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Dissertation
Exploring High School Transition Programs Relative To Student Coping Resources and Student Success
University of West Florida Libraries
Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida
2015
Abstract
Using transition theory, this study explored the influence of high school transition programs relative to coping abilities and student success. Student success was defined as grade point averages, attendance rates, and disciplinary referrals. The study included 194 ninth grade students who participated in one of three transition programs (formal, informal, or no transition program) in high schools within the same school district in the southeast region of the United States. Students' perceptions of their coping resources as defined by Schlossberg's four S's were measured using the modified Transition Guide Questionnaire. Results of the study found no significant differences among the means for GPAs, attendance rates, and disciplinary referrals of ninth grade students who participated in the three types of transition programs. Implications of these results are discussed relative to suggestions for future research efforts and for secondary educators implementing transition programs to improve overall student success for ninth grade students' transitioning to high school.
Details
- Title
- Exploring High School Transition Programs Relative To Student Coping Resources and Student Success
- Resource Type
- Dissertation
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 107
- Copyright
- Unpublished work © John Edward Woods II
- Identifiers
- 99380090753206600
- Academic Unit
- School of Education
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Doctor of Education (EDD)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Doctor of Education (EDD), University of West Florida