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Wittenberg, Sandra K. – 1988
This paper on at-risk students in high schools examines and summarizes the literature on characteristics of youth-at-risk, factors causing at-risk students to drop out, and effective methods for keeping at-risk students in school. Those students who are most at-risk have the following characteristics: poor academic record; low parental education…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Etiology
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1989
This compilation pulls together the most recent resources concerning students at risk, summarizing and displaying a number of sources dealing with this issue. The articles represent two major areas: (1) policy and studies and (2) programs and projects. This information includes summaries of studies done at a national level as well as programs…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
