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Direct linkFletcher, Edward C.; Dumford, Amber D. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2023
Violence--including issues of bullying--in urban schools across the United States is a persistent phenomenon, and continues to be of utmost concern for school administrators, community leaders, students, and their families. Using propensity score matching, we examined the relationship between school type--a magnet career academy and a traditional,…
Descriptors: Bullying, Career Academies, High School Students, Student Behavior
Fletcher, Edward C., Jr.; Haynes, DaVonti' D. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2020
We used a qualitative case study approach to examine the schooling experiences of 40 current high school seniors and 20 alumni from an urban STEAM career academy comprised of 98% African American students from low-income families. Using tracking as a theoretical lens, we found that students in the high school STEAM career academy were stratified…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, High School Graduates, Career Academies, Urban Schools
Peer reviewedElliott, Marc N.; Hanser, Lawrence M.; Gilroy, Curtis L. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2002
Examined career academy student outcomes for 18 cohorts of entering students enrolled in 8 urban schools nationwide, analyzing attendance, grades, and graduation status. Compared to what would have been expected of the same students in the same schools' general academic programs, career academy students had higher first-year grade point averages,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Career Academies, Grade Point Average
Peer reviewedShorr, Abbe A.; Hon, Jeanne E. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1999
Describes the development and implementation of the Career Academy program at a high school in Los Angeles, California, and describes the community and business partnerships that support the program. Also describes the effects of the program, a school-within-a-school, on students, including the positive effects of the program's mentoring…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Education, Diversity (Student), High School Students
Peer reviewedJordan, Will J.; McPartland, James M.; Legters, Nettie E.; Balfanz, Robert – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2000
Discusses the need for comprehensive reforms in school organization, curriculum and instruction, and professional development to address the problems of large urban high schools. Describes the Talent Development High School with Career Academies model being developed to meet the needs of such schools. (SLD)
Descriptors: Career Academies, Child Development, Curriculum, Educational Change
Peer reviewedMcPartland, James; Balfanz, Robert; Jordan, Will; Legters, Nettie – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 1998
A case study of a large nonselective urban high school in Baltimore (Maryland) describes the design and implementation of a comprehensive package of school reforms, the Talent Development Model with Career Academies. Qualitative and quantitative evidence is provided on significant improvements in school climate, student attendance, promotion…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Career Academies, Case Studies
Peer reviewedConchas, Gilberto Q.; Clark, Patricia A. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2002
This case study examined 80 urban minority high school students enrolled in two career academies, highlighting the cultural and institutional processes that affected their achievement. Career academies fostered optimism among low-income minority students. Career academy students demonstrated higher graduation rates and higher college entrance…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Case Studies, Educational Environment, High Risk Students
