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Direct linkHirschfield, Paul J. – Journal of Correctional Education, 2014
Juvenile detention and correctional facilities, in collaboration with state agencies and local school districts, have adopted a number of practice and policies to promote educational re-enrollment and advancement following release. Informed by limited research and the accounts of practitioners and clients in the field, this article discusses…
Descriptors: Juvenile Justice, Correctional Institutions, Transitional Programs, Reentry Students
West, Martin; Schwerdt, Guido – Education Next, 2012
Policymakers nationwide continue to wrestle with a basic question: At what grade level should students move to a new school? In the most common grade configuration in American school districts, public school students make two school transitions, entering a middle school in grade 6 or 7 and a high school in grade 9. This pattern reflects the…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Academic Achievement, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Hirsch, Deborah – New England Journal of Higher Education, 2010
The value of a college degree is well documented. College graduates earn at least 60% more than high school graduates. Beyond the economic value, college graduates show higher rates of civic participation, engage in volunteer work and even have a much higher likelihood of being "happy." Students who drop out without attaining a college…
Descriptors: High Schools, College Preparation, Democracy, Academic Persistence
Download full textAmerican Institutes for Research, 2005
One of the primary goals of Early College High Schools is to enroll students who are underrepresented in higher education. This brief report describes the strategies ECHSs have used to recruit students from groups that are traditionally underserved and underrepresented in higher education and addresses the impact of the recruitment and selection…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, High Schools, Enrollment, Student Recruitment
Colley, Debra A. – 1997
This paper discusses the results of an investigation that evaluated the outcomes of former students with disabilities who received special education transition services in New York State. The evaluation included a survey of 225 high school vocational rehabilitation case records and post-school interviews with 720 former special education students.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Educational Assessment
Touchton, Judith G.; Davis, Lynne – 1991
This compendium of information extracted from many sources covers both minority and majority women in higher education in all of their academic roles: faculty, students, administrators, staff, and trustees. Data are presented in narrative form in a section titled "Highlights and Trends." This section features major findings from each of seven…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Degrees (Academic), Demography
