A Study of Prevention and Retention Strategies for Successful Urban Secondary High School Hispanic Students

Autor/in	Lopez, Roberto Ibarra
Titel	A Study of Prevention and Retention Strategies for Successful Urban Secondary High School Hispanic Students
Quelle	(2013), (154 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	9781303303913
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Hispanic American Students; Dropout Rate; High School Students; Case Studies; Urban Schools; High School Graduates; Academic Persistence; Influences; At Risk Students; Secondary School Teachers; School Community Relationship; Nontraditional Education; Active Learning; Family Involvement; Partnerships in Education; Dropout Prevention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Student; Students; Hispanoamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; Graduate; Graduates; Absolvent; Absolventin; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Aktives Lernen; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	Hispanic high school students have a dropout rate that ranges from 35 percent to 55 percent depending on what type of report you may be referencing. Add rates for all high school students. Hispanic youth endure the challenges of language barriers, single parent households, working to help their family, or fighting off gang involvement in their communities to graduate from high school. The purpose of this case study is to address the urban Hispanic dropout problem through an examination of strategies perceived as successful by Hispanic graduates. In order to narrow the scope, the researcher focused on the strategies suggested by the National Dropout Prevention Center. The researcher posed two questions: 1.) To what extent did students perceive that these fifteen identified strategies influenced their decision to remain in school and graduate? and 2.) What other positive influences beyond the identified strategies were credited by at-risk students and staff as contributing factors to their graduation? The study examined eight former Hispanic high school students who successfully completed high school and four of their teachers. The strategies that this study group perceived as most effective are discussed and policy implications are described. The findings stated students did not find a single path that lead to graduation, although the three highest ranked strategies were community collaboration, alternative schooling, and active learning. The conclusions one can make is that family involvement and school partnerships are very important to the outcome of Hispanic high school students' graduation success. [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	2020/1/01