Study of Effective Alternative Education Programs: Final Grant Report

Autor/inn/en	Quinn, Mary Magee; Poirier, Jeffrey M.
Institution	American Institutes for Research
Titel	Study of Effective Alternative Education Programs: Final Grant Report
Quelle	(2007), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Expertise; Nontraditional Education; Student Improvement; Attendance; At Risk Students; Disabilities; Program Effectiveness; Grants; Attendance Patterns; Special Needs Students; Student Needs; Student Participation; Parent Participation; Parent Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Statistical Analysis; Measures (Individuals); Student Motivation; California; Texas; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Expert appraisal; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Anwesenheit; Handicap; Behinderung; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Elternmitwirkung; Elternverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Statistische Analyse; Messdaten; Schulische Motivation; Kalifornien; USA
Abstract	This report presents findings of a study conducted to identify the components of systems that effectively meet the diverse, ever changing needs of children with disabilities for whom traditional school settings do not work. A secondary goal of this study was to develop a conceptually clear and empirically grounded definition of alternative schools. Field experts and members of the study's Expert Panel assisted with identifying alternative programs recognized as exemplary in terms of their effectiveness in working with at-risk students. In addition to expert opinions about exemplary programs, an important selection criterion was the availability of data on program effectiveness. Using this process, three alternative education systems were identified and selected. Positive outcomes of these programs include improved student attendance rates; student improvement on evaluations of their functioning; high percentages of students reporting that they are motivated to succeed and that their program involvement helped improve their lives; and parental satisfaction with, and involvement in, the programs. The report is organized into seven sections: (1) Background information on the grant including a description of the study, its goals and objectives as defined in the grant proposal, modifications approved by the Federal Project Officer, and problems encountered and solutions; (2) The authors' approach to carry out this study including the methodology and sampling used for data collection efforts, and the instruments selected for this research; (3) Three sections on findings beginning with the literature review, followed by quantitative and then qualitative findings; (4) A summary of study-related dissemination activities; and (5) A discussion of implications for policy, practice, and research and recommendations. Appended are: (1) Publications and Presentations; and (2) Alternative Schools Strand Sessions of the International Child & Adolescent Conference XII. (Contains 14 tables, 8 figures and 7 footnotes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10