Effective Dropout Prevention and College Attendance Programs for Students Placed at Risk.

Fashola, Olatokunbo S.; Slavin, Robert E.

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ERIC Number: EJ568187

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Effective Dropout Prevention and College Attendance Programs for Students Placed at Risk.

Fashola, Olatokunbo S.; Slavin, Robert E.

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, v3 n2 p159-83 1998

Reviews research on two programs designed to reduce dropout rates and four designed to increase college attendance among at-risk students in middle and high schools. Successful programs emphasized creating meaningful bonds between students and teachers, connecting students to the future, providing jobs and academic assistance, and giving students high-status roles in the schools. (SLD)

Descriptors: College Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Self Concept, Teacher Student Relationship

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Supported by Grant R-117D-40005 from the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Department of Education.