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Simeonsson, Rune J., Ed. – 1994
This book argues that a paradigmatic change of emphasis is needed from treatment to prevention in order to promote the well being of children and to reverse many of the social problems children face today. Written for an interdisciplinary audience, the book is divided into three sections. The first section provides a framework and overview of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Child Behavior
Zsiray, Stephen W., Jr.; And Others – 1996
Ninth grade poses unique academic, physical, social, and emotional challenges to students; in fact, it may be the defining year for predicting high school success. It could also be the last chance to catch pupils who are in danger of dropping out of school. The Freshman Center program attempts to give ninth graders the opportunity to succeed. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Selection (Students), Dropout Prevention, Grade 9
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1994
Project Adelante, established in 1988 at Kean College of New Jersey, is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Higher Education, and is currently the only "College Bound" program targeting the Hispanic-American population. Adelante ("onward" in Spanish) aims to improve the high school graduation rate of Hispanic students and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Bound Students, Counseling, Dropout Prevention
Jose-Kampfner, Cristina – 1994
Why so many Latino students drop out of schools is considered from the perspective that much of the literature on this problem is inadequate because it ignores the experiences of Latino youth at home, in school, and in the community, and attempts to explain the failure of the educational system in terms of just one area. Interviews were conducted…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
This study compared the relative effectiveness of grants and loans in helping low-income students stay in college until graduation. The study analyzed two student-level databases. One database contained data on a national sample of high school seniors who began full-time study at four-year colleges and traced them through college. The other…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Databases
Tyler, Deidre A. – 1993
For educators to effectively meet the needs of at-risk nontraditional college students, they must quickly identify such students, utilize the best available teaching techniques, and work to guarantee student retention. Swift identification of potential at-risk students depends on educators' awareness of common indicators, such as the student…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning
Mansbach, Sara Currie – 1993
The program goal of family literacy is to use early intervention to break the cycle of illiteracy perpetuated by parents' undereducation. This paper describes family literacy as a dropout prevention strategy that should be most heavily concentrated on the prenatal through 8-year-old child; a child ready for school is less likely to become a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs
California State Univ., Long Beach. Inst. for Teaching and Learning. – 1993
This final report summarizes activities of a subcommittee of the Committee on Educational Policy of the Board of Trustees of the California State University (CSU) which examined CSU's relationship to the public schools. Introductory material discusses CSU's educational mission and the background of this effort to strengthen the link with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Southard, Margarida F. – 1991
Results of a process evaluation of dropout prevention programs in the Leon County (Florida) School District during the school year 1989-90 are presented. Altogether, 11 dropout programs were operationalized in that school year. The methodology used for developing a problem and benefit survey among teachers and administrators, the results of the…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrators, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Baecher, Richard E.; Cicchelli, Theresa – 1992
A case study was done of the Stay-in-School Partnership (SSP) between Fordham University (Bronx) and New York City Public School Districts in East Harlem and the South Bronx with high minority student concentrations. In particular, 3 to 5 elementary schools participated, including 120 children spanning kindergarten through grade 5 and their…
Descriptors: Black Students, Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth
Des Moines Public Schools, IA. – 1991
The Des Moines Public Schools' New Horizons Program provides supportive services such as counseling, attendance monitoring, career-related instruction, and work experience to dropout-prone high school students and their families in order to improve students' school achievement and increase their graduation rate. Program services make it possible…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Budgets, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
Hill, Lola L. – 1992
This two-part document describes the background and development of "Role Models Are Real People," a speakers' program for at-risk American Indian students, grades 6-8, in Chicago. The first part of the document includes the program proposal, outlining dropout statistics and other data showing reason for concern about American Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Students, Class Activities
Brown, Patricia R.; Amsler, Mary – Policy Briefs, 1992
This newsletter issue focuses on the directions school/college partnerships need to take if they are to contribute to a genuine reform of American education. It begins by explaining what each sector gains, then briefly describes current models, and highlights programs that can serve as guideposts. It concludes with a discussion of how policymakers…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College School Cooperation, Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Wilkinson, David; And Others – 1993
This report presents information on the effectiveness, including cost effectiveness, of many programs of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD). In 1991-92, the AISD Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) reviewed 85 programs or program components. Cost effectiveness was calculated for 18 programs using an achievement effect…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education Programs, Class Size, Compensatory Education
Collier, Walter V.; And Others – 1987
Through Project Learning through Industry and Volunteer Educators (Project LIVE), the Children's Aid Society has been addressing problems of literacy and school dropout in an educational partnership between junior high schools in New York City and a number of major corporations. LIVE brings together junior high school students (grades 7 and 8) who…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Dropout Prevention
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