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Strategies for Dropout Prevention.

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Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1989

This report provides descriptions of strategies for dropout prevention at the secondary level and presents examples of programs that successfully utilize these strategies. The information is based on data from a review of nearly 200 programs at secondary schools across the four-state Western region that includes Arizona, California, Nevada, and…

Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged

Reducing the Risk: Schools as Communities of Support.

Wehlage, Gary G.; And Others – 1989

Effective schools provide at-risk students with a community of support that encourages school membership and educational engagement. This study describes effective dropout prevention programs, develops a generalizable, theoretical framework for understanding the relationship between at-risk students and their schools, and suggests local and state…

Descriptors: Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs