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Download full textHenry, Mildred Dalton – 1994
This paper addresses educational reform as it affects dropouts, minorities, diverse cultures, training programs, and community-based education. Effective dropout-prevention models are presented that address the needs of at-risk populations. The author states that much dropout prevention and reclamation takes place off of school district campuses…
Descriptors: Community Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1989
This report provides descriptions of strategies for dropout prevention at the secondary level and presents examples of programs that successfully utilize these strategies. The information is based on data from a review of nearly 200 programs at secondary schools across the four-state Western region that includes Arizona, California, Nevada, and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
City Univ. of New York, Flushing, NY. Queens Coll. – 1984
Operation Success is a pilot project funded by the New York State Education Department to provide support services to high school dropouts and potential dropouts. It offers programs, including employment programs, intended to develop skills, self-awareness and self-direction, enourage career goals, and develop appropriate attitudes toward the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedCurley, John R. – Urban Review, 1991
Executive and legislative branches of the New York State government have made consistent efforts to address the dropout problem, which is particularly acute in urban schools, through new initiatives and increased funding. State aid programs are summarized, and suggestions for improvement are provided. (SLD)
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Fetler, Mark – 1989
Educational policy makers have questioned the effects of school reform on at-risk students and suggested that higher academic standards may be associated with greater numbers of dropouts. This study examines school average dropout rates for 2 consecutive years in conjunction with percent aid to families with dependent children (AFDC), total…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Peer reviewedHergert, Leslie F. – Equity and Excellence, 1991
Although every school must develop its own dropout prevention programs, the framework for multifaceted solutions can be similar, involving a systemic approach consisting of the following: (1) identification and intervention policies; (2) interventions by educational leaders, teachers, and parents; (3) academic and support programs; and (4)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Phelps, Margaret S.; And Others – 1994
This paper describes a K-12 intervention program for educationally at-risk youth in Jackson County, Tennessee. The LEarning VISIONS (LV) program involves teachers, administrators, parents, business leaders, and higher-education personnel in an effort to integrate a variety of long-term intervention strategies while respecting the rural context and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Attendance, Counseling Services, County Programs
1988
Local summer programs funded under the Summer Youth Employment and Training Program have added assessment of educational deficiencies and remedial education to their work experience programs, but the number of disadvantaged youth served and the intensity of the programs varied greatly. Evaluation data were gathered by telephone interviews with…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Stromquist, Nelly P., Ed. – 1994
This book provides a collection of articles that covers urban education from both developed and developing countries. It presents five studies focused on the United States and other industrialized countries, two studies on Asia, two on Africa, and one on Latin American. Major sections discuss concepts and trends in urban education, the…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
