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Download full textSherman, Joel D.; Levine, Andrea B. – 1987
This document discusses state initiatives to address the dropout problem by presenting an overview of programmatic strategies states are using to meet the needs of dropout-prone youth and school dropouts and strategies to finance these efforts. It provides a framework for understanding current state programs and then presents an overview of…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
Appalachia Educational Lab., Charleston, WV. – 1988
The Virginia Education Association and the Appalachia Educational Laboratory jointly sponsored a group of six educators to study descriptions of over 100 programs for at-risk students in Virginia public schools. The group developed a Survey of Programs for At-Risk Students that called for an extensive program description and mailed the survey to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students, Intervention
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This paper proposes a longitudinal study of Eastern Massachusetts secondary students from two culturally diverse locations beginning in the fall of 1986 and ending with their high school graduations in 1991 and 1992. After discussing dropout prevention strategies, the paper offers the following justification for the study: By following these…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Longitudinal Studies
Geroy, Gary D. – 1989
The realities of the changing economy include social as well as political polarization of socio-economically diverse groups. The roles and issues of disadvantaged persons in the work place and in national economic schemes are the subject of growing interest among economic planners, politicians, educators, and human resource development…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Counseling, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1988
This report describes three model programs in dropout prevention that were developed for three school systems, Granville, Haywood, and Wake Counties, in the State of North Carolina. The three model programs have several general characteristics in common: planning; comprehensiveness; collaboration; commitment of a wide range of people; and dropout…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
DEMONSTRATE PROGRAMS FOR CULTURALLY-DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS. A PROPOSAL.
Action for Boston Community Development, Inc., MA. – 1963
THE PROGRAMS PRESENTED IN THIS PROPOSAL ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN WHOSE FAMILIES ARE STRUGGLING WITH PROBLEMS OF BASIC SURVIVAL AND CULTURAL CONFLICT. THE PROBLEMS OF LEARNING, RETARDATION, FAILURE, DROP-OUT, TRUANCY, DELINQUENCY AND PARENTAL INDIFFERENCE SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IF THESE CHILDREN ARE TO FIND A PLACE IN A SOCIETY…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention, Educational Programs
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1964
DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 A CONCERTED EFFORT WAS MADE TO CURB THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURN TO SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH COVERED ONLY TWO SUMMER MONTHS, MIGHT BE CLASSIFIED AS PROMOTIONAL, COUNSELING, REMEDIAL, PREVENTIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL. METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND…
Descriptors: Community Action, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
TUCKER, ALLAN; AND OTHERS – 1964
A STUDY WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DISCOVER SOME OF THE POSSIBLE FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR ATTRITION AMONG DOCTORAL STUDENTS. ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE WITH ABOUT 20 REPRESENTATIVE GRADUATE SCHOOLS TO OBTAIN NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF ALL STUDENTS WHO WERE ENROLLED IN POST-MASTER OR DOCTORAL PROGRAMS BETWEEN 1950 AND 1954. A LENGTHY QUESTIONNAIRE WAS MAILED TO…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
MONTGOMERY, JAMES R. – 1964
THIS CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN AUGUST 1964 TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN THE AREA OF COLLEGE ATTRITION. APPROXIMATELY 25 PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. SELECTED PROCEEDINGS WERE REPORTED. PART ONE TOPICS WERE INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES, WARNING SIGNS OF THE DROPOUT, AVENUES OF PREVENTION, AIDS FOR DROPOUTS, AND…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Instruction, College Preparation, College Students
EDGERTON, HAROLD A.; SYLVESTER, ROBERT W. – 1966
AN EXTENSION OF KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTORS RELATED TO TRAINEE DROPOUTS IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) PROGRAMS WAS ATTEMPTED. THE FACTORS RELATED TO SUCCESS OF MDTA PROGRAMS WERE COMPUTED FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND PROCEDURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE TRAINEES. BOTH RETENTION AND PLACEMENT SHOW SIGNIFICANT CORRELATION WITH CHARACTERISTICS…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Federal Programs, Labor Force Development
Dial, Keith; Lewis, Jim – 1978
The report describes a project in which high-motivation language arts and math instruction was provided to decrease absenteeism, school failure and dropout rates for secondary handicapped students. It is explained that instruction was correlated with "visible kit" materials, including the Visible V8 Engine Kit, and that a document was prepared…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Handicapped Children, Instructional Materials, Language Arts
DeGracie, James S.; And Others – 1974
To determine whether needed components of the career education program were directed toward the potential Mesa school dropouts, a study was made of their characteristics. Samples used were an exhaustive sample of the 431 dropouts of the 1972-1973 school year and a random sample of the 1973-1974 potential dropouts (those students over age 16 or…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Brightman, Richard W. – 1974
The project reported here considers community college students who quit within a semester of study, as opposed to not finishing an entire college program. The latter subject has commanded the better part of the attention devoted to the college dropout. Community college faculty and administrative staff admit to a fairly high dropout rate for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Kopita, Ronald R., Comp.; Shill, Karen – 1973
This updated search reviews 14 documents that cover attempts by several school systems to provide medical, psychological and educational support for this population group in order to prevent their dropping out of school. (SD)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Pregnant Students
Dudley, Gerald O. – 1971
This study was undertaken to determine whether differences in characteristics exist between public school dropouts and graduates. The need for such a study is indicated by the fact that dropouts are finding it more difficult to achieve success in most life ventures. A random sampling from 304 school systems in Indiana produced twenty school…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
