Evaluation of the 1996-97 Ninth Grade Restructuring Program. Area F.

Autor/in	Syropoulos, Mike
Institution	Research and Evaluation Specialists, Inc.
Titel	Evaluation of the 1996-97 Ninth Grade Restructuring Program. Area F.
Quelle	(1997), (211 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Academic Achievement; Attitude Change; Dropout Prevention; Grade 9; High School Students; High Schools; Principals; Program Evaluation; School Restructuring; Tables (Data); Teacher Attitudes; Teachers; Teaching Methods; Urban Schools; Urban Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Principal; Schulleiter; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Tabelle; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Youth; Jugend
Abstract	The Ninth Grade Restructuring Program of the Detroit (Michigan) public schools was designed to restructure the ninth grade in ways that improve academic performance, develop positive attitudes toward learning, improve the school environment, reduce the dropout rate, and increase the graduation rate of students. Features of the program were instructional and direct non-instructional services, such as social work services, counseling and psychological services, tutoring by student assistants with teacher supervision, and parent participation in instructional and noninstructional activities. This report presents findings from the second year evaluation in Area F of the Detroit schools. Three principals completed a survey, and indicated that the program boosted student achievement. Students who completed questionnaires (n=125) were highly satisfied with the program and thought it helped them academically and socially. Teachers (n=27) generally thought (81 to 96% agreed or strongly agreed) that the program raised student achievement. Three ninth grade administrators who responded also indicated that the program raised achievement. Teachers and both groups of administrators identified areas in which improvements could be made, and made recommendations for its continuation. These included the fostering of a school-within-a-school environment, block scheduling, creating clusters of students, and continuing to sensitize teachers to the special needs of ninth graders. One of the chief findings is that the rate at which students discontinued their educations declined in 1996-97, as it had in 1995-96. In Grade 10, however, the discontinuation rate increased, suggesting that the program should be extended to grade 10. Twelve appendixes provide information about students affected by the program, including information on dropouts and transfers. (Contains 60 tables and 56 references.) (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC