Analysis Of The Rumberger Policy Brief ( Rumberger, 2015 )...

The Rumberger policy brief (Rumberger, 2015) summarizes research related to the â€Å"causes† and impact of student mobility. The brief focuses on four primary areas: 1) The extent of student mobility: Rumberger states that mobility is hard to measure because there is no federal mandate to report this data. As a result, the data is collected from national education studies, state generated data, and from local school districts. The last time data was collected nationally was by the U. S. Department of Education (DOE) in 2000. The policy brief summarizes the DOE data and other data from national studies, state agencies, and local agencies or districts. 2) The causes of student mobility †¢ Non-promotional compared to promotional school changes: Student mobility or school mobility refers to non-promotional changes. Most K-12 children make at least one non-promotional change. Reasons for this type of change include suspension, expulsion, the eviction of the student’s family from their place of residence, transfer to a magnet school, or a school closing. In contrast, promotional school changes occur when children move from elementary to middle school and from middle to high school. †¢ Voluntary and involuntary mobility: Since the majority of school changes are initiated by students and their families, voluntary changes are the most frequent (changing jobs, moving to another home, etc.). Involuntary changes include getting evicted, change due to a divorce, andShow MoreRelatedCharacteristics Of Effective Professional Development Schools790 Words   |  4 Pagesappropriate curriculum focused on the prevention of bullying, cyberbullying, and all types of child abuse. The purpose of the mixed-method research would be to study curriculum implementation among selected Certified Facilitators. 3. An abstract is a brief summary of a research study. Abstracts are extremely helpful as they allow me to quickly determine the study’s main focus and decide whether or not to read the entire report. 4. A variable is made up of attributes or levels. It is a characteristic