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Download full textNorris, Verna P. – 1990
This practicum was designed by a curriculum development administrator to develop positive attitudes in at-risk 7th-9th grade students in a drop prevention school in Florida. The school was located in a small town in an agricultural county whose population was predominantly black and of low socioeconomic status. The number of students varied from…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Black Students, Dropout Programs
Rosa, Karon J. – 1997
In response to increasing student attrition rates, Topeka Technical College, Kansas, a proprietary school run by Education America, Inc., adopted a commercial retention program that included faculty and staff training and a success course for students. An evaluation was undertaken to determine the effectiveness of the program, involving a review…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, Dropout Rate, Evaluation Criteria
Heard, Frank B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Shelby State Community College (SSCC) in Tennessee to determine the extent, causes, and solutions to the problem of student retention. The study involved: (1) a comparative analysis of headcounts to assess the extent of the dropout problem, which indicated that enrollments declined sharply from 5,289 in 1983 to 3,399 in…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Prevention
Penn, Alexandra – 1991
The project described in this paper attempted to provide vocationally tracked high school students with the literacy skills needed to compete successfully in today's high-technology work force. This attempt was carried out by: (1) assisting students in establishing their vocational objectives in order to focus on specific literacy requirements;…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Career Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention
Johnson, Blanche – 1995
A behavior modification program was developed and implemented to decrease the tardy behavior of 20 middle school students (ages 13 to 15) in a self-contained dropout prevention class. Student interviews revealed that the students were unable to manage their time, were not motivated to attend class, and did not find class rewarding. The…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Classroom Techniques, Dropout Prevention
Thompson, Josephine T. – 1991
An intervention program was implemented to reduce absences, stimulate responsibility for assignments, and increase participation in extracurricular activities among disengaged ninth-grade students (N=18). Older students served as role models and peer mentors as they sought to establish that freshmen could control their own success or failure in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Counselor Training, Dropout Prevention
Karl, Jane Wood; Karl, Luis C. – 2000
A study was conducted to determine whether the adult basic education environment improved the educational outlook of at-risk students. The research was conducted using a 25-question survey with 100 students enrolled in the Nicolet College Alternative High School program for at-risk students in northern Wisconsin, from January through December…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Attitude Change, Dropout Prevention
Galletta-Bruno, Diana – 1995
The practicum reported here addressed the difficulty some newly-immigrated Spanish-speaking, limited-English-proficient high school students experience in adjusting to a new culture, putting them at risk of dropping out of school. A program was designed for this population in a suburban high school with a substantial and increasing immigrant…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Conversational Language Courses, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
