Hanging In: A Study of Student Credit Accumulation in High Schools.

Institution	Educational Priorities Panel, New York, NY.
Titel	Hanging In: A Study of Student Credit Accumulation in High Schools.
Quelle	(1990), (120 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Attendance Patterns; Course Selection (Students); Credits; Dropouts; Educational Counseling; Graduation Requirements; High School Students; High Schools; Institutional Evaluation; Interviews; Questionnaires; School Schedules; Student Attrition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Course selection; Student; Students; Kurswahl; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Educational counselling; Educational guidance; Bildungsberatung; Erziehungsberatung; Abschlussordnung; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fragebogen; Schulzeiteinteilung; Schülerbeurlaubung
Abstract	The purpose of the study described in this report was to ascertain why students in New York City high schools are earning insufficient credits to graduate in four years. Specific objectives of the study include the following: (1) to identify patterns and trends in credit accumulation among high school graduates and dropouts; (2) to determine and analyze the prevalence of noncredit bearing courses in students' schedules; (3) to identify New York State, Chancellor's, and High School Division regulations, requirements, policies, and practices that significantly affect student programs and course credit accumulation; (4) to identify innovative practices in program structure and scheduling that might improve credit accumulation; and (5) to determine the quantity and impact of assistance provided to students in course selection. The main report contains a summary; a section of background information; and sections on the study purpose, study methodology, and study findings. Based on the findings, the report concludes with the following recommendations: (1) beginning in the ninth grade, the school system should systematically provide students, parents, and schools with the number of credits accumulated and the number needed for graduation, as well as how each student compares to others at the same level; (2) more funds and remedial resources should be directed to pre-high school and ninth-grade programs; (3) programs to promote credit accumulation should be studied so that successful programs can be replicated and unsuccessful ones phased out; (4) the student's accumulation of credits should not depend on the high school he/she happens to attend; and (5) the Board of Education should establish a citywide policy on credit accumulation. Appendixes include the study instruments and responses; a summary of follow-up interviews; and the pertinent Commissioner's and Chancellor's regulations. (MYM)
Anmerkungen	Educational Priorities Panel, 105 East 22nd Street, 8th floor, New York, NY 10010.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC