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Direct linkConstant, Louay; Wenger, Jennie W.; Cottrell, Linda; Wrabel, Stephani L.; Chan, Wing Yi – RAND Corporation, 2020
The National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program is a residential, quasi-military program for youth ages 16 to 18 who are experiencing difficulty in traditional high school. This report covers the program years 2018-2019 and is the fourth in a series of annual reports that RAND Corporation researchers have issued over the course of a research project…
Descriptors: High School Students, Residential Programs, Military Training, Youth Programs
Download full textWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2010
The "National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program" is a residential education and training program designed for youth ages 16 to 18 who have dropped out of or been expelled from high school. During the 22-week residential period, participants are offered GED preparation classes and other program services intended to promote positive youth…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, At Risk Students, Job Skills, Leadership
Peer reviewedDauw, Edward G. – Educational Leadership, 1972
Describes research evaluating the success of the Pontiac I.I.P. in changing student behavior and in improving academic achievement of potential drop-outs. (AN)
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Environment, Individualized Instruction
Northern Michigan Univ., Marquette.
A project was undertaken by the Public Services Division, Northern Michigan University, under a contract with the Department of Labor, for the purpose of training a population of 100 rural dropouts ages 17 through 25 in salable work skills. Three counties in the Upper Michigan Peninsula were selected as the area from which trainees were selected.…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Rural Education
GREENE, BERT I. – 1963
A WORKSHOP DEALING WITH THE HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT WAS HELD FOR THE PURPOSES OF DISSEMINATING INFORMATION AND REVIEWING RESEARCH IN THIS FIELD. ATTEMPTS TO PROVIDE FOR THE DROPOUT IN THE HIGH SCHOOLS ARE NOT NEW, BUT THE BASIS FOR IMPLEMENTING A SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE TEACHER ACCEPTANCE OF THE STUDENT ON STUDENT TERMS. ALL EFFORTS TO…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Syropoulos, Mike – 1971
The purposes of Detroit's Continuing Education for Girls Project, funded under Title I, ESEA, are as follows: (1) to continue the educational program of girls who might otherwise be compelled to drop out of school either during their pregnancy or permanently after childbirth; and, (2) to provide comprehensive educational, social work, and medical…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
McCarthy, James A. – 1970
The project, a voluntary program, funded under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, was designed to aid in the educational and occupational adjustment of young people, 16 through 20 years of age, who have left school, or who are potential dropouts. The rationale of the program requires that the trainee's goals come first, not…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Career Planning, Dropout Programs, Employment Opportunities
Totten, W. Fred – 1970
Community education is an all inclusive phenomenon functioning in the community to help people of all ages, races, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds to fulfill their learning needs and to aid in the development and improvement of the entire community. The community school can be the leading agent in the implementation of community education.…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Citizen Participation, Community Education, Community Schools
Detroit Board of Education, MI. – 1972
The Job Upgrading Program helps school dropouts and potential dropouts either return to or adjust to the regular school program or become prepared for the world of work. Trainees are given the opportunity to take an abbreviated school program, receive highly individualized personal counseling, learn about the factors for achieving success in a…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
McCarthy, James; Syropoulos, Mike – 1972
The primary objectives of the Continuing Education of Girls Who Must Leave School Because of Pregnancy Project (CEG), which is funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act, are to reduce the percentage of female dropouts from Detroit schools via the enrollment of 110 pregnant girls in the project, to have the enrolled girls…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Counseling Services, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Miltich, Aimee P.; Hunt, Mary Helen; Meyers, Joel – California School Psychologist, 2004
The current study investigated a needs assessment survey designed to measure perceptions of causes of dropout and school violence and related interventions. The needs assessment was conceptualized as a first step to be taken by schools to facilitate program planning, school-based implementation and acceptability of programs designed to prevent…
Descriptors: Violence, Needs Assessment, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Ponciano, John – 1989
Institutional racism is responsible for the high Hispanic dropout rate in Michigan. The term "pushout" is more appropriate than "dropout" for these students who are systematically ignored and devalued until they become alienated and leave school. Negative expectations are broadcast to Hispanic American students as soon as they…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High School Students
Harris, Kenneth, Ed.; And Others – 1990
This color-coded manual is a guide for local Michigan school districts and schools to meet the needs of children at risk, listing programs from across the state and designated information contact persons within each district. A foreword notes that the manual was developed from a statewide survey of all school districts designed to identify…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Timpane, Michael; And Others – 1987
A group of three conference papers, all addressing the subject of effective programs to decrease the number of school dropouts, is presented in this document. The first paper, "Systemic Approaches to Reducing Dropouts" (Michael Timpane), asserts that dropping out is a symptom of failures in the social, economic, and educational systems.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
