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Going Places: An Enrichment Program To Empower Students.

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Eldred Cindy; And Others – 1991

This semester-long curriculum is designed to increase the self-esteem, leadership skills, and communication, decision-making, and problem-solving abilities of eighth and ninth grade students who are at risk of dropping out of school. The manual offers procedural suggestions for organizing a Going Places class. Individual sections address…

Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Decision Making Skills, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs

The Youth Opportunities Unlimited Followup Project. Final Report.

Arkansas State Univ., Beebe. – 1991

The Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program was created to prevent at-risk students from low-income families from dropping out of high school. Students aged 14 or 15 years old entering 9th or 10th grade went to a college campus for 60 days during the summer to attend English and mathematics classes, work 20 hours per week, and receive…

Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs