Author : Delores Hicklin Lee
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (841 download)
Book Synopsis The Effects of the Responsible Discipline and Impact Transition Models on the Behaviors and Attitudes of Ninth Grade Students in a Large Urban High School by : Delores Hicklin Lee
Download or read book The Effects of the Responsible Discipline and Impact Transition Models on the Behaviors and Attitudes of Ninth Grade Students in a Large Urban High School written by Delores Hicklin Lee and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The researcher's purpose was to determine the effectiveness of the Responsible Discipline and IMPACT transition models on the behaviors and attitudes of ninth grade students in a large urban high school. The researcher addressed the questions: 1) To what extent are behaviors of ninth grade students similar prior to and after participation in the RCM and IMPACT programs? 2) To what extent are attitudes of ninth grade students similar prior to and after participation in the RCM and IMPACT programs? The researcher analyzed how the RCM and IMPACT programs lowered suspensions of ninth grade students. The researcher found that student attitudes about the school, teachers and other students compared positively during the first five-week interval with national and local studies. Of notice are student responses to the first five questions about their feelings about their school, their teachers and their peers. In respect to student suspensions, although data show a decline in the number of student suspensions between year one and two prior to the implementation RCM, ninth grade student suspensions showed a remarkable decrease (83%) from the semester prior to when the RCM program was not used. After review of student response data and the out-of-school suspension data, the researcher concludes that an early intervention program which starts prior to the first day of school for ninth grade students has positive effect on students' attitudes and behaviors.