A case study of teachers' and counselors' perceptions of the factors relating to student absenteeism, discipline, and retention in a high school small learning community, 2010

Jones, James L., Jr.

2010-2019

The purpose of this mix-study was to investigate the effectiveness of the relationship of selected independent variables (student absenteeism, Pass Rate of Georgia High School Graduation Test, discipline referrals, interdisciplinary intervention, student gender, best practices, themes, project based learning, advisement, shared facilities, interdisciplinary teaching, performance based assessments, personalization, continuous program improvement and looping) as perceived by teachers and counselors relating to student retention, the dependent variable, at a high school small learning community. The statistical mean summary analysis, frequency data and Pearson Correlation statistical strength levels revealed that most factors improved since implementation of small learning communities. Also, the interview questionnaire and focus group session too rendered a finding that small learning environments positively affected the factors of this study. The conclusion was that more personalized learning environments allowed teachers and counselors to build stronger relationships with students and parents. In return, students and parents were able to receive support needed that was individualized and effective. Early warning systems allowed for social barriers to success to be quickly identified and eliminated. Thus, these types of systems better allowed for overall improvement in most factors of this study.

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application/pdf

2010-12-01

dissertation

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Clark Atlanta University

School of Education, Educational Leadership

Gregory, Sheila
Norman, Moses
Turner, Trevor

Clark Atlanta University

Georgia--Atlanta

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2010_jones_james_l_jr