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ERIC Number: ED319796
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Apr
Pages: 20
Abstractor: N/A
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Statewide School Dropout Identification and Strategy Development Program: Does It Work?
Whelan, Carol Scott; And Others
An evaluation of a statewide dropout prevention strategy program with 13 prevention projects conducted by the Louisiana State Department of Education in the 1988-89 school year is presented. Both summative and process evaluations are described. The attitudes of 831 10th-grade students were measured using a pretest and posttest attitude survey developed by P. Prestholdt (1986). Analysis of data from 11 of the projects constituted the summative aspect of the evaluation. Site monitors reviewed documents; observed classes; and interviewed school administrators, teachers, and students. Four of the programs demonstrated significant positive effects, while two indicated significant negative effects; one of these had such a large standard error of the mean than some testing irregularities appeared to have occurred. Process evaluation was conducted in these four projects that showed significant improvement: (1) a computer-assisted intervention project for potential dropouts; (2) a project focusing on training teachers and administrators in dropout prevention; (3) an integrated educational and social service delivery system to assist the city in dropout prevention efforts; and (4) an interactive instructional program combining the use of microcomputers and videodiscs to improve reading and writing skills of high-risk youth. Three tables present data from the studies. (SLD)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Louisiana
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