Skip to main content
Article
Extending a Community of Care Beyond the Ninth Grade: A Follow-Up Study
The Journal of Educational Research
  • Cheryl Ellerbrock, University of South Florida
  • Sarah M. Kiefer, University of South Florida
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Keywords
  • academic skills,
  • community of care,
  • high school,
  • life skills,
  • student–teacher relationships
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2012.692728
Disciplines
Abstract

This qualitative within-site case study (N = 10) is a follow-up study to a 2006–2007 investigation that analyzed how 1 high school created a community of care for its ninth-grade students through the implementation of a ninth-grade transition program—Freshman Focus. All participants were interviewed again 3 years later during students’ senior year to investigate how Freshman Focus might have fostered a long-lasting community of care that extended throughout students’ high school years. Findings suggest teacher–student and program–student relationships served as ways to foster a community of care that promoted a positive school experience for students. While findings indicate that Freshman Focus fostered a community of care that lasted throughout these students’ high school years, it is unclear whether this caring community extended to the broader school community.

Citation / Publisher Attribution

The Journal of Educational Research, v. 106, issue 4, p. 319-331

Citation Information
Cheryl Ellerbrock and Sarah M. Kiefer. "Extending a Community of Care Beyond the Ninth Grade: A Follow-Up Study" The Journal of Educational Research Vol. 106 Iss. 4 (2013) p. 319 - 331
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/cheryl-ellerbrock/7/