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Lickson, Jeffrey – Journal of the International Association of Pupil Personnel Workers, 1971
The author suggests that the hard to reach youngster, potential dropout, and depressed child need the buffer of their peers to begin to work with the school social worker in the process of finding and taking more from the educational system. (Author)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Guidance Programs
Download full textState Univ. of New York, Albany. – 1967
Recent regulations of the Commissioner of Education recognize the need for local school districts in the State of New York to extend existing programs or to develop new ones designed specifically to meet the needs of pupils who fail or underachieve. Guidance counselors contribute importantly to these programs. Some of these ongoing programs,…
Descriptors: Counselor Role, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Guidance Programs
RESWICK, JOSEPH – 1966
THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS AN INTERIM REVIEW FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1964-65 OF A 5-YEAR PROJECT WITH THE 1965 GRADUATING CLASSES OF THREE NEW YORK CITY HIGH SCHOOLS. THE PROJECT WAS CONCERNED WITH (1) IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL ABILITIES OF THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, (2) STUDYING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INCREASED GUIDANCE TIME WITH SUCH STUDENTS,…
Descriptors: Attendance, Counseling Effectiveness, Disadvantaged, Dropouts
Goodman, Thomas L. – 1975
Student transients in San Diego Unified School District occur as transfers from outside the local district, transfers from within the local district, immigrants from other countries, and dropouts. The 22,000 transient students each year create problems related to: (1) internal organization, staffing, planning, and programs to minimize educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidance Programs
FINLEY, OTIS – 1963
BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS OF EDUCATING SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN EXTEND FAR BEYOND CLASSROOM WALLS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS MUST CONSIDER THE ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, AND POLITICAL FACTORS WHICH AFFECT THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN. IN GUIDING THE NEGRO CHILD, FOR EXAMPLE, THE COUNSELOR SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE HOUSING AND EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS WHICH THIS CHILD'S…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Community Resources
Miller, Carroll H. – 1970
The general purpose was to demonstrate by means of a pilot project what could be accomplished by providing guidance and counseling services conducted by itinerant counselors. A total of nineteen schools located in twelve counties participated. These counties are the southern-most counties in Illinois. A total of 432 boys and 397 girls were reached…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Counseling, Counselors, Dropouts
Schreiber, Daniel, Ed. – 1964
The problem of the potential school dropout and the implications for the school counselor provide the major foci of this book. Several conclusions reached by the 11 contributors of this volume are: (1) the school dropout problem is multifaceted, demanding attention from schools and community; (2) pupil personnel have an important responsibility…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Dropouts, Employment Potential, Guidance Programs
Greenaway, Harriet – Universities Quarterly, 1971
A continuing study of an advisory service to students who need to change courses or universities or want to drop out. (IR)
Descriptors: Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Counseling, Employment Potential
MOORE, JAMES W. – 1963
THE BUREAU OF GUIDANCE OF THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT INITIATES DEMONSTRATION GUIDANCE PROJECTS FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WHICH ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE. PROPOSALS FOR THESE PROJECTS ARE SUBMITTED BY THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS BECAUSE GUIDANCE AND EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS CONDUCTED AT THIS LEVEL ARE MOST PROMISING. PROJECT ABLE…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Counselor Role, Cultural Isolation, Demonstration Programs
PRESGRAVES, JAMES S. – 1964
A QUESTIONNAIRE MEASURING ENROLLMENT OF POTENTIAL CLIENTS AND ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL ADULT GUIDANCE WAS SENT TO 50 CITIES. INFORMATION WAS RETURNED FROM 30 CITIES, AND INCLUDED DATA ON ADMINISTRATION, PUBLICITY, FINANCING, COUNSELING, TESTING, AND RECORDS. RESPONSES INDICATED COUNSELING SERVICES HAD BEEN OPERATING FOR A MEDIAN OF 10 YEARS…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Elementary Education, Financial Support, Guidance Programs
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center. – 1970
There is a great need for adult basic education in Appalachia Mississippi. The Itawamba Junior College (IJC) Vocational and Technical Adult Education Department is presently meeting the needs of a small majority of the adults who need additional education. In an agreement with Town and Country Mobile Homes manufacturers, the Mississippi State…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Cooperative Planning, Dropouts
Arkansas State Dept. of Education, Little Rock. Div. of Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1980
A project was designed to expand the career guidance, counseling, placement, and follow-up services for early school leavers and adults in Fort Smith, Arkansas. A project coordinator met with staff at various schools to develop ways to expand career service for early school leavers. Students with high rates of absenteeism or discipline problems…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Awareness, Career Counseling
Jablonsky, Adelaide, Ed. – 1970
The second of a series of five reports of selected literature included in the ERIC system (three of which have been completed), this bibliography carries extensive annotations, and a brief review of program descriptions and evaluations relating to the school dropout. The bibliographical listing is in four sections: state and city reports, programs…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Counseling Services, Delinquency, Disadvantaged Youth
Moore, James W. – 1963
This report describes a project in New York State which used extended and improved guidance services to lower the school dropout rate. The project was conducted by the State Bureau of Guidance between 1954 and 1960 in cooperation with 89 secondary schools. Specifically discussed are project findings concerning school holding power rates. Factors…
Descriptors: Data, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Sheridan School District 2, Englewood, CO. – 1973
Project Outreach, funded under Title VIII of Public Law 90-247, is a comprehensive five year program to introduce basic and widespread changes in Sheridan School District organization, curriculum offerings, pupil services, and teacher training. Project Outreach will bring about a complete transformation of the present Sheridan Public Schools. By…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
