School Scheduling and At-Risk Students: Looped Perspectives for Academic Support

1 online resource (125 pages) : PDF

2018

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

KYLE R. KESTER. School scheduling and at-risk students: Looped perspectives for academic support. Students are graduating without requisite skills needed for life beyond high school- or not graduating at all (Institute of Education, 2014; New American Education, 2014). How do current school scheduling models affect the learning of students for academic support? Does a looping model affect students’ academically or socially? This qualitative case study examines the perspectives of high school students who are at-risk in both looped and non-looped classes, as well as their teachers, through interviews, written reflections, and archival data. Findings include academic achievement, self-efficacy, and relationships with teachers, students, and the school community. Students who participated in a loop for purposes of academic support expressed deeper relationships with their teachers and perceptions of academic improvement and self-confidence.

doctoral dissertations

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D.Ed.

Academic Success
At-Risk
High School
Looping
School Scheduling
Student Perspectives

Curriculum & Instruction

Taylor, Bruce

Medina, Adriana
Rickelman, Bob
O'Brien, Chris

Thesis (D.Ed.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018.

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