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Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2007
Dropout prevention programs are school- and community-based initiatives that aim to keep students in school and encourage them to complete their high school education. To be included in the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) review, programs have to operate within the United States and include dropout prevention as one of their primary objectives.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Dropouts, School Restructuring, Incentives
O'Sullivan, Rita G.; Tennant, Cheryl V. – 1993
About one in four students who enter high school will not graduate. Numerous dropout-prevention programs have been implemented nationwide in the past decade to increase the high school graduation rate. This growth in programs has made it more difficult for educators to determine the effectiveness of the many alternatives. This guide is designed to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Simpkins, Edward – 1989
The PAISC program provides support to schools enabling them to successfully implement discipline and early intervention dropout prevention programs. Selected characteristics of 15 sites in which the PAISC program has been implemented are described. This report details the way in which staff divided its time between implementing the components that…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Early Intervention
Grice, Michael – 1987
Projects Return constitutes an attempt by the Portland (Oregon) Public Schools to bring school dropouts back into the school system. During 1986-87, Project Return handled 123 percent more referrals than during 1985-86, the project's first year; the actual figures were 1,091 and 489, respectively. Economically disadvantaged youth make up a large…
Descriptors: Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedPerez, Leonor Xochitl – Community College Review, 1998
Reviews 4 key intervention strategies for students at risk: (1) Sorting (of students into homogeneous subgroups); (2) Supporting (of students dealing with life's problems); (3) Connecting (of students with each other and the institution); and (4) Transforming (of students and the institution). (50 references) (JDI)
Descriptors: Classification, Community Colleges, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Dynarski, Mark – 1994
Since 1988 five evaluations of Federal demonstration programs in education have been implemented that had random-assignment designs to measure program impacts. The implementation of two of these evaluations, the evaluation of the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program and that of the Alternative Schools Random Assignment Program, are…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Evaluation Methods
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
Barnes, Susan; Stewart, Jane – 1991
This paper describes a study of an alternative, innovative high school designed to serve at-risk students and dropouts returning to public school. The PRIDE (Positive Responsible Individuals Desiring Education) Center, located in San Marcos (Texas) Consolidated Independent School District, opened in September 1989. The center's program includes…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Dropout Programs, Educational Innovation, High Risk Students
Grannis, Joseph; And Others – 1986
This document comprises an evaluation of the first-year implementation of the New York City Board of Education's three-year Dropout Prevention Program (DPP), implemented in 10 high schools and 29 middle schools; and the Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) program, implemented in 3 high schools. Two intervention models were implemented…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Hamilton, Stephen F. – 1984
Changes that might reduce dropout rates as high school graduation standards are raised are discussed. A review of research on successful dropout prevention programs reveals four common characteristics: (1) they separate potential dropouts from other students; (2) they have strong vocational components; (3) they utilize out-of-class learning; and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedCaldwell, Robert M.; Hedl, John J., Jr. – Urban Review, 1984
Reports on a study that (1) examined the effectiveness of computer-based education in developing literacy and mathematics skills in young adults to enable them to secure unsubsidized employment and (2) compared motivation of CETA-funded students with those who sought training voluntarily. Discusses failures of CETA training projects and makes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
Hruska, Richard A., Comp. – Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Data Services, 2006
Act 49 of 1987 requires the Secretary of Education to provide the General Assembly with an annual report on public school dropouts in Pennsylvania. The purpose of this report is to document the actual number of students who drop out each year and to provide various characteristics about these students. The type of data collected about each dropout…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Dropouts, Secondary Schools, Student Characteristics
Hruska, Richard A., Comp. – Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Data Services, 2005
Act 49 of 1987 requires the Secretary of Education to provide the General Assembly with an annual report on public school dropouts in Pennsylvania. The purpose of this report is to document the actual number of students who drop out each year and to provide various characteristics about these students. The type of data collected about each dropout…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Public Schools
Goodman, Gregory; Powers, Stephen – 1997
The Summer Youth Employment Program was designed to give at-risk youth educational opportunities and work experience during the summer. This paper gives an overview of the Program's operation in Pima County (Arizona). Test results are presented for 1,975 youth in the summer of 1996 and for 1,178 youths in 1997. Student progress was evaluated with…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship, Educational Objectives
Taylor, Judith Combes; Buchau, Katrina – 1998
In recent years, the federal government has designated 105 communities across the country, including many urban neighborhoods, as Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities (EZ/ECs). At the same time, many urban school districts have launched school-to-career initiatives to help keep at-risk youth in school and improve their academic achievement…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Education Work Relationship
