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California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health Schools. – 1998
This packet contains materials and lists resources to help those concerned with preventing students from dropping out of school. The packet begins with excerpts from a report prepared by the American Institutes for Research (Robert J. Rossi and others) on the "Evaluation of Projects Funded by the School Dropout Demonstration Assistance Program."…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, High School Students
Besharov, Douglas J., Ed. – 1999
This book reports on the first stages of a project to increase understanding about why some young people have difficulty making transitions to productive adulthood and how to help them make more successful transitions. Contents include an introduction, 10 chapters, and an epilogue. "Introduction: Preventing Youthful Disconnectedness"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Blacks, Dropout Prevention