Tightening the Dropout Tourniquet: Easing the Transition From Middle to High School

The authors provide a summary of recent high school reform movements with a focus on preventing high school dropouts. They discuss middle to high school transitions, describing the effect of the transition on students' academic progress and the developmental and contextual changes that occur in...

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Published inPreventing school failure Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 177 - 184
Main Authors Cohen, Jennifer S., Smerdon, Becky A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Heldref 01.04.2009
Heldref Publications
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Academic Achievement
Achievement tests
Adolescents
Dropouts
Dual Enrollment
Early Intervention
Educational Change
Educational Practices
Grade 10
Graduation
high school graduation
high school reform
High Schools
Mentoring programs
middle school transition
Middle Schools
on-track indicators
Prevention
Professional development
School districts
School dropout programs
School environment
School Restructuring
Secondary school students
Student financial aid
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Summary:The authors provide a summary of recent high school reform movements with a focus on preventing high school dropouts. They discuss middle to high school transitions, describing the effect of the transition on students' academic progress and the developmental and contextual changes that occur in adolescents' lives as they move from one institution to another. Last, the authors present promising practices designed to keep students successfully moving from middle to high school and thereafter.
ISSN:1045-988X
1940-4387
DOI:10.3200/PSFL.53.3.177-184