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Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1989
This document summarizes the findings of a study of the reasons why some at-risk youth persist in special programs while others drop out. Information was gathered from 16 focus group sessions comprised of both "persisters" and "leavers" from in-school remedial programs and out-of-school youth service corps. The findings,…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Download full textFarrar, 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
Freedman, Marc – 1988
This study examines the relationships developed between elder mentors and at-risk youth in the following exemplary intergenerational programs: (1) IUE/The Work Connection (Saugus, Massachusetts); (2) Teen Moms (Portland, Maine); (3) School Volunteers for Boston (Massachusetts); (4) Teenage Parent Alternative Program (Lincoln Park, Michigan); and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Counselor Client Relationship, Delinquency, Delinquent Rehabilitation
