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Peer reviewedPerez, Leonor Xochitl – Community College Review, 1998
Reviews 4 key intervention strategies for students at risk: (1) Sorting (of students into homogeneous subgroups); (2) Supporting (of students dealing with life's problems); (3) Connecting (of students with each other and the institution); and (4) Transforming (of students and the institution). (50 references) (JDI)
Descriptors: Classification, Community Colleges, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Download full textMaack, Stephen C. – 2001
The Academic Assistance System (AAS) at Rio Hondo College in California is the early academic warning system that flags students in academic trouble. The AAS aims to assist these at-risk students through counseling, time management/study skills workshops, tutoring, and other programs. Students who received early warning letters and who responded…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Failure, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Beckley, Larry; And Others – 1989
Recognizing the importance of strong working relationships with local high schools, Triton College (Illinois) has recently developed a series of initiatives which provide an ongoing avenue for students to experience Triton's programs and services while still in high school and thereby facilitate continuity of learning. One group of programs,…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), College Preparation
Peer reviewedHouston, Alice V.; And Others – Journal of Negro Education, 1992
Describes the Middle College High School (MCHS) at Seattle (Washington) Central Community College, a public schools cooperative venture among the school system, community college, Seattle Housing Authority, and corporate sponsor. The MCHS enrolls students at risk of dropping out and boasts an impressive effort in retaining and educating these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Goldsmith, Robert G. – 1987
During the 1986-1987 school year, 80 educationally and economically disadvantaged students from three counties in Virginia were recruited into a program that was designed to support their education and encourage them to stay in school. Students participated in after-school workshops to improve their decision-making and interpersonal skills, and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Counseling Services
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Div. of Adult Education and Literacy. – 1997
The 12 programs selected as 1996 winners of the Secretary's Awards for Outstanding Adult Education and Literacy Programs illustrate a diverse range of promising practices for the 21st century. Winners were selected based on the presence of 10 elements, including the following: effective and potentially replicable practices; measurable objectives…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
