ERIC Number: ED325519
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1990-Aug
Pages: 28
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Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting Pilot (PEP): Evaluation 1989-90.
Baenen, Nancy R.
The Austin (Texas) Independent School District was awarded a grant by the state to establish a program for middle school students who are pregnant or parents. The Pregnancy, Education, and Parenting (PEP) program was started at Robbins Secondary School to provide maximum academic and support services, as well as licensed day care, for male and female eighth- and ninth-grade parenting students. PEP supplements services provided through the Teenage Parent Program (TAPP), a program in which middle school students can participate through the semester in which their children are born. PEP has been operating since the spring 1990 semester, and has served 21 eighth and ninth graders and their infants. Progress was made toward all objectives of the program, and 30 of the planned 52 activities were implemented. While dropout rates compared favorably with those of TAPP, most students in the PEP were not earning credits at a rate to allow timely graduation. Most PEP students were more confident about finishing high school, and believed the day care made it easier to attend school. However, less than one-half (46%) of the PEP participants reported that their reading, writing, and mathematics skills had improved; and less than one-fourth (23%) believed that their knowledge of child and parenting topics or job preparation had improved after participating in the program. Three tables and three graphs supplement the text. Attachments include a list of other agencies involved in the pilot program and the program enrollment form. (SLD)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation.
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