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Raymond Francis Albin – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The transition period of a student from middle school to high school is of critical importance because students who can successfully navigate the first-year physical, academic, and social pressures of high school have the greatest chances for successfully completing high school in four years (Allensworth & Easton, 2005). Students who cannot…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Barriers, Intervention, Dropout Prevention
Faircloth, Susan C.; Toldson, Ivory A.; Lucio, Robert – National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities, 2014
In a time when graduation rates are showing notable improvement among students of color and students with disabilities, there are still great challenges that remain. The National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities has published a monograph that explores the problem of high school dropout rates among American Indian, African…
Descriptors: Males, Minority Group Students, At Risk Students, Disabilities
Savitz-Romer, Mandy; Jager-Hyman, Joie – TERi (The Education Resources Institute, Inc), 2009
The purpose of this annotated bibliography is to identify and summarize research on the scope, characteristics and impact of academic and social support services for students. Several reports on academic rigor have also been included to establish a context for the importance of social and academic support. The bibliography is divided into five…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Annotated Bibliographies, Student Personnel Services, Student Needs