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Weiss, Samantha; Harder, Jeanette; Bratiotis, Christiana; Nguyen, Emily – Education and Urban Society, 2019
Academic mentoring programs promote high school completion for at-risk youth. The purpose of this study was to hear the voice of youth in order to inform program services and develop best practices for meeting their academic needs. Using a grounded theory approach, we conducted 14 focus groups to examine high school students' perceptions and…
Descriptors: Youth, Student Attitudes, Mentors, High School Students
Deanna Merino Contino – ProQuest LLC, 2021
MVC is at a tipping point in understanding how to serve students through their students of concern process. Seventy percent of the college population are students of color, and Hispanic/Latino/a students represent 50.9% of the total undergraduate body. The designation of Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) does not take into consideration how…
Descriptors: Small Colleges, Liberal Arts, Hispanic American Students, Minority Serving Institutions
Stephanie A. Brown – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this program evaluation was to evaluate the impact of CORE District's Breakthrough Success Community (BTSC) Program at an urban Title I high school located in Southern California. BTSC aims to improve the ninth-grade experience through a focus on five key change drivers and the implementation of improvement science. Through teacher…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Urban Schools, Disadvantaged Schools, High Schools
Curry, Janice – Online Submission, 2008
This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's 2007-2008 state-funded program to assist students who are struggling in reading and math.
Descriptors: School Districts, Educational Finance, State Aid, Acceleration (Education)
Jones, Earl A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This research study compared the effects of the intrusive form of developmental academic advising (IDAA) and the influence of additional academic support services on the mean cumulative Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of 4 randomly assembled groups of academically at-risk college students during 2 separate semesters. Academically at-risk students are…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Academic Support Services, Grade Point Average
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Zhang, Yi; Fei, Qiang; Quddus, Munir; Davis, Carolyn – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2014
This research examines the effectiveness of early intervention on academic success for at-risk students. An intervention program is implemented in a minority serving public university by providing counseling and advising to academically at-risk students. Student performance is monitored and evaluated to explore whether early intervention impacts…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, At Risk Students, Academic Achievement, Counseling Services
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Corter, Carl; Patel, Sejal; Pelletier, Janette; Bertrand, Jane – Early Education and Development, 2008
Research Findings: Integrated services for young children and families are part of the new policy landscape in early childhood, but there is limited evidence of the effectiveness of these programs and how they develop on the ground. This study examined the use of the Early Development Instrument (EDI) as both a summative program evaluation tool…
Descriptors: Integrated Services, Program Evaluation, Program Improvement, Demonstration Programs
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Smith, Joshua S.; Anderson, Jeffrey A.; Abell, Amy K. – Preventing School Failure, 2008
The full-purpose partnership (FPP) schoolwide model primarily focuses on prevention and early intervention. This model brings the tenets of service coordination directly into the school and focuses efforts to involve families from a strengths perspective before behavioral issues become significant. A preliminary evaluation has shown that this…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Behavior Disorders, Models, Program Evaluation
Shapley, Kelly; Vicknair, Keven; Sheehan, Daniel; Pieper, Amy; Jepson, Dana; Sturges, Keith; Bush, Joan; Vandiver, Sherrie – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2004
The Texas Study of Students at Risk (TxSSAR) is a comprehensive evaluation examining the effectiveness of three state-level programs with the common goal of helping students at risk of failure to achieve academically. The study comprises investigations of the Optional Extended Year Program (OEYP), the Texas After School Initiative (TASI), and the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Grants, Investigations