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Caldwell County Public Schools, Lenoir, NC. – 1972
These guidelines for developing a model for an integrated comprehensive career education program in North Carolina at the elementary and secondary levels include a mission statement, a career education rationale, a wide range of educational objectives, and key considerations for statewide implementation of the career education concept. An advisory…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Career Education, Career Exploration, Comprehensive Programs
Madison, Marion; Marson, Alvin; Reese, KiKi – 1999
The PASSAGEWAY Project (Program To Assist Secondary Students in Achieving Gainful Employment for West Alabama Youth) sought to increase the academic, social, and job skills of high-risk and dropout special education students. A cooperative program of the University of West Alabama, public schools, businesses, and social service agencies, the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Disabilities, Dropout Prevention
Schwartz, Henrietta S.; Landers, Frederick – School of Education Review, 1989
Holistic approaches can help counter the declining college enrollment and graduation of Hispanics. Two retention programs are described: Valued Youth Partnership, a remediation and dropout prevention program; and Step-to-College, which helps Hispanic students make the transition from high school to college. (IAH)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Discrimination, High Risk Students
Peck, Kyle L.; Catello, James P. – Media and Methods, 1990
Describes ways in which instructional media and educational technology can be used to improve the attitudes and interest of at-risk students to help keep them in school. Topics discussed include curriculum development; hardware; software; flexible programs for dropouts; and programs for homebound students that use telecommunications networks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware
Adelman, Nancy; Pringle, Beverly – Phi Delta Kappan, 1995
Drawing on 14 case studies, this article examines reforms and innovative strategies affecting quantity and quality of time usage, and the potential of nonschool educators to complement and expand youngsters' learning opportunities. Many successful programs offer students less classroom time. Some residential programs for dropouts and poor minority…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dropout Programs, Educational Innovation, Educational Opportunities
Doyle, Denis P.; And Others – American Enterprise, 1991
The states are at a crossroads in their important responsibilities in education. The 1980s saw intense interest in school reform, but results were often sparse. In the 1990s, the states will need to challenge the lethargy of local school systems and educational establishments. Outlines strategies for pushing schools toward excellence. (AF)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Programs, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Kymes, Nancy – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2004
This article explores some of the ill-defined provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act and its compelling arguments. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 was born in controversy, and the passage of time has not lessened the controversy surrounding it. Initially, this act appeared to be legislation which would have little or no impact on…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Teacher Qualifications, Technical Education, Adult Learning
Perin, Dolores; Flugman, Bert; Spiegel, Seymour – Adult Basic Education: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Adult Literacy Educational Planning, 2006
In a case study of four urban adult basic education programs in a northeastern state, large increases in the participation of 16- to 20-year-old students were found. Many of these students were reading below the fifth-grade level despite aspiring to the General Education Development (GED) diploma. Reasons for youth participation included increased…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropouts, Dropout Research, Dropout Programs
Wilkinson, David; Griffith, Julia – 1994
In 1993-94, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) allocated money to four operations areas for five dropout prevention programs for overage ninth graders. Three of the five area dropout programs had positive effects on the dropout rates of students served. The dropout rates for these programs were lower than the sixth six-weeks…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Cost Effectiveness, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Kershaw, C. A.; Blank, M. A. – 1993
Recent research suggests that special programs designed to "fix" low-achieving students are based on a deficiency model that does not serve their clients' needs. Alternative schools are providing conditions necessary to address disenfranchised students' problems. The descriptive case study summarized here was conducted to determine the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Dropout Programs, Educational Environment, High Risk Students
Cave, George; And Others – 1993
The JOBSTART demonstration program provided education and vocational training, support services, and job placement assistance to educationally disadvantaged dropouts aged 17-21 at 13 sites. An evaluation assessed whether helping disadvantaged dropouts increase their educational attainment led to increased earnings. A total of 2,312 people were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Demonstration Programs
Joseph, Joyce A. – 1992
A practicum addressed the problem of low self-esteem of at-risk students by developing and implementing a 12-week dropout prevention program for 19 eighth-grade students in urban, middle class school. The program used five basic strategies for raising self-esteem: affective skills training (using role playing, mapping, and brainstorming to help…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Grade 8, High Risk Students
Salerno, Anne – 1991
This ERIC digest examines the extent of early school leaving among migrants, conditions that precede early school leaving, common features of programs that work to retrieve dropouts, and illustrative programs that exhibit these features. The Migrant Attrition Project estimates a 45% national dropout rate of migrant students. Conditions that lead…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
West Virginia Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Huntington. – 1984
This guide is intended to provide teachers and administrators, especially in West Virginia, with information about high school dropouts, their characteristics, and ways to retain potential dropouts in high school. A pretest and answer key precede the text of the report. The first section presents an overview of the dropout problem and its…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Stone, Calvin R. – 1989
Arguing that educational disadvantage, underachievement, and dropping out are problems that originate with schools as well as students, this document describes the Work and Learning Center in Madison, Wisconsin, that was designed to meet the needs of high school dropouts. The first section gives disadvantaged students' perspectives on the school…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention