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Kaimal, Girija; Jordan, Will J. – Teachers College Record, 2016
Context: Policymakers have increasingly advocated for incentive-based approaches for improving urban schools. Purpose of the study: Few studies have examined the implementation of incentive based approaches in the urban charter school context. This paper presents research findings from a 4-year longitudinal study of the implementation of a…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Incentives, Teacher Competencies
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Jordan, Will J.; And Others – Youth & Society, 1996
Examines reasons for early school dropout among high school students and their plans to resume their education. Dropout data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 reveal various reasons for dropping out that include school-related, family-related, and job-related causes, as well as influences from peers and residential mobility.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Dropout Research, Dropouts