School districts constantly struggle to find solutions to address the high school dropout problem. Literature supports the need to identify and intervene with these students earlier and in more systemic ways. The purpose of this study was to conduct a longitudinal examination of the relationship between sustained afterschool participation and the host district’s early warning index (EWI) associated with school dropout. Data included 65,341 students participating in an urban school district’s after school program from school years 2000-2001 through 2011-2012. The district serves more than 80,000 students annually. Data represented students in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, and length of participation ranged from 1 through 12 years. Results indicated that student risk increased over time and that persistent participation in afterschool programming had a significant relationship with student individual growth trajectories. Slower growth rates, as evidenced through successive models, supported students being positively impacted by program participation. Additionally, participation was more meaningful if students persisted, as noted in the lower EWI rates, as compared to students who attended less consistently.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500218 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | King, Teresa C. |
| Contributors | Tunks, Jeanne L., Henson, Robin K. (Robin Kyle), Contreras, Gloria, Young, Jamaal, Rusher, Anne |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 77 pages : illustrations, Text |
| Rights | Public, King, Teresa C., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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