The focus of this study is to add to the outcome research on effective school
counseling interventions and to specifically evaluate the effectiveness of the Student
Success Skills (SSS) small group intervention with students identified as having drop out
potential in the 9th grade. This study analyzed two years of pre-existing, non-identifiable
student data (N = 167) collected by school counselors at one high school in South
Florida. An Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to determine differences in
academic grades, standardized test scores, and absences between the students who did
participate in the SSS small group intervention when compared to those students who did
not participate. Statistically significant differences were found between groups in all
three dropout potential factors (GPA, test scores, and absences) supporting the use of SSS
small group school counseling intervention with students at risk for dropping out. Effect
size estimates were reported for each of the measures. / Includes bibliography. / Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2013.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_13040 |
| Contributors | Weinstein, Jodie (author), Villares, Elizabeth (Thesis advisor), College of Education (Degree grantor), Department of Counselor Education |
| Publisher | Florida Atlantic University |
| Source Sets | Florida Atlantic University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation, Text |
| Format | 97 p., Online Resource |
| Rights | All rights reserved by the source institution, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
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