STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF FACTORS CAUSING GRADE FAILURE:
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS WHO FAILED THE NINTH GRADE AND PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENTS WHO PASSED THE NINTH GRADE
The proposed study will examine, describe and compare the perceptions of two groups of ninth grade students (those who passed the ninth grade at Thomas Jefferson High School located in Tampa, Florida and those who failed to pass the ninth grade at Thomas Jefferson High School located in Tampa, Florida) regarding several possible contributors to student failure to pass their grade hereafter to be referred to as "grade failure".
To enhance understanding, the research problem may be characterized as an attempt to answer the following research questions:
(1) To what extent do students who passed the ninth grade believe that the following factors contributed to the grade failure of their peers: absenteeism, tardiness, parental involvement, low self-esteem, negative attitudes toward school and poor academic achievement, family structure and poverty, race and ethnicity, language, residence, economic displacement, gender, academic performance, involvement in school activities, attitudes toward school, need for employment, nature of family support, involvement in out-of-school activities, and involvement with the juvenile justice system?
(2) To what extent do students who failed to pass the ninth grade believe that the following factors contribute to their failure to pass: absenteeism, tardiness, parental involvement, low self-esteem, negative attitudes toward school and poor academic achievement, family structure and poverty, race and ethnicity, language, residence, economic displacement, gender, academic performance, involvement in school activities, attitudes toward school, need for employment, nature of family support, involvement in out-of-school activities, and involvement with the juvenile justice system?
(3) To what extent do students w...