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Download full textKratzert, William F.; Kratzert, Mona Y. – 1989
This document reports on a study of the self-concept of students enrolled in a continuation high school. A random sample of 40 students was selected from a school of 190 students. All were administered the Piers-Harris Children's Self Concept Scale to determine their feelings about themselves, and an author-prepared questionnaire to determine…
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Dropout Programs, High Schools, Nontraditional Education
Gifford, Beverly – 1987
To combat their school dropout problems, Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools created an alternative high school for marginal and high risk students attending conventional high schools and for students who had already dropped out. Classes at North Education Center were scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and featured year-round, 42-day terms to…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Risk Students, High School Equivalency Programs
Griffin, Edward; And Others – 1984
The study examines the relationship between success upon leaving an alternative school program and immediate measures of program effect. The strength of the relationship was used to determine the degree to which the program effected its long term goals of preparing students for future academic or vocational success. Student success was defined as…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Modification, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Kershaw, C. A.; Blank, M. A. – 1993
Recent research suggests that special programs designed to "fix" low-achieving students are based on a deficiency model that does not serve their clients' needs. Alternative schools are providing conditions necessary to address disenfranchised students' problems. The descriptive case study summarized here was conducted to determine the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dropout Programs, Educational Environment, High Risk Students
