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West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. West Virginia School Dropout Prevention Task Force. – 1991
This West Virginia community resource guide discusses the growing crisis of school dropouts, reviews some of the consequences of dropping out of school, and provides guidance for schools and communities who seek to initiate a dropout prevention program. After an introductory overview of the dropout problem; the human, health, and educational…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Resources, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Download full textInstitute for Educational Leadership, Washington, DC. – 1986
This document is the result of an Institute for Educational Leadership conference convened to brief Congressional staff on dropouts, dropout programs, and what information about dropouts merits consideration by policymakers. This report is intended to be a readable account of the dropout problem appropriate for the general public as well as for…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Environment
Conklin, Nancy Faires; Hurtig, Janise – 1986
This report for individuals and organizations engaged in literacy outreach activities explores a youth agency-based, social service professional-facilitated strategy for reaching out-of-school youth. Chapter I describes the growing problem of school dropout. Chapter II synthesizes governmental and scholarly studies of youth and schooling,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
