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ASHLEY, WALTER E. – 1962
THE HORNER BOYS CLUB IN CHICAGO REACHES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY AND HELPS CHANNEL GANG MEMBERS INTO A CLUB SITUATION WITH CONSTRUCTIVE FORMS OF ACTIVITY. IN LOS ANGELES, A DEPUTY PROBATION OFFICER ORGANIZED A SERVICE CALLED GROUP GUIDANCE IN WHICH PROBATION OFFICERS WORK WITH THE HARD-CORE CITY GANGS THAT ARE NOT HANDLED BY CONVENTIONAL…
Descriptors: Clubs, Community Action, Community Problems, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Human Resource Associates, Inc., Hastings, Minn. – 1978
This training manual is for use in preparing staff members to use the Focus Model, which is a "school within a school" for disaffected high school students. The material is designed to be used as a resource aid following participation in an in-service workshop. Information is presented to help implement a contracting system to establish…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Group Counseling, Guides, High School Students
Download full textMoore, James W. – 1963
This report describes a project in New York State which used extended and improved guidance services to lower the school dropout rate. The project was conducted by the State Bureau of Guidance between 1954 and 1960 in cooperation with 89 secondary schools. Specifically discussed are project findings concerning school holding power rates. Factors…
Descriptors: Data, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Reiser, Robert A.; Sullivan, Howard J. – 1978
Results of a study that investigated the effects of instructor-pacing and self-pacing in a personalized system of instruction (PSI) course on student withdrawal rate, achievement, and attitudes are discussed in this speech. Sixty-two Arizona State University students enrolled in a political science introductory research course were randomly…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Burrows, Kathryn, Ed. – Coombe Lodge Report, 1974
This is a report of a conference concerned with educating "less-able" 16-19 year old students within the British school system. These students vary from being physically handicapped, to educationally "sub-normal," to simply lacking in vocational skills. Topics of papers presented include: defining disadvantaged young people,…
Descriptors: Academically Handicapped, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Disadvantaged Youth
Oberteuffer, Delbert – 1969
The time has come for education to be concerned first about the state of being of each individual; that is, the physical and mental health of each child so that he can become a more receptive learner. The intellectual processes which education has dealt with for so long is dependent upon the physical processes for their functional adequacy and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Ohio State Board of Education, Columbus. – 1967
This 1967 seminar for adult basic education program administrators was designed to identify problem areas and to consider some of the solutions. Major topics were the social and psychological characteristics of underprivileged adult learners, program administration and management, inservice teacher training, current issues in adult basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Adults, Disadvantaged
Beliefs of Industrial Education Teachers Regarding Their Teaching Practices for Preventing Dropouts.
Ralstrom, Stig Emil – 1969
The purpose of this study was to identify, evaluate, and study in depth selected beliefs regarding teaching practices that could help industrial education teachers work more effectively to prevent dropouts. The objectives of this task were to: (1) propose and identify teaching practices that could prevent dropouts, (2) evaluate selected teaching…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Doctoral Dissertations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Frankel, Steven M. – 1973
This document summarizes the significant findings, overall methodology, and policy recommendations for the Assessment of School Supervised Work Education Programs. It consists of material contained in the Data Analysis Report together with a description of the analysis model developed for each respondent group. Individual predictor items were…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Dropout Prevention, Models, On the Job Training
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1973
This document reports the results of a study to determine whether changes made in the Neighborhood Youth Corps' in-school component helped to decrease the school dropout rate among participants. Surveys of programs in Harris County, Texas, Norfolk, Virginia, and the Washington metropolitan area provided the data. Overall findings suggest that the…
Descriptors: Administration, Career Development, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
American Telephone and Telegraph Co., New York, NY. – 1970
American Telephone and Telegraph instigated this program to help students discover how their schooling relates to assuming the responsibilities of citizenship, useful careers, earning power, and the possibilities of work that satisfies. The four interrelated objectives are to: (1) help students who are underachievers, (2) break down barriers and…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Dropout Prevention, Employee Attitudes, Field Trips
Sheridan School District 2, Englewood, CO. – 1973
Project Outreach, funded under Title VIII of Public Law 90-247, is a comprehensive five year program to introduce basic and widespread changes in Sheridan School District organization, curriculum offerings, pupil services, and teacher training. Project Outreach will bring about a complete transformation of the present Sheridan Public Schools. By…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Randolph, Daniel Lee, Ed.; Holmes, William R., Ed. – 1972
This publication examines various aspects of the problem of potential school dropouts and techniques for teaching early career development. Its three sections are concerned with (1) identification and exploration of factors related to potential dropouts; (2) a comparison of the efficacy of treatment of classroom behavior management and group…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Classroom Techniques, Dropout Attitudes
Tehle, Dave; Anderson, Jacqueline – 1976
The work experience career exploration program (WECEP), a junior high school alternative education program for potential school dropouts, was implemented at Ben Franklin Junior High School in the Fargo, North Dakota, school district during the 1975-76 school year. Patterned after vocational education cooperative work experience programs, WECEP is…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention, Instructor Coordinators
Peer reviewedKeller, Arnold J. – Clearing House, 1977
At Egbert Junior High School on Staten Island a pilot project--the Cooperative Education program--has managed to survive the rash of program cutbacks and elimination occurring in New York City public schools. Describes the reasons for its success by evaluating two very distinctive characteristics--its cooperative work program on a junior high…
Descriptors: Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Junior High Schools, Program Descriptions
