Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program, 1997-98. [Research Report on an Educational Program].

Institution	Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Accountability.
Titel	Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program, 1997-98. [Research Report on an Educational Program].
Quelle	(1997), (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Achievement Gains; Attendance; Delinquency; Expulsion; High Risk Students; Juvenile Justice; Nontraditional Education; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Secondary Education; Urban Schools; Urban Youth; Youth Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Anwesenheit; Kriminalität; Relegation; Problemschüler; Jugendgerichtshilfe; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Sekundarbereich; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Youth; Jugend
Abstract	The Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program was developed to provide an education for students who were expelled from school or who were adjudicated to attend an alternative school. The program was operated by the Harris County Juvenile Board, but the Houston Independent School District contracted with the county to place expelled students in the program. Operated at the Houston School for Accelerated Learning, the program was neither a residential nor a detention program. Program operation was evaluated for the 1997-98 school year. In fall 1997, there were 270 students, 48.9% of whom were African American, 46.7% Hispanic, and 4.4% White. The attendance rate for the school ranged from 87% to 89%. In the fall semester, 46.3% completed their term and returned to their home schools, but in the spring, only 17.7% completed their term and returned to their home schools. Recommendations for program improvement include taking measures to improve attendance rates and increase the numbers of students who return to their home schools. (Contains two tables and four references.) (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC