ADVANCING RESEARCH, IMPROVING EDUCATION View your SEDL Shopping Cart
ADVANCING RESEARCH, IMPROVING EDUCATION  

Rural Students at Risk in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

Free Resources

Rural Students at Risk in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas

References

Alexander, K. (1990). Rural education: Institutionalization of disadvantage. Journal of School Finance, 16(Fall, 1990), 121-129.

Arkansas Department of Education. (1990). Youth at-risk Programs in Arkansas: 1990-91 directory. Little Rock, AR: Author.

Ascher, C., & Burnett, G. (1993). Current trends and issues in urban education. New York: Columbia University, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education.

Baizerman, M. (1990). At-risk students: A review of some basic issues. Unpublished manuscript, prepared for the Texas Education Agency, Austin.

Barker, B.O. (1990). Technological delivery systems and applications for K-12 instruction in rural schools. Rural Education, 203-237.

Barker, B.O. (1992). The distance education handbook: An administrator's guide for rural and remote schools. Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools, Appalachia Educational Laboratory.

Barnes, S. (1989). A contrastive study of mentor and nonmentor teachers in their interactions with at-risk students. San Marcos, TX: Southwest Texas State University, Classroom Management and Discipline Program.

Barro, S.M., & Kolstad, A. (1987). Who drops out of high school? Findings from High School and Beyond. Washington, DC: US Department of Education, Center for Education Statistics.

Baumeister, A.A., Kupstas, F., & Klindworth, L.M. (1990). New mobility: Implications for prevention of children's disabilities. Exceptionality, 1, 1-16.

Bempechat, J., & Ginsburg, H.P. (1989). Underachievement and educational disadvantage: The home and school experience of at-risk youth (Urban diversity series #99). New York: Columbia University, ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED 315 485)

Berkeley, T.R., & Ludlow, B.L. (1991). Meeting the needs of special student populations in rural locales. In A. J. DeYoung (Ed.), Rural education: Issues and practice (pp. 239-268). New York: Garland.

Bill, W. (1989). Substance abuse and the American Indian. Olympia, WA: Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 319 563)

Black, S. (1993). Derailing tracking. Executive Educator, 15(1), 27-30.

Borgrink, H. (1987). New Mexico dropout study, 1986-1987 school year. Santa Fe: New Mexico State Department of Education.

Boyd, V. (1993). School context: Bridge or barrier for change. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

Brendtro, L.K., Brokenleg, M., & Bockern, Steve V. (1990). Reclaiming at risk youth: Our hope for the future. Bloomington, IN: National Educational Service.

Bryk, A.S. & Thum, Y.M. (1989). The effects of high school organization on dropping out: An exploratory study. American Education Research Journal, 26(3), 353-383.

Bull, K.S., Salyer, K., Montgomery, D., & Hyle, A. (1992). The dropout problem: Rural educators' perceptions of intervention priorities. Rural Special Education Quarterly.

Cahape, P. (1993, March). The Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS): An update (ERIC Digest). Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.

Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development. (1989). Turning points: Preparing American youth for the 21st century. Washington, DC: Author.

Catterall, J. (1986). School dropouts: Policy prospects, Charleston, WV: Appalachia Educational Laboratory, Policy and Planning Center.

Census paints portrait of Hispanics' education attainment. (1993, August 13). Education Daily, p. 2.

Center for the Study of Social Policy. (1991). Kids count data book: State profiles of child well-being. Washington, DC: Author.

Clark, C.P. (1991). Policies and programs affecting at-risk secondary students. Austin, TX: Texas Center for Educational Research.

Coleman, J.S. & Hoffer, T. (1987). Public and private high schools: The impact of communities. New York: Basic Books.

Coleman, J.S. (1990). Equality and achievement in education. Boulder: Westview.

Cuban, L. (1989). The 'at-risk' label and the problem of urban school reform. Phi Delta Kappan, 70(10), 780-801.

Davis, W. E., & McCaul, E. J. (1990). At-risk children and youth: A crisis in our schools and society. Orono, ME: University of Maine, College of Education, Institute for the Study of At-Risk Students.

Davis, W. E., & McCaul, E. J. (1991). The emerging crisis: Current and projected status of children in the United States. Augusta, ME: Maine State Department of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. 348 434)

Delgado, M., & Rodriquez-Andrew, S. (1990). Alcohol and other drug use among Hispanic youth (OSAP Technical Report No. 4). Rockville, MD: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 342 869)

DeYoung, A.J. (1989). The disappearance of "social capital" in rural America: Are all rural children "at risk?" Rural Special Education Quarterly, 10(1), 38-45.

Doyle, W. (1986). Classroom organization and management. In Wittrock, M. (Ed.), Handbook of research on teaching (third edition), pp. 392-431. New York: Macmillan Publishing.

Earle, J., & Roach, V. (1989). Female dropouts: A new perspective. Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Women's Educational Equity Act Program Publishing Center. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 320 970)

Ediger, M. (1987). School dropouts, absenteeism, and tardiness. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 279 941).

Egginton, E., Wells, R.L., Gaus, D., & Esselman, M.E. (1990, April). Underlying factors associated with dropping out and factors impacting at-risk students' attitudes toward school: A comparison study of low-income white females. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston, MA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 317 932)

Elliot, J. (1988). Rural students at risk. Elmhurst, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Ellwood, D.T. (1988). Poor support: Poverty in the American family. New York: Basic Books.

Featherstone, H. (1986). Repeating a grade: Does it help? Harvard Education Letter, Cambridge: Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Federal magistrate says Illinois school district routinely discriminated. (1993, November 8). Education Daily, 26(215), p. 2.

Feldhusen, J.F., & Moon, S.M. (1992). Grouping gifted students: Issues and concerns. Gifted Child Quarterly, 36(2), pp. 63-67.

Ferguson, R.F. (1991). Paying for public education: New evidence on how and why money matters. Harvard Journal on Legislation, 28(2), 466-490.

Fine, M. (1991). Framing dropouts. Albany: State University of New York Press.

Finn, J.D., (1993). School engagement & students at risk. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics.

Fowler, Jr., W.J. (1992). What do we know about school size?--What should we know? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.

Fowler, Jr., J.F. & Walberg, H.J. (1991). School size, characteristics, and outcomes. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 10(2), 189-202.

Friedkin, N. & Necochea, J. (1988). School system size and performance: A contingency perspective. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 10(3), 237-249.

Frymier, J. & Robertson, N. (1990). On being at risk. In W. Schwartz & C. Howley (Eds.), Overcoming risk: An annotated bibliography of publications developed by ERIC Clearinghouse (pp. 26-44). Charleston, WA: ERIC/CRESS at AEL.

General Accounting Office. (1994, January). Rural children: Increasing poverty rates pose educational challenges (GAO/HEHS-94-75-BR Rural Children). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

General Accounting Office. (1993, August). School age demographics: Recent trends pose new educational challenges (GAO/HRD-93-105 BR Demographics of School Age Children). Washington, DC: U.S. General Accounting Office.

Gingras, R. C., & Careaga, R. C. (1989). Limited English proficient students at risk: Issues and prevention. Silver Spring, MD: National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 309 635)

Goll, P., (1989, October). Variables associated with students being classified as "at risk." Paper presented at the annual meeting Mid-western Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 312 305)

Grannis, J.C. (1991) . Meeting the goals of school completion. Striving for excellence: The national education goals, ERIC compilation.

Griffin, G. W. (1992). Principals' and superintendents' perceptions of superintendent behaviors and activities which are linked to school effectiveness (Doctoral dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1992). Dissertation Abstracts International, 53(09), 3062A.

Grossnickle, D. (1986). High school dropouts: Causes, consequences, and cure. (Fastback #242). Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.

Guthrie, L.F. (1989). What schools can do for students at risk. (Contract Number 400-86-0009). Washington, DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Harrington-Lueker, D. (1989, July). What kind of school board member would help homeless children? The American School Board Journal, 12-19. (ERIC Documentation Reproduction Service No. EJ 393 506)

Hahn, A. (1987). Reaching out to America's dropouts: What to do? Phi Delta Kappan, 69(4), 256-263.

Hahn, A. & Danzberger, J. (1987). Dropouts in America: Enough is known for action. Washington, DC: Institute for Educational Leadership.

Helge, D. (1990). A national study regarding at-risk students. Bellingham, WA: Western Washington University, National Rural Development Institute. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 324 178)

Henderson, A. T. (Ed.). (1987). The evidence continues to grow: Parent involvement improves student achievement. Columbia, MD: The National Committee for Citizens in Education.

Hepburn, L., & White, R. (1990). School dropouts: A two-generation problem (Public Policy Research Series). Athens, GA: The University of Georgia, Carl Vinson Institute of Government.

Hillman, A. (1991). There are no subways in Lickingville: Metropolitan models don't work for rural people. Shippenville, PA: Riverview Intermediate Unit.

Hobbs, D. (1989). Economic development: The rural experience. Paper presented at the Education and Economic Development Forum, Las Cruses, NM.

Hodgkinson, H. (1994). The invisible poor: Rural youth in America. Washington, DC: Institute for Educational Leadership, Center for Demographic Policy.

Houston, R.L. (1991). At-risk students: Non-urban settings. In K.M. Kershner, & J.A. Connolly (Eds.), At-risk students and school restructuring. Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools.

Howley, C. & Huang, G. (1991). School completion 2000: Dropout rates and their implication for meeting the national goal. Eric Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. (EDO-RC-91-05).

Hrncir, E.J., & Eisenhart, C.E. (1991). Use with caution: The "at-risk" label. Young Children, 46(2), 23-27.

Johnson, D.W., & Johnson, R.T. (1992). What to say to advocates for the gifted. Educational Leadership, 50(2), pp. 44-47.

Jolly, D. & Deloney, P. (1993). Alternative organizational plans: Options for consideration. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

Jolly, D., Torres, M., & Deloney, P. (1993). Alternative organizational plans directory. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

Jones, K., Olson, G., Rincones, R., Taite, G. (1991). What makes schools effective with at-risk students? Paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX.

Keough, K. E. (1986). Scenario 2000: Intercepting the future. Alexandria, VA: National Association of School Boards of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 291 161)

Kids count data book: State profiles of child well-being. (1993). Washington, DC: Center for the Study of Social Policy.

Klauke, A. (1989). Coping with changing demographics. Eugene, OR: University of Oregon, ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 315 865)

Klingstedt, J.L. (January, 1990). Factors that place students at risk. Paper presented at the Southwest Educational Research Association meeting. San Antonio, TX.

Korsching, P. F., Borich, T. O., & Stewart, J. (Eds.). (1992). Multicommunity collaboration: An evolving rural revitalization strategy--Conference proceedings. Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.

Lehr, J. B., and Harris, H. W. (1988). At-risk, low-achieving students in the classroom. Washington, DC: National Education Association.

Leithwood, Kenneth A. (1989). The relationship between selected characteristics of effective secondary schools and student retention. School effectiveness and school improvement: Proceedings of the International Congress. Rotterdam, 1989, 95-115. (From Effective schools research abstracts, 4(8))

Levin, H.M. (1988). Accelerated schools for at-risk students. (CPRE Report Series RR-010). New Brunswick, NJ: Center for Policy research in Education.

Lichter, D.T., & Eggebeen, D.J. (1992). Child poverty and the changing rural family. Rural Sociology, 57(2), 151-172.

Manning, M.L., & Lucking, R. (1990). Reviews of research. Ability grouping: Realities and alternatives. Childhood Education, 66(4), 254-258.

Marion, S., & Mirochnik, D.A., & McIntire, W.G. (1992). The education of rural youth: A contextual and regional analysis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Maeroff, G.I. (1988). Withered homes, stillborn dreams: The dismal panorama of urban schools. Phi Delta Kappan, 69(9), 632-638.

McCaul, E.J., Donaldson, Jr., G.A., Coladarci, T., & Davis, W.E. (1992). Consequences of dropping out of school: Findings from High School and Beyond. Journal of Educational Research, 85(4), 198-207.

McDill, E., Natriello, G., & Pallas, A. (1986), A population at risk: Potential consequences of tougher school standards for student dropouts. American Journal of Education, 94(2), 135-181.

McLaughlin, M.J. (1990). High school dropouts: How much of a crisis? The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder, 781, 1-14.

Meyers, H.W. (1991, April). Curricular tracking in six Vermont high schools in 1989: A longitudinal discriminant analysis. Paper presented at the Annual Meting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 331 861)

Miller, B.A. (1993, fall). Rural distress and survival: The school and the importance of "community." Journal of Research in Rural Education, 9(2), 84-103.

Miller, S.E., Leinhardt, G., & Zigmond, N. (1988). Influencing engagement through accommodation: An ethnographic study of at-risk students. American Educational Research Journal, 25(4), 465-487.

Mitgang, L. (1990, May 23). Study: Rural youths more troubled than city kids. Austin American Statesman.

National Center for Education Statistics. (1993, October). Youth indicators 1993: Trends in the well-being of American Youth. (U.S. Dept. of Ed. publication, ISBN 0-16-042955-2). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

National Education Association. (1991). American Indian/Alaska Natives dropout study 1991. Tempe, AZ: Arizona State University, Center for Indian Education.

Natriello, G., McDill, E.L., & Pallas, A.M. (1990). Schooling disadvantaged children: Racing against catastrophe. New York: Teacher's College Press, Columbia University.

New Mexico Department of Education. (1990). At-Risk Youth: Continuing the Action, January 1990. Santa Fe, NM: Author.

Office of Research. (1993). Education reform and students at risk: A review of the current state of the art (Contract #RR1172011). Washington, DC: Author, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.

Ogden, E.H. & Germinario, V. (1988). The at-risk student. Lancaster, PA: Technomic Publishing Co.

O'Hare, W.P. & Curry-White, B. (1992). The rural underclass: Examination of multiple problem populations in urban and rural settings. Washington, DC: Population Reference Bureau.

Oklahoma State Department of Education. (1992). High challenge grant application. Oklahoma City: Author.

Ornstein, A.C. (1989). School district and school size: An evolving controversy. The Clearing House for the Contemporary Educator in Middle and Secondary Schools, 63(4), 156-158.

Orr, M.T. (1987). What to do about youth dropouts? New York: Structured Employment/Economic Development Corporation (SEEDCO).

Pallas, A. M., (1990). Who is at risk? Definitions, demographics, and decisions. In W. Schwartz & C. Howley (Eds.), Overcoming risk: An annotated bibliography of publications developed by ERIC Clearinghouse (pp. 1-25). Charleston, WA: ERIC/CRESS at AEL.

Pallas, A.M., Natriello, G., & McDill, E.L. (1989). The changing nature of the disadvantaged population: Current dimensions and future trends. Educational Researcher, 18(5), 16-22.

Pittman, R.B. & Haughwout, P. (1987). Influence of high school size on dropout rate. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 9(4), 337-343.

Presseisen, B.Z. (1991). At-risk student: Defining a population. In K.M. Kershner & J.A. Connolly (Eds.). At-risk students and school restructuring. Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools.

Reddick, T.L., & Peach, L.E. (1990). A study of characteristics profiling at-risk students and influences impacting their rural environment. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Social Science Association, Houston, TX. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 326 355)

Reyhner, J. (1991). Plans for dropout prevention and special school support services for American Indian and Alaska Native students. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED 343 762)

Richardson, V., Casanova, U., Placier, P., and Guilfoyle, K. (1989). School children at-risk. New York: The Falmer Press.

Roderick, M. (1991). The path to dropping out: Evidence for intervention. Research Bulletin: Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Roderick, M. (1993). The path to dropping out: Evidence for intervention Westport, CT: Auburn House.

Roweton, W. D., & Bare, C. (1990, August). Profiling high schools with high/low "holding power": A comparative study. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 326 769)

Salerno, A. (1991). Migrant students who leave school early: Strategies for retrieval (ERIC Digest). Charleston, WV: ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 335 179)

Salerno, A., & Fink, M. (1989). Dropout retrieval report: Thoughts on dropout prevention and retrieval. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State Department of Education. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 318 595)

Sartain, H.W. (1989). Non-achieving students at risk: School, family, and community intervention. Washington, DC: National Education Association.

Schreiber, D. (1963). Promising practices form a year of study. Phi Delta Kappan, 44(2), 215-221.

Shannon, D.M., & James, F.R. (1992). Academic interventions for at-risk students with substance misusing backgrounds. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 38(1), 73-85.

Shaver, D.M., & Dornbusch, S.M. (1993, April). The disadvantages of homelessness in children's schooling. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, GA.

Sher, J. (1988). Class dismissed: Examining Nebraska's rural education debate. Chapell Hill, NC: Rural Education and Development, Inc. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 305 194)

Sherman, A. (1992). Falling by the wayside: Children in rural America. Washington, DC: Children's Defense Fund.

Sherman, J. (1987). Dropping out of school. Volume 1: Causes and consequences for male and female youth. Washington, DC: Pelavin Associates. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 299 477)

Slavin, R. (1987). Ability grouping: A best-evidence synthesis. Review of Educational Research, 57, 293-336.

Slavin, R. (1990). Ability grouping, cooperative learning and the gifted. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 14(1), 3-8.

Slavin, R. (1991). Success for all. Phi Delta Kappan, 72, 593-599.

Smith, M.H., Beaulieu, L.J., & Israel, G.D. (1991). Effects of human capital and social capital on dropping out of high school in the south. Paper presented at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Fort Worth, TX.

Snyder, H., & Nimick, E. (1983). City delinquents and their country cousins: A description of juvenile delinquency in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Today's Delinquent, 2. Pittsburgh: National Center for Juvenile Justice. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 293 080)

Sroka, S. R. (1990, May 23). The legacy of Ryan White for AIDS Education. Education Week, p. 28.

Stephens, R. (1991). A framework for evaluating state policy options for the reorganization of rural, small school districts. Charleston, WV: Appalachia Educational Laboratory and ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools.

Sullivan, M., Jolly, D., Foster, D., & Tompkins, R. (1994). Local heroes: A guidebook for bringing telecommunications to rural, small schools. Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory.

Texas Education Agency. (1991). A study of the impact of educational reform on at-risk students in Texas (TEA Publication No. GE1-543-01). Austin, TX: Publications Distribution Office.

Theobald, P. (1991). Historical scholarship in nineteenth century rural education. In A. J. DeYoung (Ed.), Rural education: Issues and practice (pp. 239-268). New York: Garland.

Titone, J., (1982). Educational strategies for preventing students from dropping out of high school. Palo Alto, CA: R & E Research Associates.

Trustee, J. & Dooley-Dickey, K. (April, 1991). At-risk students: A profile for early identification. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Association for Counseling and Development. Reno, NV. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 330 942)

U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment. (1991, April). Rural America at the crossroads: Networking for the future (OTA-TCT-471). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.

Vaughan, M., Boethel, M., Hoover, W., Lawson, G., & Torres, M. E. (1989). Conditions and needs of rural education in the Southwest Region, Austin, TX: Southwest Educational Development Laboratory. (ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 320 722)

Watkins, J., & Wilkes, D. (1993). Sharing success in the southeast: Promising service-learning programs. Greensboro, NC: SouthEastern Regional Vision for Education.

Webster's new collegiate dictionary. (1975). Springfield, MA: G. & C. Merriam Company.

Wehlage, G.G., Rutter, R.A., Smith, G.A., Lesko, N., & Fernandez, R.R. (1989). Reducing the risk: Schools as communities of support. New York: Falmer Press.

Welch, W.W. (1991). Academic performance of rural students. Unpublished manuscript, University of Minnesota.

Weidman, J., & Friedmann, R. (1984). The school-to-work transition for high school dropouts. The Urban Review, 16(1), 25-42.

Wells, A.S. (1989). Middle school education--The critical link in dropout prevention. Striving for excellence: The national education goals, ERIC compilation.

Wheelock, A. (1992). Crossing the tracks: How "untracking" can save America's schools. New York: The New Press.

Wheelock, A. (1986) The way out: Student exclusion practices in Boston middle schools. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Advocacy Center.

Whiteside, M., & Merriman, G. (1976). Dropouts look at their teachers. Phi Delta Kappan, 57(6), 701.

Willis, H. D. (1987). Students at risk: A review of conditions, circumstances, indicators, and educational implications Elmhurst, IL: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory.

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. (1991). The Wisconsin study: Alcohol and other drug use. (Search Institute Report Bulletin No. 92178). Madison, WI: Author, Division for Handicapped Children and Pupil Services. (ERIC Document Reproduction Services No. ED 343 034)

Witte, J. & Walsh, D. (1985). Metropolitan Milwaukee district performance assessment report. Madison. WI: Study Commission on the Quality of Education in the Metropolitan Milwaukee Schools.

Next Page: Credits & Disclaimers

4700 Mueller Blvd. • Austin, TX 78723 • 800-476-6861