Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 4 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 6 |
Descriptor
Source
| Journal of Education for… | 6 |
Author
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 6 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| High Schools | 3 |
| Secondary Education | 3 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
| California | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
| Maryland (Baltimore) | 1 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkKennedy-Lewis, Brianna L.; Whitaker, Douglas; Soutullo, Olivia – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016
The use of alternative schools as exclusionary discipline for students found guilty of committing behavioral infractions raises questions about the effectiveness of these schools in producing improved student outcomes. Educators' justifications for alternative placements are highly relevant, because decisions regarding placements are often…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Discipline, Behavior Problems, Program Effectiveness
Galindo, Claudia; Stein, Kathleen; Schaffer, Eugene – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016
This study examined the Maryland State Department of Education Breakthrough Center (BTC) engagement in a Baltimore City turnaround high school. Utilizing a case-study design and mixed-methods research, data were collected through interviews, informal observations, and review of administrative and achievement documents. Beginning in the 2011-2012…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Academic Achievement, Intervention, Teacher Attitudes
Anderson-Butcher, Dawn; Iachini, Aidyn L.; Ball, Annahita; Barke, Susan; Martin, Lloyd D. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016
School improvement models are expanding to incorporate priorities around positive youth development, safe and supportive school climates, school mental health, and school-family community partnerships. A partnership was formed between researchers and district/school leaders to examine the 3-year adoption and implementation of 1 such exemplary…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Urban Schools, School Districts
Goddard, Roger D.; Skrla, Linda; Salloum, Serena J. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
Previous research demonstrates that collective efficacy positively predicts students' academic achievement (e.g., Bandura, 1993; Goddard et al., 2000). However, unaddressed by the current literature is whether collective efficacy also works to reduce inequity by closing achievement gaps. To learn about the operation of collective efficacy, we…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Prediction, Equal Education
Barrat, Vanessa X.; Berliner, Bethann; Fong, Anthony B. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2012
The customary perception is that students who drop out vanish from school enrollment rosters for good. This is an incomplete picture of the complex dropout story; dropping out is not necessarily a permanent high school outcome. Following the enrollment and course history of a district cohort of first-time 9th graders, this article documents the…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Dropouts, Credits, Enrollment
Behr, Michelle; Marston, Christine; Nelson, Kyle Anne – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
Changing demographics, low Latino graduation rates, and changes to education funding--nationally and locally--challenge society to develop innovative strategies to navigate transformations affecting public education. This article presents findings from a collaborative community-engaged evaluation of a dropout prevention program for at-risk male…
Descriptors: Case Studies, At Risk Students, Males, Hispanic American Students
