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Download full textSherman, Renee Z.; Sherman, Joel D. – 1991
Specific goals of this study of the national dropout problem are to: (1) define the problem; (2) identify demographic characteristics of dropouts; (3) describe economic and social consequences; (4) identify programs and practices that prevent students from dropping out; (5) identify federal and state initiatives; and (6) identify private sector…
Descriptors: Demography, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Southard, Margarida F. – 1990
Results of a process evaluation of dropout prevention programs in the Leon County (Florida) school district during the school year 1989-90 are presented. Altogether, 11 dropout programs were operationalized in that school year. The methodology used for developing a problem survey among teachers and administrators, the results of the evaluation,…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Farrar, Eleanor; Cipollone, Anthony – 1988
This paper examines the success of the Boston (Massachusetts) Compact's business and public education agreements over the years 1985 through 1987. The Compact began in 1982 as a citywide public school improvement program. Business, university, and trade union leaders agreed to establish and meet measurable admission and hiring goals to increase…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Ruffin, Minnie R.; And Others – 1991
The ScholarshipBuilder Program, an adopt-a-class program, began in November 1988 to encourage selected first-grade students to stay in school until graduation in the year 2000. Scholarships will be provided by Merrill Lynch, Incorporated, for students who go on to college, and a one-time stipend will be provided to students who enter the military…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, College Preparation, Dropout Prevention
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
The 1986-87 Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Part-Time Jobs Program was begun in spring 1987 to place at-risk New York City, New York, high school students in part-time, unsubsidized jobs that would motivate them to improve their school attendance and academic achievement. Twenty-one community-based organizations (CBOs) contracted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
Grannis, Joseph; And Others – 1988
This evaluation of the second-year (1986-87) implementation of the New York City (New York) Dropout Prevention Initiative (DPI) in 13 high schools focuses on student characteristics and outcomes, with a discussion of a set of statistical data on program services, findings on school-level indicators of program effectiveness, and an analysis of…
Descriptors: Community Organizations, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Greater Newark Chamber of Commerce, NJ. – 1973
This volume consists of 29 appendixes. Included are: lists of local business contacts, largest employers and the local advisory committee; write-ups of program evaluations; enrollment statistics and follow up of graduates with regard to employment; dropout statistics and description; special counselor duties; and a statement regarding…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Dropout Programs
Watson, Douglas – 1972
This report examines some of the many varieties of alternatives now available, their problems and pitfalls, and their hopes for the future. After defining alternative schools, the report discusses the rationale for having alternatives and then summarizes the range of alternatives available at both the elementary and secondary levels. Separate…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Case Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Smith, Albert J. – 1997
This executive summary presents evaluation findings and conclusions from a 4-year study of a demonstration project focusing on a school-based and school-linked interprofessional case management approach to dropout prevention. The project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, was administered by the Center for the Study and Teaching of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Behavior Problems, Demonstration Programs
Chamberlain, Ed – 1992
The Home-School-Community Agent (HSCA) Project of the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools was established in the 1990-91 school year to help disruptive students make a positive adjustment to elements in their lives that interfere with success in school. The project was implemented through 21 HSCAs in nine high schools and 12 middle schools. Each agent…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Problems, Change Agents, Dropout Prevention
Sallade, Ronald – 1993
The New Horizons Program of the Des Moines (Iowa) public schools provides supportive services such as counseling, attendance monitoring, career-related instruction, work experience, and coordination with community agencies to dropout-prone students and their families to improve academic achievement and increase graduation rates. Work experience is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Computer Uses in Education, Counseling
Tees, Sandra; And Others – 1984
Coordinated Vocational Academic Education (CVAE) is offered at three middle schools in the Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas. Courses in automobile mechanics, cosmetology, and home and community services are provided for potential dropout students who meet specific criteria: (1) low achievement; (2) inadequate communication skills;…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance Patterns, Cohort Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth
Southard, Margarida F. – 1991
Results of a process evaluation of dropout prevention programs in the Leon County (Florida) School District during the school year 1989-90 are presented. Altogether, 11 dropout programs were operationalized in that school year. The methodology used for developing a problem and benefit survey among teachers and administrators, the results of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Collier, Walter V.; And Others – 1987
Through Project Learning through Industry and Volunteer Educators (Project LIVE), the Children's Aid Society has been addressing problems of literacy and school dropout in an educational partnership between junior high schools in New York City and a number of major corporations. LIVE brings together junior high school students (grades 7 and 8) who…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Dropout Prevention
Higgins, Catherine; And Others – 1991
This report presents an independent evaluation of E. Lang's I Have a Dream (IHAD) model intervention for disadvantaged youth as it has been implemented in three schools in the Greater Washington (District of Columbia) area. Sixty IHAD participants are randomly selected as they enter sixth or seventh grade for higher education tuition guarantees…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
