Transition from Middle School to High School
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Why Is It Important to Examine the Transition from Middle School to High School? The transition from middle school to high school is accompanied by both anticipation and anxiety (Mizelle & Irvin, 2000; Morgan & Hertzog, 2001; Zeedyk, Gallacher, Henderson, Hope, Husband, & Lindsay, 2003). Transition is receiving increased attention due to the fact that ninth grade course failures and high school dropout rates exceed all other grade levels (Hertzog & Morgan, 1998; National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), 2003; Roderick & Camburn, 1999). While a long history of research on the transition to college (Tinto, 1987) and transitions for students with disabilities (Letrello & Miles, 2003; Rogan, Hunt, & Wagner, 2002) exist, there is little empirical research examining the transition from middle school to high school for the general education population (Akos & Galassi, 2004; Mizelle, 1999).
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