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Johnson, Harlan R. – Clearing House, 1982
Reviews various alternative education programs. Argues that educators need to balance the alternatives offered within a school district, giving choices to a wide range of student abilities, not just to potential dropouts. (FL)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Philosophy

McDonald, Neill; Wright, Elizabeth – Clearing House, 1987
Describes the Meaningful Other Person (MOP) program instituted at a North Carolina ninth grade center that reduced the dropout rate by 50 percent. (FL)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Grade 9, Program Content

Dean, Kenny S. – Clearing House, 1973
Article presented a plan to reduce the rate of student dropouts and make the educational environment more stimulating for learning. (RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Educational Development

Cohen, Stewart – Clearing House, 1969
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitude Change, Creative Teaching, Dropout Prevention

Turkel, Susan B.; Abramson, Theodore – Clearing House, 1986
Reports on high schools' efforts to break the academic failure cycle and prevent drop-outs. Describes and reports the outcomes of the peer tutoring/mentoring pilot program developed as part of a major collaborative effort between the City University of New York and the New York City Board of Education. (JK)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Higher Education

Weir, Robert M., Jr. – Clearing House, 1996
Outlines characteristics of effective alternative programs for at-risk middle schools students, noting organizational, instructional, and interpersonal components. Describes a successful drop-out prevention program which operates as a school-within-a-school for sixth- through eighth-grade students, emphasizing multicultural education and…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Research, High Risk Students, Interdisciplinary Approach

Secada, Walter G. – Clearing House, 1999
Discusses alternative programs and schools visited by the Hispanic Dropout Project. Notes a pervasive "disconnect" between alternative programs and "regular" schools, and outlines lessons alternative programs have to offer traditional schools. (SR)
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, High Risk Students, Hispanic Americans, Instructional Effectiveness