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Download full textBerney, Tomi D.; Plotkin, Donna – 1990
This report evaluates the implementation and outcome of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title VII program, Choosing Optional Infused Career Education (Project CHOICE) in Springfield Gardens High School in Queens (New York) and Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn (New York) for the 1988-89 school year. The project was created to combat…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, Educational Objectives, Educationally Disadvantaged
Simmons, Ella S. – 1990
The project's objectives included: (1) increasing the enrollment and retention of academically talented students in teacher education programs at Kentucky State University (KSU), and (2) enhancing communication and collaboration between the university and key stakeholders in the community (parents and business, education, and policy leaders). The…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Jones, Dionne J.; Watson, Betty Collier – 1990
This report reviews the literature on high-risk students at the higher education level in terms of the following questions: are high-risk students and nontraditional students the same? what is the impact of high-risk students on institutions of higher education? are high-risk students treated differently in elementary and secondary schools? do…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth
Benally, Elaine Roanhorse; And Others – 1987
This report discusses the following current issues and trends in American Indian, Mexican American, migrant, outdoor, rural, and small school education: (1) motivating American Indian students to higher achievement in mathematics and science; (2) creating culturally relevant parent education/skills development programs and materials for American…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, Child Rearing, Compensatory Education
Gomez, David; And Others – 1983
In 1981-82, Project SUCCESS (Striving Upward through College and Career Education for Spanish Speakers), at Theodore Roosevelt High School in New York City, provided instructional and support services for 300 Spanish speaking students of limited English proficiency. The program consisted of: (1) a high school equivalency preparation component,…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Counseling, 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
Sansone, Janet; Baker, Janice – 1987
Concern for the dropout phenomenon among secondary learning disabled (LD) students led to a preliminary study of an urban school's decision-making structures, as well as events that influence ninth graders' behavior and decisions, increasing their risk for dropping out of high school. Data were collected from three sources: observation of school…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Decision Making, Dropout Characteristics, 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
Baker, Andrea – 1988
This guide, designed for use in a ninth grade BRIDGE class, is a comprehensive source of learning activities intended to help motivate youth to stay in school and acquire the skills required to succeed both in school and at work. BRIDGE, a program conceived by Public/Private Ventures in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), is for high-risk students in…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Guides, Daily Living Skills
Berry, Michael – 1988
This report discusses the proposed Grad*Star Program (a Women's Educational Equity Act Program) to deal with the extremely serious dropout program in Northern Kentucky. Housed at the University of Kentucky, it examines such factors as poor economic conditions, large numbers of women and households headed by women that exist below the poverty…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Environment, Dropout Prevention, Females, Guidance Programs
Goldsmith, Robert G. – 1987
During the 1986-1987 school year, 80 educationally and economically disadvantaged students from three counties in Virginia were recruited into a program that was designed to support their education and encourage them to stay in school. Students participated in after-school workshops to improve their decision-making and interpersonal skills, and…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Counseling Services
Shore, Rima, Ed.; And Others – 1981
Project KANPE is a bilingual education program designed to help talented/gifted Haitian high school students of limited English proficiency to acquire second language proficiency while developing their academic skills to the fullest and to prepare them for early entry into mainstream honor classes. The program seeks to accomplish this goal by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academically Gifted, Attendance, Bilingual Education Programs
Broad, Lyn – 1977
Both time and circumstance have convinced many a school district that it must find a better way to educate its students. For many districts the way has been alternative schools and programs that offer students a choice of goals, structures, and approaches to curriculum. One report estimated that as many as 5,000 alternative schools would be in…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Cultural Pluralism, Dropout Prevention
CANNING, WILLIAM M. – 1967
CHICAGO HAS IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE QUALITY EDUCATION FOR PUPILS IN MIGRANT FAMILIES. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION HAS UTILIZED THESE RESOURCES--(1) THE DISTRICT 11 PROJECT, A THREE-PART PROGRAM ENCOURAGING YOUNG PEOPLE TO REMAIN IN SCHOOL, (2) AFTER SCHOOL READING CLASSES, (3) THE CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, AN…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
CHANDLER, HAROLD R. – 1967
PROJECT ACCENT, A COOPERATIVE VENTURE OF SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY COLLEGE AND 10 OF ITS SURROUNDING HIGH SCHOOLS, IS A PROGRAM OF COUNSELING AND INSTRUCTION IN AUTO MECHANICS, APPLIED ELECTRONICS, AND OFFICE OCCUPATIONS TRAINING IN GRADES 11 THROUGH 14. IN THE PAST, THE ATTRITION RATE IN THESE THREE PROGRAMS HAS BEEN DISCOURAGING. OF THE THOUSANDS…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning
