TY - JOUR
T1 - Promoting school completion of urban secondary youth with emotional or behavioral disabilities
AU - Sinclair, Mary F.
AU - Christenson, Sandra U.
AU - Thurlow, Martha L.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - An experimental research design was used to examine the effectiveness of a targeted, long-term intervention to promote school completion and reduce dropout among urban high school students with emotional or behavioral disabilities. African American (67%) males (82%) composed a large portion of the sample. This intervention study was a replication of an empirically supported model referred to as check & connect. Study participants included 144 ninth graders, randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. The majority of youth were followed for 4 years, with a subsample followed for 5 years. Program outcomes included lower rates of dropout and mobility, higher rates of persistent attendance and enrollment status in school, and more comprehensive transition plans.
AB - An experimental research design was used to examine the effectiveness of a targeted, long-term intervention to promote school completion and reduce dropout among urban high school students with emotional or behavioral disabilities. African American (67%) males (82%) composed a large portion of the sample. This intervention study was a replication of an empirically supported model referred to as check & connect. Study participants included 144 ninth graders, randomly assigned to the treatment or control group. The majority of youth were followed for 4 years, with a subsample followed for 5 years. Program outcomes included lower rates of dropout and mobility, higher rates of persistent attendance and enrollment status in school, and more comprehensive transition plans.
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U2 - 10.1177/001440290507100405
DO - 10.1177/001440290507100405
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:21244473992
SN - 0014-4029
VL - 71
SP - 465
EP - 482
JO - Exceptional children
JF - Exceptional children
IS - 4
ER -