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Brodinsky, Ben; Keough, Katherine E. – 1989
The 1987 American Association of School Administrators survey on students at risk reported that school districts and administrators are alarmed about increasing dropout rates and are taking action to stem this tide. This report analyzes the problems of at-risk youth and recounts ameliorative efforts throughout the United States. Section A reviews…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1987
The problems associated with truancy and failure to complete school in the state of Maine were examined by an advisory committee of legislators and personnel from schools, prisons, and state government. The committee was directed to describe the incidence of the truancy and dropping out, to ascertain some of the causes of these problems, and to…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedGartner, Audrey J.; Riessman, Frank – Educational Leadership, 1994
When students help teach one another, active learning, listening, and a spirit of cooperation flourish. A reciprocal tutoring program in three New York City high schools allows all students to be tutors and learn through teaching and has all tutors experience the tutee/apprentice role. This experimental program had better achievement results than…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Apprenticeships, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textCantelon, Sharon; LeBoeuf, Donni – 1997
The National Center for Education Statistics reported that in 1992 approximately 4.5% of all high school students dropped out of grades 10 through 12, and 11% of all persons in the age group 16 through 24 had not completed high school and were not currently enrolled. The Communities in Schools (CIS) network is a web of local, state, and national…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Peer reviewedDekkers, Hetty; Driessen, Geert – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1997
Early school leaving within the first five years of secondary education was studied in the Netherlands using a sample from the national Educational Priority Policy study. Over 5,000 students were selected initially. Some 4.7% appeared to have dropped out without the educational system's basic qualification by the fifth year for a variety of…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Change
Smith, Albert J. – 1997
This executive summary presents evaluation findings and conclusions from a 4-year study of a demonstration project focusing on a school-based and school-linked interprofessional case management approach to dropout prevention. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, was administered by the Center for the Study and Teaching of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs
McPartland, James M.; Slavin, Robert E. – 1990
The analysis of proposed or implemented programs for increasing the achievement of at-risk students in all grades is the purpose of this report. Its focus is on identifying effective organizational responses, programs, and practices that improve the achievement of all at-risk children. Schools currently respond to poor academic performance with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
