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Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth Volume 55, 2011 - Issue 3
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At-Risk Students’ Perceptions of Traditional Schools and a Solution-Focused Public Alternative School

Christine Lagana-Riordan University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Jemel P. Aguilar University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Cynthia Franklin University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Calvin L. Streeter University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
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Johnny S. Kim University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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Stephen J. Tripodi Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Laura M. Hopson University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY, USA
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Pages 105-114 | Published online: 29 Apr 2011

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Daria Shamrova, Breanna Boppre, Joana Lampe & Michaela Hastings. (2023) The role of relationships, curriculum design, and program culture in improving academic and behavioral outcomes in a disciplinary alternative education program: A photovoice study. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth 0:0, pages 1-14.
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