A school-based transitional support intervention produced a significant treatment effect on school attitudes among youth returning from alternative school¶

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Currency · newest study 2017 · checked against its sources 2026-11-02 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Participants who received the intervention scored significantly higher on the SAAS-R at the end of the school year than control participants, indicating more positive attitudes toward school. → Kelchner 2017

Evidence¶

Kelchner 2017¶

Kelchner, V. P., Evans, K., Brendell, K., Allen, D., Miller, C., & Cooper-Haber, K. (2017). The Effect of a School-Based Transitional Support Intervention Program on Alternative School Youth's Attitudes and Behaviors. The Professional Counselor, 7(2), 169-184. https://doi.org/10.15241/vpk.7.2.169

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Two-group pretest-posttest study of 52 at-risk youth (24 treatment, 28 control) returning from a 45-day alternative school placement; repeated measures MANOVA with SAAS-R as a dependent variable. The article reports "a significant effect of treatment on SAAS-R: F(1,50) = 5.159, p < .027"; no effect size is printed.

"The test of between-subjects effects results show that there was a significant effect of treatment on SAAS-R: F(1,50) = 5.159, p < .027."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• The transitional support intervention showed no significant treatment effect on attendance, discipline, or credit accrual — related
• Both treatment and control groups showed significant pre-post declines in grades and declines in discipline referrals over the transition year — related
• The percentage of alternative school returnees no longer in school at year's end was lower in the intervention year (14%) than the prior year (59%) — related