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Towards an Evidence-Based Approach to Dropout Recovery: A Model for Community Agencies
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Piiparinen, Richard – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2006
This investigation provides a model for at-risk youth community agencies to tailor their programs to fit the specific needs of their local out-of-school youth. Using a needs-based assessment, baseline data were gathered on Cleveland African Americans (N = 187) to pinpoint academic strengths and deficits, career interests, and life-skill needs. The…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Public Agencies, Program Development, Dropout Programs