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Lee, Gerald Dale, Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Students with disabilities face the challenges of transitioning from secondary school to higher education with the added difficulties associated with specific physical, emotional, or learning disabilities. In this qualitative study, this researcher (a) observed practices that transition service professionals used during exit transition meetings…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Qualitative Research, High Schools
Reynolds, Alfreda Ann – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this mixed method design study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a middle college high school in providing the academic success of its alumni students by exploring their educational outcomes and perceptions of readiness and transition. The participants in the study were middle college high school staff who consented to…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Program Effectiveness, High Schools, Success
Bridges, Jeanne M.; Maxwell, Gerri M. – Journal of Case Studies in Education, 2015
This qualitative case study examines the challenges facing rural secondary schools in transitioning youth from high school to post-secondary education and careers, and whether the interventions, strategies and support built into the Early College High School could offer a solution to this long-standing challenge to better meet the needs of special…
Descriptors: High Schools, College Preparation, College Readiness, Special Education
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McCall, Zach A. – Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals, 2015
An increased focus on expanding and synthesizing the transition evidence base, while important, should be supplemented with research highlighting the lived experiences of young adults with disabilities as they move from high school to adult roles. This study documents the experiences of four successful college students with varied disabilities…
Descriptors: College Students, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Student Adjustment
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Channon, Sue; Marsh, Karen; Jenkins, Amy; Robling, Mike – Pastoral Care in Education, 2013
This paper reports on a peer support programme founded on the principles of Motivational Interviewing, a counselling method with a focus on exploring and helping to resolve ambivalence about behaviour change. Working with the staff and pupils of Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Plasmawr in South Wales UK, (referred to as Plasmawr) this work incorporated a…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Motivation, Interviews, High Schools
Burdge, Maryjane C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Students with disabilities are less likely than their peers to access or succeed in postsecondary education settings. In one county, students with disabilities are taught within inclusive high school environments where deficits in reading skills, self-determination attributes, and study skills are not included in the curriculum. In place of these…
Descriptors: Mild Disabilities, High School Graduates, High Schools, Postsecondary Education
Alfeld, Corinne; Bhattacharya, Sharika – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2012
Although career and technical education (CTE) Programs of Study (POS) were introduced in the Perkins IV legislation, neither the spirit nor the elements of POS are new in the history of CTE as a vehicle for high school reform. POS have evolved over several decades of efforts to create effective transition programs from secondary to postsecondary…
Descriptors: Evidence, High Schools, Vocational Education, Educational Change
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Ellerbrock, Cheryl R.; Kiefer, Sarah M. – Journal of Educational Research, 2013
This qualitative within-site case study ("N" = 10) is a follow-up study to a 2006-2007 investigation that analyzed how 1 high school created a community of care for its ninth-grade students through the implementation of a ninth-grade transition program--Freshman Focus. All participants were interviewed again 3 years later during…
Descriptors: Grade 9, High Schools, Transitional Programs, Followup Studies
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Stipanovic, Natalie; Stringfield, Sam – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2013
This qualitative study explores career counseling and guidance services as provided to students engaged in career and technical education programs at three sites in the United States. The sites, consisting of high schools and community colleges, were part of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education's 5-year studies of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Inquiry, Career Exploration, Vocational Education
Harper, Debra J. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
One program designed to prepare first-generation, low-income, and underrepresented students to transition from high school to college are early college high school programs which allow qualified students to simultaneously obtain high school diplomas and associate's degrees. However, little is known about how students and faculty perceive such…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Urban Schools, College Preparation, High Schools
Welsh, Jody Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The problem addressed in this study was the transition from middle school to high school, a source of difficulty for many students. Student advisory programs have been implemented in many secondary schools as one solution to this problem. While research supports the use of advisory programs, little research exists regarding the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Student Promotion, Transitional Programs, Middle Schools, High Schools
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Carter, Hazel M. – Urban Education, 2011
This article demonstrates how a well-designed and collaboratively supported program engages school faculty in improving at-risk student retention and transition to college. Using the "power of the site" principle, the program designers envisioned a very different high school culture that focuses on a collaborative and supportive relationship…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, School Holding Power, College School Cooperation
Alfeld, Corinne; Bhattacharya, Sharika – National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, 2013
The 2006 Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act required that all career technical education (CTE) programs offer secondary to postsecondary programs of study (POS), which integrate rigorous academics, offer dual enrollment options, and lead to an industry-recognized degree or credential. Focused on improving students' transition to…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Postsecondary Education, Dual Enrollment
Cerrone, Kathryn L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Early College High School Initiative is a program that provides college access to first-generation, minority, low-income and other under-represented populations by allowing them to take college classes while in high school. The goal of The Early College High School Initiative is to ease the transition to college by allowing the students to…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, High School Seniors, STEM Education, Majors (Students)
Duckenfield, Marty, Ed. – National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N), 2008
The "National Dropout Prevention Newsletter" is published quarterly by the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network. This issue contains the following articles: (1) Why Do I Have to Learn This?; (2) 2008 NDPN Crystal Star Winners; (3) Effective Freshman Transition for School Improvement (David Livingston, John Greene, and Lindy Stahlman); (4)…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Change, Dropout Prevention, Newsletters
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