The Experience of Students Achieving High School Success While Attending a Vancouver Alternate Secondary School Program

Autor/in	Matear, Douglas Louis
Titel	The Experience of Students Achieving High School Success While Attending a Vancouver Alternate Secondary School Program
Quelle	(2023), (138 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Kansas
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3797-0805-4
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Foreign Countries; Nontraditional Education; Success; Student Experience; High School Graduates; Secondary Education; Academic Persistence; Social Support Groups; Individualized Instruction; Teacher Student Relationship; Class Size; School Size; Interpersonal Relationship; Canada (Vancouver) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Ausland; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Erfolg; Studienerfahrung; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Sekundarbereich; Social support; Soziale Unterstützung; Individualisierender Unterricht; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Klassengröße; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung
Abstract	This study investigated the experiences of students who attended a Vancouver Alternate Secondary School (VASS) program and achieve a regular high school diploma, which is known as a Dogwood Diploma in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Through interpretive and semi-structured interviews, the recent graduates shared their experiences and how they achieved graduation. The research study looks at their experiences from an asset-based framework instead of focusing on their individual deficits. The research revealed the structures and qualities of the VASS programs that supported the participants. The 11 participants mentioned the flexibility of instruction in the VASS programs, the smaller sites and smaller classes, the personalization of instruction, the healthy relationships established with the VASS staff, the staff's persistence in reaching out to connect with them, and the participants' ability to focus on their future endeavors. The participants saw these VASS programs as a viable option for students entering high school. The participants mentioned the importance of belonging and connecting with both the VASS staff and students. Even when they were unable to attend school due to complex reasons such as mental health concerns, the staff still reached out to check in with them and encouraged them to return. These participants see their time at VASS as being instrumental in helping them to graduate. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01