Date of Award
2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education in Leadership Studies
Department
Leadership Studies
Committee Chair
Walker, John C.
Committee Member
Marciano, Alisah R.
Committee Member
Ratliff, Brian C.
Abstract
For U.S. students, ninth grade is a critical year in the educational pipeline, often dictating a school-to-school transition period. The author evaluates the ramification on achievement following such a school-to-school transition. The purpose of this study was to evaluate a ninth grade transition program called Link Crew, which was implemented by a large comprehensive urban high school. Do transition programs assist in maintaining achievement and readiness? Participants in the study were transitioning grade nine students from two high schools in central Virginia, in which only one received treatment via the Link Crew transition program. The quantitative study utilized school division archival data and student responses from a student self-survey instrument to analyze and explain any differences or similarities that existed across participants.
Recommended Citation
Saechao, Luke, "Evaluating a Ninth Grade Transition Program : Link Crew" (2014). Graduate Dissertations and Theses. 3.
https://digitalshowcase.lynchburg.edu/etd/3
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Urban Education Commons