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Mizell, M. Hayes – Spectrum, 1986
Identifies basic issues relevant to the development of dropout prevention programs. Considers (1) risk factors leading to dropout, (2) nine possible target groups for dropout intervention, and (3) four possible constraints (cost, burden, directions, and laws) that will influence the consideration and selection of new policies or programs. (IW)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
The study provides an overview of what national surveys and the literature say about school dropouts, defined as persons who are neither enrolled in school nor high school graduates. For the last decade, the dropout rate for youth age 16-24 has remained roughly the same, about 13-14 percent. Hispanics, Blacks, and economically and educationally…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Natriello, Gary; And Others – 1988
This report develops a topology of approaches to high school dropout prevention, and uses it to examine and review the effectiveness of existing programs, and to identify major gaps in current practice and research. Research on dropouts was reviewed to identify the kinds of students who drop out and their reasons for dropping out. Based on this…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Stern, David – 1986
The costly supplemental or alternative programs that combat chronic school failure and continued high dropout rates are not always effective for the following reasons: (1) students do not always find out which programs are available, and (2) if no suitable program is available, there is usually no one responsible for trying to create one. People…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
Strother, Deborah Burnett – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Reports on the results of several major studies of high school dropouts. Topics addressed are who drops out and why; school-related causes; and prevention policies and programs. Stresses the urgency of addressing the nationwide dropout problem and recommends courses of action. Appended are 19 references. (IW)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
McMullan, Bernard J.; And Others – 1988
This document summarizes the literature on the causes of dropping out, reviews national dropout prevention initiatives, proposes a set of principles to guide dropout prevention programs, and recommends a framework of policies for the Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Public Schools. The dropout literature indicates that dropping out is a developmental…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Improvement, Educational Principles
Miller, S. M.; And Others – 1988
This report examines the following three aspects of Hispanic employment: (1) the consequences of leaving school without skills; (2) at-risk Hispanic youth as workers; and (3) the challenge of providing practical, rewarding jobs. Among the conclusions are the following: (1) several categories of at-risk Hispanic youth can receive long-range…
Descriptors: Career Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Needs
