| dc.contributor |
Zellner , luana |
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| dc.contributor |
Webb -Johnson , Gwendolyn |
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| dc.creator |
Valdez , Patrick J . |
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| dc.date |
2010 -01 -16T00 :06 :12Z |
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| dc.date |
2010 -01 -16T00 :06 :12Z |
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| dc.date |
2009 -05 |
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| dc.date |
2010 -01 -16T00 :06 :12Z |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2013 -03 -12T17 :48 :32Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2013 -03 -12T17 :48 :32Z |
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| dc.date.issued |
2013 -03 -12 |
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| dc.identifier |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -2009 -05 -408 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -2009 -05 -408 |
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| dc.description |
Reducing student dropout is of extreme importance to the United States . The loss
in revenue as well as in human terms is huge . Several problems exist concerning
students placed at -risk for dropping out . These include no agreed upon method of
calculating drop out rates , differing opinions on the causes of school dropout , and a
body of literature that is sparse concerning educational approaches for keeping
students placed at -risk in school . This study examined the impact of the Samantha
Academy of Creative Education (SACE ) on the students placed at -risk and the
teacher perceptions of the SACE program by the teachers working in the program at a
suburban high school of Southwest Texas .
The population of this mixed -methods study consisted of secondary general
education students from a large suburban high school in Southwest Texas who had
been placed at -risk . One of these groups consisted of students that participated in the
SACE program while the other group consisted of a similar group of students not
participating in SACE . Statistical tests were conducted to determine if a difference existed between the two groups with regard to graduation rate , attendance rate , and
core grade average . Perceptions of the SACE program by the teachers that worked
within the SACE program were gathered .
Results indicate that student placed at -risk who participated in the SACE program
had higher core grade averages , higher rates of graduation , and higher rates of attendance
compared to students placed at -risk within the same high school who did not
participate in SACE . Teachers perceived that the SACE program was efficacious for
students placed at risk because of three broad themes . This study further demonstrated
that effective programs aimed at helping students placed at -risk can be
developed within the context of a regular high school setting . Recommendations for
further research and implications for practice were provided . |
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| dc.format |
application /pdf |
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| dc.language |
en _US |
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| dc.subject |
dropout |
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| dc.subject |
school dropout |
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| dc.subject |
at -risk students |
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| dc.subject |
teacher autonomy |
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| dc.subject |
graduation rates |
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| dc.subject |
core grade average |
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| dc.subject |
attendance rate |
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| dc.subject |
alternative programs |
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| dc.subject |
alternative education |
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| dc.title |
The Impact of the Samantha Academy of Creative Education (SACE ) on Students Placed At -Risk at a Suburban High School in Southwest Texas |
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| dc.type |
Book |
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| dc.type |
Thesis |
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| dc.type |
Electronic Dissertation |
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