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Direct linkJozefowicz-Simbeni; Debra M. Hernandez – Children & Schools, 2008
The role school social workers play within schools, the training they receive, and whether they are present in junior high schools are all factors that pose barriers and opportunities for school social workers' involvement in dropout prevention efforts during the middle school years. Such efforts are necessary because the unique challenges of…
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Dropout Prevention, Early Adolescents
Edwards, Marvin E. – American School Board Journal, 1985
Describes a dropout prevention program used for eight years in Joliet Township, Illinois, high schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Individualized Instruction, Parent Child Relationship, Potential Dropouts
Lupack, Barbara T. – 1983
A support service for students at Wayne State College is described that is coordinated by the learning center and supported by a network of referrals. The target groups are students who have been placed on academic suspension or probation, the chronically absent, and those who are having difficulty with basic writing, term paper writing, test…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Advising, Ancillary School Services, College Students
Download full textSwanson, Lesley Anne; Baenen, Nancy – 1989
The School-Community Guidance Center (SCGC) is an Austin, Texas alternative education program for high-risk students. It employs three project specialists to work with high-risk and delinquent students at two locations, Rice secondary school and a juvenile detention center. Most of the students are referred for disciplinary reasons. Students in…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, High School Students
Lieblong, Burl W.; McLendon, Don
A project was designed to identify student needs contributing to high vocational technical school dropout rates and to develop strategies for effective rate reduction. Project staff objectives were to (1) identify problems impeding potential dropouts from training success, (2) alleviate potential dropouts' critical needs, (3) implement meaningful…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Johnson, Olin Chester
The Urban Career Education Center (UCEC) is an alternative experimental high school for students classified as potential dropouts. It began operating in 1972 founded on the premise that the real goal of a worthwhile education should be the preparation of students for a productive and satisfying life in their chosen careers. The UCEC model includes…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Exploration, Educational Objectives
