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Read the posts of your peers, and respond to at least two who discussed a different case study example from your own. For each response, discuss how your peer’s case study example was similar to and/or different from yours, and why.
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Issue
The issue that is investigated in this study is if an alternative schools, can help troubled students avoid the juvenile justice system by replacing the traditional school experience. Stringer (2014),
Context of the study
The two programs that this study involves are the second chance RBC program operated by the Riverbend Community Action Consortium, and the Second Chance RCAC. The second chance RBC is a program that covers kids at risk of being expelled, whereas RCAC keeps their focuses more on students who’re involved in the juvenile justice system. The two joined forces because second chance RBC could not handle both groups.
Stakeholders
The stakeholders in this program consist of the second chance RCAC, the second chance RBC, the four different alternative schools, the different school boards, the parents, and the community.
Data Collection
The 3 years of data collected on the participants, included, gender, grade-level, ethnicity background, participation in the free meal program, number in danger of being expelled, those who were involved in the juvenile justice system, and the number of them that graduated.
How the data was analyzed
The study was 3 years of analyzing the data included number of participances, their graduation rate, their overall involvement, their gender, and ethnicity.
Ethical issues
Ethical issues that will be involved include, the ability of children to give consent, getting parental consent, confidentiality, and the integrity, safety, and security of client records.
Outcomes of the case study
Of the 847 children that were at risk of expulsion and were placed in alternative schools that graduated were 580. Of the 488 children in the juvenile justice system that were placed in alternative schools 217 graduated.
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