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Download full textBloom, Dan; Gardenhire-Crooks, Alissa; Mandsager, Conrad – MDRC, 2009
The ChalleNGe model grew out of a project by the Center for Strategic and International Studies in the late 1980s and early 1990s that sought to develop new approaches for out-of-school youth. The project's final report concluded that aspects of the military structure could be beneficial for disadvantaged youth. The report also concluded that the…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High Schools, Youth Programs, Residential Programs
Bloom, Dan; Gardenhire-Crooks, Alissa; Mandsager, Conrad – MDRC, 2009
High school dropouts face daunting odds of success in a labor market that increasingly rewards education and skills. This report presents very early results from a rigorous, independent evaluation of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program, an intensive residential program that aims to "reclaim the lives" of young people ages 16 to 18…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High Schools, Youth Programs, Residential Programs
What Works Clearinghouse, 2009
The study examined whether participating in the "National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program", a quasi-military residential/mentoring program for dropouts, improved the educational and other outcomes of at-risk youth. The study analyzed data on about 1,000 16- to 18-year-old high school dropouts enrolled in 10 ChalleNGe programs throughout…
Descriptors: High School Students, Mentors, Program Evaluation, Dropouts
Bluhm, Harry P. – 1970
The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of the employment counselor as a vocational counselor to dropout discussing such topics as: (1) functions, (2) problems of dropouts and their counseling implications, and (3) counseling the dropout. Included in the functions are: (1) representing the Employment Office in coordinating all programs…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Counseling, Counselor Role
LEUBLING, HARRY E.; TROBE, ADELE S. – 1965
THE ACTIVITIES OF A PROGRAM ESTABLISHED TO INCREASE THE EMPLOYABILITY AND IMPROVE THE OVERALL ADJUSTMENT OF THE SCHOOL DROPOUT ARE REPORTED. THE REPORT DISCUSSES (1) THE NUMBER AND SOURCES OF REFERRALS, (2) CHARACTERISTICS AND ASSESSMENTS OF THE CLIENT POPULATION, AND (3) THE SERVICE OFFERED OVER A 33-MONTH PERIOD. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED THE DROPOUT…
Descriptors: Counseling, Dropout Programs, Employment, Evaluation
Dye, Robert P.; And Others – 1968
This report evaluated a project designed to identify, locate, and assist high school dropouts in Oahu, Hawaii. The study group consisted of 105 males and 145 females. Former dropouts were used as outreach aides to: (1) contact potential dropouts in the schools, and (2) to assist the student in resolving his difficulty. The study revealed that most…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Peer reviewedFriel, Theodore W.; Holder, Todd – Journal of Employment Counseling, 1980
Youth trained in generic coping skills rated their own gains in knowledge and skills as larger than those of the controls. The coping skills training contributed to their employment and helped reduce dropping out of school. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Guidance, Coping, Dropout Programs
Hornbostel, Victor O.; And Others – 1969
This is a report of a forty-four month investigation in which three curricular approaches to rehabilitating school dropouts were evaluated under experimental conditions. Program participants were school dropouts between the ages of 17 and 22, and the program was conducted in a large urban high school. The findings of the study were: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Evaluation, Dropout Characteristics
Chansky, Norman M. – 1966
Operation Second Chance trained school dropouts for vocational skills in three areas in North Carolina--the mountainous West, the Piedmont plains, and the coastal farmlands. Length of the training varied from the six weeks nurses' aide program to the 12-week sewing for upholstery program through the 16-week carpentry, upholstery, welding,…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Bricklaying, Carpentry, Case Studies
Rose, Harold; Hensley, James – 1971
The influence of participation in adult basic education on attitudinal changes among a selected group of adults from rural Appalachia was studied. Specific aims of the study were: (1) to determine the relationship between participation in ABE and change in anomia, (2) to determine the extent of anomia among rural Appalachian adults with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Age, Aphasia
Mott, Frank L.; Shaw, Lois B. – 1978
A study (based on data from the National Longitudinal Surveys of Labor Market Experience) was conducted to determine the causes and consequences for women of leaving high school before completion. Four factors (race, school leaving, motherhood, and employment status) were explored by comparing data obtained annually between 1968 and 1973 for 5,000…
Descriptors: Blacks, Cohort Analysis, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Programs
Hobbs, Daryl J.; Hobbs, Vicki M. – 1979
Administrators, counselors, university faculty, and dropouts met initially to discuss the dropout problem and to design a questionnaire which was administered to 270 dropouts from secondary schools in 5 Missouri Ozark school districts and was designed primarily to determine the perceived need or desire for additional vocational or academic…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Counseling Services, Counselor Attitudes, Dropout Attitudes
Direct linkLong, Michael; Ferrier, Fran; Heagney, Margaret – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2006
This study extends previous research on university attrition and course completion by its focus on the reasons for attrition and tracking the subsequent enrolment and other outcomes of students who discontinue their university studies. It also looks at older students as well as students from younger groups. It finds that attrition from first year…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Employment, Socioeconomic Background, Student Attrition
Magnussen, Olav – 1977
The relationship between education and employment in Europe is analyzed with particular emphasis on the trends toward mass education, apparent saturation of the labor market, and a new structure of employment opportunities. The objective of the report is to contribute toward a redefinition of the nature of the education/employment relationship…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cross Cultural Studies, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Programs
