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America's competiveness [sic] through high school reform [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, May 12, 2009
| America's competiveness [sic] through high school reform [[electronic resource] ] : hearing before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, first session, hearing held in Washington, DC, May 12, 2009 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 85 pages) : illustrations |
| Soggetto topico |
Educational change - United States
Academic achievement - United States - Evaluation Education - Standards - United States Dropouts - United States - Prevention Competition, International |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | America's competiveness [sic] through high school reform |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699104203321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2009 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating passionate learners : engaging today's students for tomorrow's world / / Kim Brown, Tony Frontier, Donald J. Viegut ; foreword by Dr. Russell J. Quaglia
| Creating passionate learners : engaging today's students for tomorrow's world / / Kim Brown, Tony Frontier, Donald J. Viegut ; foreword by Dr. Russell J. Quaglia |
| Autore | Brown Kim M. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 370.15/4 |
| Collana | The clarity series |
| Soggetto topico |
Motivation in education - United States
Academic achievement - United States Engagement (Philosophy) Educational psychology Learning, Psychology of Dropouts - United States - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-4833-9343-7
1-4833-9342-9 1-4833-4447-9 1-4833-4449-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | chapter 1. An introduction to creating passionate learners -- chapter 2. Committing to engagement literacy -- chapter 3. The power of mindset -- chapter 4. Internal dialogue : reengage learners using teacher feedback -- chapter 5. Self-determination -- chapter 6. Classroom culture : setting the tone for engagement -- chapter 7. High-leverage reforms -- chapter 8. Leading the transformation for creating passionate learners. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798953803321 |
Brown Kim M.
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Creating passionate learners : engaging today's students for tomorrow's world / / Kim Brown, Tony Frontier, Donald J. Viegut ; foreword by Dr. Russell J. Quaglia
| Creating passionate learners : engaging today's students for tomorrow's world / / Kim Brown, Tony Frontier, Donald J. Viegut ; foreword by Dr. Russell J. Quaglia |
| Autore | Brown Kim M. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xviii, 205 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 370.15/4 |
| Collana | The clarity series |
| Soggetto topico |
Motivation in education - United States
Academic achievement - United States Engagement (Philosophy) Educational psychology Learning, Psychology of Dropouts - United States - Prevention |
| ISBN |
1-4833-9343-7
1-4833-9342-9 1-4833-4447-9 1-4833-4449-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | chapter 1. An introduction to creating passionate learners -- chapter 2. Committing to engagement literacy -- chapter 3. The power of mindset -- chapter 4. Internal dialogue : reengage learners using teacher feedback -- chapter 5. Self-determination -- chapter 6. Classroom culture : setting the tone for engagement -- chapter 7. High-leverage reforms -- chapter 8. Leading the transformation for creating passionate learners. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910816627503321 |
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Brown Kim M.
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin, a SAGE Company, , [2016] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Dropout prevention services and programs in public school districts:2010-11 [[electronic resource] ] : first look / / Priscilla Rouse Carver, Jared Coopersmith
| Dropout prevention services and programs in public school districts:2010-11 [[electronic resource] ] : first look / / Priscilla Rouse Carver, Jared Coopersmith |
| Autore | Carver Priscilla R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, , 2011 |
| Disciplina | 371.29/13 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CoopersmithJared |
| Soggetto topico | Dropouts - United States - Prevention |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Statistics. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Dropout prevention services and programs in public school districts |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910702005403321 |
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Carver Priscilla R
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| Washington, D.C. : , : U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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ESEA reauthorization [[electronic resource] ] : improving America's secondary schools : hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session ... May 4, 2010
| ESEA reauthorization [[electronic resource] ] : improving America's secondary schools : hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundred Eleventh Congress, second session ... May 4, 2010 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 103 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana | S. hrg. |
| Soggetto topico |
Education, Secondary - United States
Dropouts - United States - Prevention School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States Dropouts - Prevention Education, Secondary Educational change School improvement programs |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | ESEA reauthorization |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910701896203321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Graduation for all : a practical guide to decreasing school dropout / / Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Michael Dubowe
| Graduation for all : a practical guide to decreasing school dropout / / Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Michael Dubowe |
| Autore | Lehr Camilla A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.12913 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dropouts - United States - Prevention
School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4833-6343-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - What This Book is about""; ""Topics""; ""Importance of Raising Graduation Rates""; ""Extensiveness of the Issue""; ""Costs to the Individual""; ""Costs to Society""; ""Implications of Current Reform Context""; ""No Child Left behind Defined “Standard� Diploma""; ""State High-Stakes Testing""; ""Critical Need for Knowing and Doing""; ""Overview of This Book""; ""Chapter Format""; ""Other Features of the Book""; ""Summary""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 2 - Getting Started""; ""Topics""
""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""""Considering Beliefs and Practices""; ""Moving Your Mission Statement from Paper to Practice""; ""Organizing for Action""; ""Study Group""; ""Action Team""; ""Community Advisory Committee""; ""Laying a Foundation""; ""Connecting with other Groups""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Providing Professional Development""; ""Readiness for Change""; ""Implementation Scenario: Getting Started (March/April/May)""; ""Summary""; ""Reflection Questions""; ""Further Reading""; ""Taking Action""; ""Guide to Action Tools""; ""Action Tool 2.1: Mission Statement Analysis Form"" ""Action Tool 2.2: Action Team Selection Form""""Action Tool 2.3: Committee Mapping Form""; ""Action Tool 2.4: Readiness Questionnaire""; ""Action Tool 2.5: Communication Plan""; ""Chapter 3 - Putting the Problem of Dropout in Context: Looking at the Numbers""; ""Topics""; ""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""; ""Variability in Statistics on Graduation and Dropout""; ""Dropout Rates for Student Subgroups""; ""Terminology""; ""Graduation""; ""Dropout""; ""Procedures for Calculating Rates""; ""Dropout Formulas"" ""Implementation Scenario: Putting the Problem of Dropout in Context: Looking at the Numbers (September/October)""""Summary""; ""Reflection Questions""; ""Further Reading""; ""Taking Action""; ""Guide to Action Tools""; ""Action Tool 3.1: Student Demographic Information Sheet""; ""Action Tool 3.2: District/School Diploma Options form""; ""Action Tool 3.3: Definition Grid""; ""Action Tool 3.4: Student Tracking Tool""; ""Action Tool 3.5: Dropout Calculation Form""; ""Chapter 4 - Understanding Why: Looking at the Reasons, the Process, and the Approach""; ""Topics"" ""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""""Why Students Drop Out of School""; ""Pushing and Pulling Students Out of School""; ""Why Students Stay in School""; ""Dropout: A Process of Disengagement""; ""Elementary Years: The Process Begins""; ""Transition between Schools: A Critical Time""; ""Once a Dropout, Not Always a Dropout""; ""A Focus on Completing School""; ""Approaches with Limited Effectiveness""; ""Effective Approaches to Increase School Completion""; ""Implementation Scenario: Understanding Why: Looking at the Reasons, the Process, and the Approach (November)""; ""Summary"" ""Reflection Questions"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480368303321 |
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Lehr Camilla A.
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Graduation for all : a practical guide to decreasing school dropout / / Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Michael Dubowe
| Graduation for all : a practical guide to decreasing school dropout / / Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Michael Dubowe |
| Autore | Lehr Camilla A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.12913 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dropouts - United States - Prevention
School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4833-6343-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - What This Book is about""; ""Topics""; ""Importance of Raising Graduation Rates""; ""Extensiveness of the Issue""; ""Costs to the Individual""; ""Costs to Society""; ""Implications of Current Reform Context""; ""No Child Left behind Defined “Standard� Diploma""; ""State High-Stakes Testing""; ""Critical Need for Knowing and Doing""; ""Overview of This Book""; ""Chapter Format""; ""Other Features of the Book""; ""Summary""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 2 - Getting Started""; ""Topics""
""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""""Considering Beliefs and Practices""; ""Moving Your Mission Statement from Paper to Practice""; ""Organizing for Action""; ""Study Group""; ""Action Team""; ""Community Advisory Committee""; ""Laying a Foundation""; ""Connecting with other Groups""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Providing Professional Development""; ""Readiness for Change""; ""Implementation Scenario: Getting Started (March/April/May)""; ""Summary""; ""Reflection Questions""; ""Further Reading""; ""Taking Action""; ""Guide to Action Tools""; ""Action Tool 2.1: Mission Statement Analysis Form"" ""Action Tool 2.2: Action Team Selection Form""""Action Tool 2.3: Committee Mapping Form""; ""Action Tool 2.4: Readiness Questionnaire""; ""Action Tool 2.5: Communication Plan""; ""Chapter 3 - Putting the Problem of Dropout in Context: Looking at the Numbers""; ""Topics""; ""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""; ""Variability in Statistics on Graduation and Dropout""; ""Dropout Rates for Student Subgroups""; ""Terminology""; ""Graduation""; ""Dropout""; ""Procedures for Calculating Rates""; ""Dropout Formulas"" ""Implementation Scenario: Putting the Problem of Dropout in Context: Looking at the Numbers (September/October)""""Summary""; ""Reflection Questions""; ""Further Reading""; ""Taking Action""; ""Guide to Action Tools""; ""Action Tool 3.1: Student Demographic Information Sheet""; ""Action Tool 3.2: District/School Diploma Options form""; ""Action Tool 3.3: Definition Grid""; ""Action Tool 3.4: Student Tracking Tool""; ""Action Tool 3.5: Dropout Calculation Form""; ""Chapter 4 - Understanding Why: Looking at the Reasons, the Process, and the Approach""; ""Topics"" ""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""""Why Students Drop Out of School""; ""Pushing and Pulling Students Out of School""; ""Why Students Stay in School""; ""Dropout: A Process of Disengagement""; ""Elementary Years: The Process Begins""; ""Transition between Schools: A Critical Time""; ""Once a Dropout, Not Always a Dropout""; ""A Focus on Completing School""; ""Approaches with Limited Effectiveness""; ""Effective Approaches to Increase School Completion""; ""Implementation Scenario: Understanding Why: Looking at the Reasons, the Process, and the Approach (November)""; ""Summary"" ""Reflection Questions"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797460803321 |
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Lehr Camilla A.
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Graduation for all : a practical guide to decreasing school dropout / / Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Michael Dubowe
| Graduation for all : a practical guide to decreasing school dropout / / Camilla A. Lehr, Ann T. Clapper, Martha L. Thurlow ; acquisitions editor Elizabeth Brenkus ; cover designer Michael Dubowe |
| Autore | Lehr Camilla A. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.12913 |
| Soggetto topico |
Dropouts - United States - Prevention
School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States |
| ISBN | 1-4833-6343-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""About the Authors""; ""Chapter 1 - What This Book is about""; ""Topics""; ""Importance of Raising Graduation Rates""; ""Extensiveness of the Issue""; ""Costs to the Individual""; ""Costs to Society""; ""Implications of Current Reform Context""; ""No Child Left behind Defined “Standard� Diploma""; ""State High-Stakes Testing""; ""Critical Need for Knowing and Doing""; ""Overview of This Book""; ""Chapter Format""; ""Other Features of the Book""; ""Summary""; ""Further Reading""; ""Chapter 2 - Getting Started""; ""Topics""
""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""""Considering Beliefs and Practices""; ""Moving Your Mission Statement from Paper to Practice""; ""Organizing for Action""; ""Study Group""; ""Action Team""; ""Community Advisory Committee""; ""Laying a Foundation""; ""Connecting with other Groups""; ""Sharing Information""; ""Providing Professional Development""; ""Readiness for Change""; ""Implementation Scenario: Getting Started (March/April/May)""; ""Summary""; ""Reflection Questions""; ""Further Reading""; ""Taking Action""; ""Guide to Action Tools""; ""Action Tool 2.1: Mission Statement Analysis Form"" ""Action Tool 2.2: Action Team Selection Form""""Action Tool 2.3: Committee Mapping Form""; ""Action Tool 2.4: Readiness Questionnaire""; ""Action Tool 2.5: Communication Plan""; ""Chapter 3 - Putting the Problem of Dropout in Context: Looking at the Numbers""; ""Topics""; ""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""; ""Variability in Statistics on Graduation and Dropout""; ""Dropout Rates for Student Subgroups""; ""Terminology""; ""Graduation""; ""Dropout""; ""Procedures for Calculating Rates""; ""Dropout Formulas"" ""Implementation Scenario: Putting the Problem of Dropout in Context: Looking at the Numbers (September/October)""""Summary""; ""Reflection Questions""; ""Further Reading""; ""Taking Action""; ""Guide to Action Tools""; ""Action Tool 3.1: Student Demographic Information Sheet""; ""Action Tool 3.2: District/School Diploma Options form""; ""Action Tool 3.3: Definition Grid""; ""Action Tool 3.4: Student Tracking Tool""; ""Action Tool 3.5: Dropout Calculation Form""; ""Chapter 4 - Understanding Why: Looking at the Reasons, the Process, and the Approach""; ""Topics"" ""In This Chapter, You Will . . .""""Why Students Drop Out of School""; ""Pushing and Pulling Students Out of School""; ""Why Students Stay in School""; ""Dropout: A Process of Disengagement""; ""Elementary Years: The Process Begins""; ""Transition between Schools: A Critical Time""; ""Once a Dropout, Not Always a Dropout""; ""A Focus on Completing School""; ""Approaches with Limited Effectiveness""; ""Effective Approaches to Increase School Completion""; ""Implementation Scenario: Understanding Why: Looking at the Reasons, the Process, and the Approach (November)""; ""Summary"" ""Reflection Questions"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807659803321 |
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Lehr Camilla A.
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| Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin Press, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Helping students graduate : a strategic approach to dropout prevention / / [edited by] Jay Smink and Franklin P. Schargel
| Helping students graduate : a strategic approach to dropout prevention / / [edited by] Jay Smink and Franklin P. Schargel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.12/913/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SchargelFranklin P
SminkJay |
| Soggetto topico |
Dropouts - United States - Prevention
Motivation in education - United States School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-85481-3
1-317-92581-5 1-317-92582-3 1-283-52439-2 9786613836847 1-61442-102-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the National Dropout Prevention Center and Network; Acknowledgments; Caveats; About the Authors; Table of Contents; Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention; A School and Community Perspective; Early Interventions; Basic Core Strategies; Making the Most of Instruction; 1 Coming to Terms with At Risk; The Term At-Risk Students; Early Use and Definitions; Risk Factors: The Research Base; Contemporary Use of the Term At-Risk Students; Our Recommendation; References; 2 School Dropouts: A National Issue; Counting the Dropouts; Counting the Cost
The Educational Arena Is ChangingNo Child Left Behind; High-Stakes Testing; ""Highly Qualified Teachers""; Nationwide Trends; An Aging Population; New Patterns of Immigration; Student Diversity; Movement Wrthin the Country; Changing Family Structures; Poverly; Teenage Sex and Pregnancy; Drugs; Crime and Violence; What can We Do about Dropouts?; The Need for Systemic Renewal; Reforms Are Episodic; Reforms Address Symptoms Rather than Causes; Reforms Are Not Systemic; Conclusion; References; 3 Who Drops Out and Why; Defining the Dropout; Types of Dropout Rates; Event Dropout Rates Status Dropout RatesCohort Dropout Rates; High School Completion Rates; Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED); Why Students Drop Out; Factors Linked to High Dropout Rates; Student Retention; Poverty; Ethnicity; Limited English Proficiency; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Teen Sexual Activity; Tracking; Disruptive Students; Children with Special Needs; Geographic Location; Predicting Dropouts Isn't That Simple; Dropouts Are a Systemic Problem; Conclusion; References; A School and Community Perspective; 4 Systemic Renewal: What Works?; Barriers to Change; Organizational Barriers to School Improvement Professional CapacityExamples of Systemic Renewal; What Have We Learned?; New American Schools Initiative; Evolution of the Designs; Design Scale-Up Implementation; Student Outcomes; General Findings of the Study; Comprehensive School Reform Program; Effective Implementation and Best Practices; Conclusion; References; 5 The Power of School-Community Collaboration in Dropout Prevention; What Is Collaboration?; Features of Successful School-Community Collaboration; Limitations of and Barriers to Collaboration; A Successful School-Community Collaboration; Assessing Collaboration Starting a School-Community Collaboration?Conclusion; References; 6 Creating Safe Learning Environments; Old and New Concerns; Safe School Planning; Essential Components of the Plan; Legal Aspects of Safe School Planning; A Framework for Planning; Leadership of the Planning Team; The Work of the Safe School Team; Articulating the Mission Statement; Conducting a Site Assessment; Collecting Data; School Safety-Sample Student Questionnaire; Early Interventions; 7 Family Engagement; The Impact of Family Involvementon Student Achievement; Effective Strategiesto Connect Families and Schools Putting the Findings into Action |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461784903321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Helping students graduate : a strategic approach to dropout prevention / / [edited by] Jay Smink and Franklin P. Schargel
| Helping students graduate : a strategic approach to dropout prevention / / [edited by] Jay Smink and Franklin P. Schargel |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
| Disciplina | 373.12/913/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SchargelFranklin P
SminkJay |
| Soggetto topico |
Dropouts - United States - Prevention
Motivation in education - United States School improvement programs - United States Educational change - United States |
| ISBN |
1-315-85481-3
1-317-92581-5 1-317-92582-3 1-283-52439-2 9786613836847 1-61442-102-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; About the National Dropout Prevention Center and Network; Acknowledgments; Caveats; About the Authors; Table of Contents; Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention; A School and Community Perspective; Early Interventions; Basic Core Strategies; Making the Most of Instruction; 1 Coming to Terms with At Risk; The Term At-Risk Students; Early Use and Definitions; Risk Factors: The Research Base; Contemporary Use of the Term At-Risk Students; Our Recommendation; References; 2 School Dropouts: A National Issue; Counting the Dropouts; Counting the Cost
The Educational Arena Is ChangingNo Child Left Behind; High-Stakes Testing; ""Highly Qualified Teachers""; Nationwide Trends; An Aging Population; New Patterns of Immigration; Student Diversity; Movement Wrthin the Country; Changing Family Structures; Poverly; Teenage Sex and Pregnancy; Drugs; Crime and Violence; What can We Do about Dropouts?; The Need for Systemic Renewal; Reforms Are Episodic; Reforms Address Symptoms Rather than Causes; Reforms Are Not Systemic; Conclusion; References; 3 Who Drops Out and Why; Defining the Dropout; Types of Dropout Rates; Event Dropout Rates Status Dropout RatesCohort Dropout Rates; High School Completion Rates; Graduate Equivalency Degree (GED); Why Students Drop Out; Factors Linked to High Dropout Rates; Student Retention; Poverty; Ethnicity; Limited English Proficiency; Urban Schools; Rural Schools; Teen Sexual Activity; Tracking; Disruptive Students; Children with Special Needs; Geographic Location; Predicting Dropouts Isn't That Simple; Dropouts Are a Systemic Problem; Conclusion; References; A School and Community Perspective; 4 Systemic Renewal: What Works?; Barriers to Change; Organizational Barriers to School Improvement Professional CapacityExamples of Systemic Renewal; What Have We Learned?; New American Schools Initiative; Evolution of the Designs; Design Scale-Up Implementation; Student Outcomes; General Findings of the Study; Comprehensive School Reform Program; Effective Implementation and Best Practices; Conclusion; References; 5 The Power of School-Community Collaboration in Dropout Prevention; What Is Collaboration?; Features of Successful School-Community Collaboration; Limitations of and Barriers to Collaboration; A Successful School-Community Collaboration; Assessing Collaboration Starting a School-Community Collaboration?Conclusion; References; 6 Creating Safe Learning Environments; Old and New Concerns; Safe School Planning; Essential Components of the Plan; Legal Aspects of Safe School Planning; A Framework for Planning; Leadership of the Planning Team; The Work of the Safe School Team; Articulating the Mission Statement; Conducting a Site Assessment; Collecting Data; School Safety-Sample Student Questionnaire; Early Interventions; 7 Family Engagement; The Impact of Family Involvementon Student Achievement; Effective Strategiesto Connect Families and Schools Putting the Findings into Action |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790300403321 |
| New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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