A Network Perspective on Dropout Prevention in Two Cities

Autor/inn/en	Wells, Rebecca; Gifford, Elizabeth; Bai, Yu; Corra, Ashley
Titel	A Network Perspective on Dropout Prevention in Two Cities
Quelle	In: Educational Administration Quarterly, 51 (2015) 1, S.27-57 (31 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-161X
DOI	10.1177/0013161X13511110
Schlagwörter	Dropout Prevention; Graduation Rate; Academic Persistence; Interviews; Agency Cooperation; Social Networks; Superintendents; School Community Programs; Youth Programs; Network Analysis; Cooperative Planning; High School Students; Case Studies; Urban Schools; School Districts; Online Surveys; At Risk Students; Risk Management; Program Effectiveness; Partnerships in Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Schulrat; Jugendsofortprogramm; Netzplantechnik; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Risikomanagement; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	Purpose: This exploratory case study examines how school systems and other local organizations have been working within two major U.S. cities to improve high school graduation rates. Systematically assessing active interorganizational dropout prevention networks may reveal characteristics affecting communities' capacity to support school completion. Research Method: This study included the local affiliates within two U.S. cities of national partners in a dropout prevention initiative. A survey and follow-up interview probed for each organization's cooperation with the other local organizations. Social network analyses revealed how school superintendents' offices and other local agencies cooperated, as well as which organizations were most central within each city's dropout prevention network. Findings: School systems in both cities cooperated with the YMCA, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club, the mayor's office, United Way, and Chamber of Commerce. Among the most central organizations in broader dropout prevention-related networks were the YMCA, Communities in Schools, mayor's office, and the United Way. Implications for Research and Practice: An organizational network perspective can help school systems identify strategic opportunities to build local capacity for supporting youth. Working with key brokers may then offer a feasible way for schools to leverage local resources. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01