NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Burzichelli, Claudia; Mackey, Philip E.; Bausmith, Jennifer – Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic, 2011
The current study replicates work of Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Northeast and Islands. It describes dropout prevention programs in nine Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) school districts serving communities with populations of 24,742-107,250 (as of July 2008). All nine…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Mentors, Poverty, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Gordon, June A. – Journal for a Just and Caring Education, 1998
Using ethnographic techniques, this article explores the complex interaction of control and caring in two alternative education programs for students resisting traditional schooling in Cincinnati (Ohio) Public Schools, a predominantly low-income, African-American urban school district. A community-based orientation for staff proves essential in…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Blacks, Community Involvement, Corporal Punishment