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Direct linkBoelter, Christina; Link, Tanja C.; Perry, Brea L.; Leukefeld, Carl – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2015
Middle school students from low-income and minority backgrounds (n = 166) were targeted to participate in a 2-year, intensive, hands-on science and technology intervention to increase their interest in biomedical and health sciences. Qualitative student responses collected during the 2nd year of participation revealed positive attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Middle School Students, Low Income Groups, Minority Group Students
Llamas, Jasmín D.; López, Susana A.; Quirk, Matthew – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
This study used a mixed-methods approach to examine the effects of the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program from the student perspective, specifically focusing on factors associated with student resilience. The AVID program aims to close the achievement gap among predominantly minority and low-income students without a family…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Resilience (Psychology), Achievement Gap, Minority Group Students
Lawrence, Joshua F.; Rolland, Rebecca Givens; Branum-Martin, Lee; Snow, Catherine E. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2014
We tested whether urban middle-school students from mostly low-income homes had improved academic vocabulary when they participated in a freely available vocabulary program, Word Generation (WG). To understand how this program may support students at risk for long-term reading difficulty, we examined treatment interactions with baseline…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Middle School Students, Urban Schools, Vocabulary Development
Parker, Michele A.; Eliot, Jessica; Tart, Michael – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2013
This is a qualitative study of how the Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) program influenced 9 African American young men in southeastern North Carolina. To understand the impact of the program, a cross-section of current and past AVID participants were interviewed. The African American male students were asked about their attitudes…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Program Effectiveness, Interviews
Burke, Raymond V.; Oats, Robert G.; Ringle, Jay L.; Fichtner, Leah O'Neill; DelGaudio, Mary Beth – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2011
Students with persistent disruptive behavior problems lose valuable time in academic lessons, are a distraction for classmates, and cause stress for teachers. Recent meta-analyses indicate that 87% to 92% of published studies on school-based interventions targeting student problem behaviors report results from demonstration projects (involving…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Report Cards, Classroom Techniques, Urban Schools
Myers, Carrie B.; Brown, Doreen E.; Pavel, D. Michael – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2010
The purpose of this study was to assess how a comprehensive precollege intervention and developmental program among low-income high school students contributed to college enrollment outcomes measured in 2006. Our focus was on the Fifth Cohort of the Washington State Achievers (WSA) Program, which provides financial, academic, and college…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Change, Financial Support, High School Students
Hemphill, Lowry; Tivnan, Terrence – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2008
Although research documents a key contribution of print skills to early literacy, vocabulary and other language skills also provide an important foundation. Focusing on a sample of several hundred low-income children in 16 urban schools that were implementing literacy interventions, 1st-grade predictors of literacy development were traced over…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Reading Comprehension, Emergent Literacy, Grade 1
