a variety of academic, social, and institutional challenges associated with the first-year transfer experience. Research has demonstrated that first-year program interventions can facilitate the transition of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Transfer Students, Student Adjustment
Stephens, Maria Cecilia Noche – ProQuest LLC, 2015
The German Dual System is a model educational and employment approach that other nations could emulate. The ability of young apprentices to work and study at the same time to gain both practical and theoretical skills leads to more meaningful education and decreased dropout and youth unemployment rates. The collaboration of the government,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Career Readiness, Employment Qualifications, Education Work Relationship
Breault, Dawn E. – ProQuest LLC, 2016
This qualitative phenomenological dissertation examined the overall profession of transition specialization; in particular the perceptions of transition specialists regarding the sufficiency of their professional preparation and development. Fifteen transition specialists from the six states participated via semi-structured interviews. Major…
Descriptors: Specialization, Qualitative Research, Phenomenology, Specialists
Henry, Wallace R., III – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study was intended to enhance the limited research on the knowledge and confidence of special education teachers in public education regarding transition services and the quality of transition plans they develop. The key variables examined in this study are knowledge, confidence, and the quality of student transition plans. The sample…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Public School Teachers, Charter Schools, Knowledge Level
Pamphile, Murielle F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Military veterans preparing for new careers in the civilian world are pursuing higher educational degrees to fulfill career goals. The real-life experiences of veterans in the military are beneficial tools that can effectively enhance student veterans' academic performance and success. As veterans' enrollment continues to rise, veteran's academic…
Descriptors: Veterans, Veterans Education, Student Attitudes, College Students
Van Acker, Teresa A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Public Montessori schools have grown in number significantly in the United States. This case study chronicles the journey of teachers as they navigate the tension of balancing the Montessori approach with an accountability Standards model. Although Montessori may be in demand among parents in the nation, exhibited by the increase in public…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Public School Teachers, Montessori Schools, Montessori Method
O'Dell, Jade J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Developmental education students make up almost half of the community college population in the United States (Bettinger & Long, 2005). Approximately 42% of first-time freshmen at community colleges must enroll in at least one developmental education course in English, reading and/or math (NCES, 2010). Many developmental education students are…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Repetition, Community Colleges, Reading Achievement
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