ERIC Number: EJ1011962
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 13
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Extending a Community of Care beyond the Ninth Grade: A Follow-Up Study
Ellerbrock, Cheryl R.; Kiefer, Sarah M.
Journal of Educational Research, v106 n4 p319-331 2013
This qualitative within-site case study ("N" = 10) is a follow-up study to a 2006-2007 investigation that analyzed how 1 high school created a community of care for its ninth-grade students through the implementation of a ninth-grade transition program--Freshman Focus. All participants were interviewed again 3 years later during students' senior year to investigate how Freshman Focus might have fostered a long-lasting community of care that extended throughout students' high school years. Findings suggest teacher-student and program-student relationships served as ways to foster a community of care that promoted a positive school experience for students. While findings indicate that Freshman Focus fostered a community of care that lasted throughout these students' high school years, it is unclear whether this caring community extended to the broader school community.
Descriptors: Grade 9, High Schools, Transitional Programs, Followup Studies, High School Freshmen, High School Seniors, Grade 12, Program Effectiveness, Communities of Practice, Caring, Educational Environment, Teacher Student Relationship, Student School Relationship, Teacher Role, Secondary School Teachers, Skill Development, Interviews, Case Studies, Qualitative Research, Self Determination
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Grade 9; Grade 12
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Language: English
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