Student Centered Policies and Practices Help Students 'At Risk' Earn High School Diploma

Student Centered Policies and Practices Help Students 'At Risk' Earn High School Diploma

A Wyoming alternative high school successfully graduates at-risk students because of its student-centered environment. Flexibility in the timelines to earn credits, a cross-disciplinary curriculum, community partnerships, and meaningful career enterprises offer the "person-environment fit"...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Rural educator (Fort Collins, Colo.) Colo.), 2003, Vol.24 (3), p.27
Hauptverfasser: Pollard, Connie J, Thorne, Tom
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Art Education
Career Exploration
Educational Environment
Experiential Learning
High Risk Students
High Schools
Learner Centered Instruction
Nontraditional Education
Program Descriptions
Relevance (Education)
Rural Schools
School Counseling
School Effectiveness
Student Support Services
Teacher Student Relationship
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Zusammenfassung:A Wyoming alternative high school successfully graduates at-risk students because of its student-centered environment. Flexibility in the timelines to earn credits, a cross-disciplinary curriculum, community partnerships, and meaningful career enterprises offer the "person-environment fit" needed by students at risk. Student counseling and support groups are critical components of the school's success. (Contains 22 references.) (TD)
ISSN:0273-446X