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Direct linkAkos, Patrick; Kurz, Maureen Shields – Middle School Journal, 2016
Middle grades transitions pose challenges to many students who meet these tasks with varying levels of success. Contemporary developmental and strengths-based literature offers Hope Theory (Snyder, 2002), a research supported approach that can mitigate risks in school transitions. This article describes how middle grades educators can apply the…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Educational Theories, Middle School Students, Developmental Studies Programs
Download full textHobden, Sally; Hobden, Paul – South African Journal of Education, 2015
School-level educational interventions targeting learners from low socioeconomic backgrounds often have the long-term goal of enabling access to, and successful completion of tertiary studies. This study tracked the progress of alumni of an educational intervention two or three years post school, in order to investigate their pathways to their…
Descriptors: Intervention, Graduate Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Progress Monitoring
Best, Jane; Dunlap, Allison – McREL International, 2014
In today's rapidly changing global economy, "21st century skills" means much more than proficiency in basic academic subjects. One of the most important noncognitive competencies for student success is conscientiousness, which encompasses traits such as perseverance, self-regulation, resilience, and responsibility. Researchers have found…
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Academic Achievement, Performance Factors, Achievement Need
MDRC, 2015
In an increasingly technological world, developing basic math skills is crucial. Headlines regularly be-moan the international ranking of American students on math proficiency, and students from low-income families do worse in math than their more affluent peers. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment in occupations…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Low Income Groups, Learning Activities, Teaching Methods
Espinoza, Roberta – Principal Leadership, 2012
Minority students from low-income families face challenges in their daily lives that continually interfere with their academic performance as well as their ability to prepare for college. Although the educational system is viewed as "the great equalizer" that gives everyone an opportunity for upward social mobility, sociological and educational…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Academic Achievement, Social Mobility, Minority Groups
Walker, Allison R.; Uphold, Nicole M.; Richter, Sharon; Test, David W. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
As community-based instruction has been recognized as a variable leading to postschool success for all students with disabilities, early transition planning has become vital in students' preparation for adulthood. Based upon the need and importance of students receiving community-based instruction, this literature review examined 23 transition…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Community Based Instruction (Disabilities), Literature Reviews, Intervention
Schwartz, Sarah E. O.; Petersen, Sarah Bernhardt – New Directions for Youth Development, 2008
The RALLY practitioner implements RALLY's prevention and intervention strategies, working with all of the students in a class to deliver nonstigmatizing, developmentally based services. The practitioner model is based on the philosophy that relationships are key to allowing students to achieve their full health and academic potential. RALLY…
Descriptors: Intervention, Role Perception, Role Theory, Academic Support Services
