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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1993
This document contains the text of the legislation called the "School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993," the amendment proposed for the pending legislation, and supplemental views, including cost estimate. Sections of the proposed legislation include the following: table of contents, basic program components, implementation grants to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
York, C. Michael; And Others – 1993
The development of students should be the primary mission of higher education. The consequences of significant attrition in many universities are not trivial. This study identified relevant variables and appropriate methodologies for enhancing undergraduate retention at one university. By employing records analyses, system definition, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, College Students, Dropout Attitudes
Phelps, Margaret S.; And Others – 1993
This paper describes LEARNing Visions, a K-12 intervention program for at-risk youth in Jackson County, Tennessee, involving a partnership between the schools, local businesses, Tennessee Technological University, and Visions Five (a private company). Jackson County is characterized by an undereducated population, a high employment rate, and a low…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Barr, Robert – 1990
Research may be divided into two types, "empowering" research and "academic" research. Empowering research seeks to determine how a particular individual or organization can produce a desired result, while academic research is concerned with why a particular condition exists. While academic research might ask "Why do students drop out of school?"…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Action Research, College Role, Community Colleges
Orr, Margaret Terry – 1989
The multiple causes and complex nature of the dropout problem require a variety of program approaches to help both at-risk students and dropouts. Twelve-Together (Detroit, Michigan), Adopt-a-Student (Atlanta, Georgia), and the Summer Youth Employment Program (New Bedford, Massachusetts) are supplemental services providing counseling and job…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document contains oral and written testimony from a Congressional hearing on dropout prevention and workplace literacy held in Flint, Michigan, in February 1991. Testimony was given by officials of the United Auto Workers/General Motors training programs, a Michigan state senator and a state representative, school system and college…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Federal State Relationship, Hearings
Charleston County School District, SC. Div. of Curriculum and Instruction. – 1990
"A Vision for the Future," a comprehensive long-range plan to develop, implement, and evaluate a multipart program to reduce the dropout rate in the Charleston, South Carolina, school district, is described in this report. Goals and objectives are presented, followed by a description of 18 intervention strategies. Components of the plan…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade Repetition
Cossatot Vocational Technical School, DeQueen, AR. – 1990
An orientation, testing, and counseling program to improve the dropout rate of at-risk postsecondary vocational students in Arkansas was developed and field tested at Cossatot Vocational Technical School, DeQueen, Arkansas. Project activities included: (1) improving prevocational exploration and assessment through the development of a…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Guidance Centers
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
Cognitive Learning Approaches Through E.S.L. Content Areas with Career Exploration Strategies (Project CALA) served 200 students in its second year of funding. The project offered students of limited English proficiency opportunities to develop cultural and cognitive skills necessary for success in school and work through two major components:…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Exploration, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
Stadler, Anne K. – 1989
This paper describes the migrant program in the Yuma (Arizona) Union High School District (YUHSD), and its documented successes in parental involvement and student graduation rate. Statistical profiles offer an image of the YUHSD and the migrant student population it serves. The migrant program's goal is to provide the best education possible by…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language), High Schools
Teaneck Board of Education, NJ. – 1983
The Vocational Counseling Project was undertaken to provide secondary-level handicapped students, who were identified as possible dropouts, with vocational counseling and support to facilitate post-high school adjustment. In addition, project staff were supposed to determine the readiness of secondary-level handicapped students for work placement,…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Coordination, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Keegan, Desmond J. – 1981
The Open University of the United Kingdom is acknowledged as the most successful distance education program yet designed. High among the reasons for its success is the student support service provided by the Regional Tutorial Services, a department of the Open University administrative structure which has received little acclaim. This paper shows…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Computer Uses in Education, Counseling Services, Database Management Systems
Delaware-Chenango Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Norwich, NY. – 1989
In July and August 1989 the Delaware-Chenango Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) piloted the Summer Telelearning for Academic Renewal (STAR) program, a telecommunications-based program aimed at reducing the potential for at-risk eighth graders to drop out of school. Students were selected for the program by their home schools on the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cooperative Learning, Distance Education, Dropout Prevention
DiMartino, Rita – 1988
This testimony was presented by the chairperson of the board of directors of one of the largest national Hispanic organizations before a Senate Republican Task Force on Hispanic Affairs. The following key points are presented: (1) low educational attainment and literacy severely limit the economic opportunities of Hispanics and place a strain on a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Coyle-Williams, Maureen – 1989
This report highlights recommendations made in recent research reports concerning the role of vocational education in enhancing the success of students at risk of dropping out of school. It has been found that components of vocational education programs successful at retaining students include mechanisms for helping at-risk youth to follow…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts
