The School Leaver and the World Outside.

Phillips, D. John

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ERIC Number: EJ312563

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1984

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The School Leaver and the World Outside.

Phillips, D. John

Education Canada, v24 n3 p26-31 Fall 1984

Compares and describes school leavers in Ontario, Canada, and Somerset, England. Notes functional illiteracy is common among school leavers. Decides that the best approach is a concentrated effort on reading in grades three and four. Describes such a program to be instituted in York, Ontario, in September, 1984. (BRR)

Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Functional Literacy, Reading Skills, Work Experience Programs, Youth Employment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Canada; United Kingdom (England)

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