ERIC Number: EJ858825
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 5
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 17
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1940-4476
Supporting Academic Improvement among Eighth Graders at Risk for Retention: An Action Research Intervention
Mason, E. C. M.; McMahon, H. George
RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, v33 n1 p1-5 2009
Recent changes in the field of school counseling have called for professional school counselors to provide evidence of the effect their work has on the academic success of their students. This article presents the findings of a multi faceted action research intervention designed to help students at risk for retention. Findings indicate that students participating in the intervention did improve their grades. Implications for school counselors wanting to lead such programs are discussed.
Descriptors: Student Improvement, Academic Achievement, Middle School Students, Grade 8, At Risk Students, Grade Repetition, Improvement Programs, Program Effectiveness, School Counseling, School Counselors, Urban Schools, Intervention, Action Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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