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Peer reviewedO'Malley, Paulette F.; Haase, Ann Marie Bernazza – Reading Horizons, 1981
Discusses open entrance/open exit programs designed to prevent attirtion in adult reading programs for students who have not completed high school. Offers suggestions for encouraging success within such programs. (FL)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students, Dropouts
Direct linkRomanowski, Michael H. – Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 2003
The migrant population is the most undereducated major subgroup in the United States. The high school dropout rate of the children of migrant farm workers is 43 percent, higher than any other group in the United States. It is estimated that over 70 percent of migrants have not completed high school, and 75 percent are functionally illiterate.…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Limited English Speaking, Language Skills, Dropouts
Peer reviewedChandrasekaran, Rajkumari – Indian Journal of Adult Education, 1980
In dealing with the problem of illiteracy among women, the author feels that educational programs should form part of the large framework of integrated rural development and should combine education with work. Gives practical hints, and suggests how indigenous methods can be effective in the teaching-learning process. (CT)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Design, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Ratcliff, Sandra – 1983
Ideally, the total adult basic education (ABE) staff--administrators, support staff, and instructors--promote recruitment and retention activities. To aid recruitment the total staff should become well known in the community and work closely with community groups, provide tours and an open house, offer student orientation, recruit honestly and…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs
Scott, Joyce; And Others – 1983
This module, the first in a three-volume series, deals with dropout prevention, and is organized in two parts: a trainer's manual and a participant's resource manual. It is designed for inservice training of teachers, counselors, and administrators in vocational schools. Addressed in the individual chapters of the trainer's module are the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Counseling Techniques
Download full textLankard, Bettina A. – 1988
This instructor's guide is part of a series of program materials for a school-based intervention process to help at-risk students stay in school. This instructor book, a related student book, and a videotape called "A Time of Choices" comprise the classroom component of this set of materials focusing on awareness and commitment. It addresses the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling, Decision Making Skills, Dropout Prevention
Wells, Ruth Herman – 1998
This lesson guide is one in a series for teachers and counselors on teaching problem-solving interventions and coping skills to troubled youth. The series is aimed at training adolescents to succeed while empowering them to avoid the social pressure to drop out of school. The goal of this guide is to convince students they need an education to…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Coping, Decision Making Skills, Decision Support Systems
