No Child Left Behind principles as predictors of correctional youths academic performance scores.
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Title
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No Child Left Behind principles as predictors of correctional youths academic performance scores.
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Identifier
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AAI3283608
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identifier
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3283608
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Creator
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Russo, Linda Ann.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Ned Bentom
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Date
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2007
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology | Education, Tests and Measurements
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Abstract
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Juvenile offenders detained by the Juvenile Justice System are legally guaranteed the right to a free education. No Child Left Behind entitles these confined youths to the same educational standards and entitlements as their non-delinquent peers. Statewide assessment tests are administered to empirically measure the quality of the educational programs and student academic achievements. Previous performance results indicate that correctional schools provide the lowest scores. No experiential data exists on this low score phenomena, therefore the following research is a novel attempt to establish a richer understanding as to why correctional students score significantly lower than their non-delinquent counterparts. This information can provide youth correctional facilities with the necessary knowledge needed to bring forth positive educational amendments.;Although juvenile correctional schools are specifically identified as academic settings required to adhere to the mandates imposed by the No Child Left Behind law, little data currently exists regarding their performance in meeting these standards. A minimal number of states currently have documented reports indicating a variety of academic changes made within their correctional school systems implemented as a result of No Child Left Behind. Many other states are in the preliminary stages of this process. This study is an attempt to examine NCLB principles as predictors of correctional youths academic performance scores in New York City. The proposed study is simply exploring a methodology as a preliminary study in one jurisdiction - NYC - which may potentially - at a future time - be duplicated in another. Note, based on the small sample under examination, the ability to generalize findings beyond the specific correctional sites is not possible. The small sample size limits the researcher's ability to generalize findings beyond the scope of the research.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
