Beyond Dropping Out Overcoming the Pitfalls of School Culture [Hardcover]

The failure of alternative and continuation schools to educate our most vulnerable adolescent populations is slowly eliminating them from our educational landscapes. Millions of struggling teens, lacking options, are being set adrift without the necessary capabilities and without hope. But recent research can provide avenues of change to lead these student populations to academic achievement. Equipping educators with both the theoretical framework and a range of practical applications for program and classroom improvements, Beyond Dropping Out provides a look into successful alternative education that will elevate academic strugglers to academic successes.The failure of alternative and continuation schools to educate our most vulnerable adolescent populations is slowly eliminating them from our educational landscapes. Millions of struggling teens, lacking options, are being set adrift without the necessary capabilities and without hope. But recent research can provide avenues of change to lead these student populations to academic achievement. Equipping educators with both the theoretical framework and a range of practical applications for program and classroom improvements, Beyond Dropping Out provides a look into successful alternative education that will elevate academic strugglers to academic successes.ContentsPrefaceIntroductionPart 1: Strengthening School-wide MindsetsChapter 1: Defeating School-wide AdversityOvercoming School, Program & Classroom StrugglesUpsetting Self-DebasementEfficacious Moments & EventsSummaryChapter 2: Overcoming RoadblocksCultural Conflict: A Continuation School ChallengeAttribution Theory: The Blame GameEnhancing School CultureSummaryChapter 3: Trust: A Strengths-Based AssetRespect: A Foundational AssetAssets and Outcomes: Student Growth DevelopmentSummaryChapter 4: Generating College & Career ReadinessIdentifying Requirement IndicatorsSynthesizing Indicators with Common Core StandardsAssessing GrowthSummaryPart 2: Augmentl£~