- Collection:
- Atlanta University and Clark Atlanta University Theses and Dissertations
- Title:
- A program evaluation of the transitional component of a Fulton County alternative school, 2000
- Creator:
- Frazier, Craig J.
- Date of Original:
- 2000-05-01
- Subject:
- Degrees, Academic
Dissertations, Academic - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- theses
dissertations - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Picture a classroom of 13-15 predominately African American adolescents between the ages of 13-17, 47% habitual truants, 38% suspended or expelled from their home school, 15% returning from boot camp. You are looking at one of the dynamics of a typical alternative school classroom in America's urban inner city. Amidst the challenging realities that inner-city youth face daily, every child has a right to receive a quality education. Alternative schools are the institutions created to fulfill this obligation. Not all children in traditional schools are successful. The success of alternative schools is judged by several indicators. Among the indicators as explained by Duke Griesdorn (1999) are: Percentage of students who earn their GED; percentage of students whose GPAs improved after arriving at the alternative school; and percentage of students who returned to a regular secondary school. Like the cycle of situations that bring students to alternative schools, the cycle of students entering and exiting these institutions continues. This outcome evaluation assesses the extent to which one particular alternative school met its stated transitional goal. Successful transitions were defined as achieving a GED, successfully returning to a traditional school setting, entering a vocational program or Job Corps. The school's records in regards to the student's disposition upon leaving the alternative program were used to measure the extent of success. The findings will help fill the void of information on the evaluation of alternative schools.
Date of award: 5/1/2000
Degree name: Master of Social Work (MSW)
Granting institution: Atlanta University
Department: School of Social Work
Advisor: Chukwuka, Sarita - Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/cau.td:2000_frazier_craig_j
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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