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Borden, Karl J. – International Journal of Continuing Education and Training, 1974
New Hampshire, Maine, and California surface as the only States which have devoted time and energy toward the development of an adult high school diploma curriculum. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Programs, Equivalency Tests
Download full textCalifornia State Board of Education, Sacramento. – 1976
This publication presents a brief summary description of an experimental dropout prevention program developed at McClymonds High School in Oakland, California. The program described is Project MACK (More Advanced Careers and Knowledge), a four-year program funded under ESEA Title VIII that operated from the 1971-72 school year through the 1974-75…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Experimental Programs
Wheeler, Susan – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
Describes Jobs through Education and Training (JET), a program for dropouts that offers vocational training, remedial academics, and individual and group therapy. JET serves young people whose problems make them unable to function effectively in a public school environment. (JOW)
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Benefits, High Risk Students, Remedial Programs
Shaul, Marnie S. – 2002
This report examines national and regional dropout rate trends; factors associated with dropping out; efforts these factors; and federal efforts to reduce dropout rates. Information came from interviews with National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) officials; review of NCES data and reports by dropout prevention experts; site visits at…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Graduation
Peer reviewedJohnson, Harlan R. – Clearing House, 1982
Reviews various alternative education programs. Argues that educators need to balance the alternatives offered within a school district, giving choices to a wide range of student abilities, not just to potential dropouts. (FL)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Philosophy
Gross, Beatrice – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
The principal of a Louisville, Kentucky, alternative high school uses a "come when you can" schedule, a promise of success, and a high school diploma rather than a General Education Development certificate to entice would-be dropouts and pushouts to finish their education. Highly individualized and computer-assisted programs make the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Individualized Instruction
National School Safety Center, Sacramento, CA. – 1986
Strategies for preventing or responding to truancy and dropping out of school are offered in this resource paper. The document's first few pages draw on statistics from around the United States to illustrate the magnitude of the problem in terms of both its scope and its consequences. The paper then turns to its major focus, strategies to increase…
Descriptors: Attendance, Change Strategies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Kohn, Jackie – Reading Newsreport, 1973
Describes "Project Emerge," a dropout prevention program in Dayton, Ohio which is designed to remedy reading deficiencies. (RB)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Reading Difficulty, Reading Improvement
Edwards, Hugh F. – 1979
At Coffee High School in Douglas, Georgia, a needs assessment committee recommended the replacement of the traditional nine-month program with a quarter system using longer class sessions and allowing more individual attention. The committee members chose the Better Learning Opportunities for Children (BLOC) Program. Implementation involved…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Discipline Problems, Dropout Programs
Furbee, Jack W. – 1972
The Continuing Education by Tutorial Assistance (CETA) program was implemented by Olivet Nazarene College and sponsored by Kankakee Community College, Kankakee, Illinois. The objective of the program was to reach black, high school students who were likely to drop out of school. Evaluation was accomplished by pairing 35 tutees with 35 nontutees.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuing Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedMcDonald, Neill; Wright, Elizabeth – Clearing House, 1987
Describes the Meaningful Other Person (MOP) program instituted at a North Carolina ninth grade center that reduced the dropout rate by 50 percent. (FL)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Grade 9, Program Content
Martin, Jarell W.; Bell, Lawanna S. – 1987
This document provides information on a Full-Time Vocational Training Program (FTVTP), which is intended to keep students in school or allow dropouts to reenter in a vocational setting. The philosophy and purpose of the FTVTP are presented. The program's purpose is to enable dropouts to return to school in a full-day vocational program, be…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Guidelines, Program Development
Brown, Jack E.; And Others – 1975
The purpose of the practicum described here was the development of a model for an alternative night high school. The plan called for a curriculum aimed at student interest and graduation requirements, a profile procedure for identifying potential candidates, and the operation of a prototype evening program during the summer of 1975 to test the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Enrollment
Peer reviewedKaplan, Jay L.; Luck, Edward C. – Educational Forum, 1977
Attempts to define the causes and implications of the failure of schools to educate fully a significant number of students from lower and middle class backgrounds and the failure of these students to absorb what the schools offer. Focuses on absenteeism and the dropout problem. Also examines past efforts to meet these problems in order to appraise…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Miller, Alfred P.; Linefsky, Rae – Journal of the New York State School Boards Association, 1984
Describes the goals and substantial achievements of Operation Success, a school-based program aimed at bringing dropouts back into school and serving those on the verge of dropping out. Also discusses students' reasons for dropping out, strategies for case management, and the coordination of funding. (RDN)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
