Best Practice Program for Low-Income African American Students Transitioning from Middle to High School

Autor/in	Gentle-Genitty, Carolyn
Titel	Best Practice Program for Low-Income African American Students Transitioning from Middle to High School
Quelle	In: Children & Schools, 31 (2009) 2, S.109-117 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1532-8759
Schlagwörter	African American Students; Urban Schools; Low Income; School Social Workers; Best Practices; Middle School Students; Transitional Programs; Program Evaluation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Niedriglohn; Social work in school; Schulsozialarbeiter; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation
Abstract	On the basis of systematic evaluation of three program databases, totaling 246 programs, this article provides a discussion on a best practice program for low-income African American students transitioning from middle school to high school in urban school settings. The main research question was "Of the programs touted as best practice, is there one that shows promise to produce positive middle school transition outcomes for low-income African American students?" To allow for the examination of as many programs as possible that targeted African American students, no subcategories of African American students were made, for example--low income. Using specific exclusion criteria, the author chose four programs as best practice (School Transitional Environmental Program [STEP]; Skills, Opportunity, and Recognition; Positive Action through Holistic Education; and Fast Track). These four programs were further evaluated with an eight-point inclusion criteria. The results suggested that STEP was the best best practice program, of those examined, for working with low-income African American students transitioning from middle school to high school. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10