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Hingstman, Mariëtte; Neitzel, Amanda J.; Slavin, Robert E. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2023
The number of students assigned to special education has increased in the past decades, in spite of efforts for more inclusion. For students with mild learning or behavioral difficulties, special education assignment might be prevented if appropriate support is provided in general education. In this study, research on programs that could reduce…
Descriptors: Prevention, Special Education, Student Placement, Students with Disabilities
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Cipriano, Christina; Barnes, Tia N.; Rivers, Susan E.; Brackett, Marc – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2019
The present paper examines if developmental pathways for students at risk for academic failure can be improved through social and emotional learning (SEL). Specifically, we test this hypothesis by accounting for shifts in student engagement, a highly studied and malleable construct often inclusive of SEL interventions, as the pathway by which to…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, At Risk Students, Intervention, Academic Failure
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Lunceford, Christina J.; Sondergeld, Toni A.; Stretavski, Elizabeth L. – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2017
The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of early preparation for postsecondary education and explore the effectiveness of Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). This comparative case study included 836 students from two cohorts (GEAR UP and Non GEAR UP). We compared high school attendance,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Case Studies, Postsecondary Education, College Preparation
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Davis, Marcia; Herzog, Liza; Legters, Nettie – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2013
An early warning system is an intentional process whereby school personnel collectively analyze student data to monitor students at risk of falling off track for graduation and to provide the interventions and resources to intervene. We studied the process of monitoring the early warning indicators and implementing interventions to ascertain…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, School Personnel, Dropout Prevention, Data Collection
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Mac Iver, Martha Abele; Messel, Matthew – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2013
This study of graduation outcomes in Baltimore uses multivariate analysis of longitudinal student cohort data to examine the impact of factors identified in previous research as early warning indicators of a dropout outcome. Student cohort files were constructed from longitudinal administrative data (following all first-time 2004-2005 and…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Multivariate Analysis, Predictor Variables, Graduation
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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