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Download full textDuttweiler, Patricia Cloud – 1995
Every aspect of children's lives affects their ability to learn and succeed in school. However, conditions associated with poverty environments are major factors in students' dropping out. Children whose home environments and social backgrounds result in development different from the mainstream enter school at a distinct educational disadvantage.…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Educational Change
Iowa Association of Alternative Education, Newton. – 1991
Information on alternative education and programs for potential dropouts and dropouts in Iowa is compiled in this directory. Data were obtained from reports submitted to the Iowa Association of Alternative Education (IAAE) and from out-of-state sources. Following the introduction and information on the IAAE, 15 sections present information on the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Occupational Education Programs. – 1989
This compilation pulls together the most recent resources concerning students at risk, summarizing and displaying a number of sources dealing with this issue. The articles represent two major areas: (1) policy and studies and (2) programs and projects. This information includes summaries of studies done at a national level as well as programs…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Presson, Alice; Bottoms, Gene – 1992
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE) at Ohio State University worked with six schools (two comprehensive high schools, two high schools served by an area vocational center, an area vocational center, and a junior high school) in the SREB region to keep potential dropouts in…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Bennett, Linda L. – 1991
This manual provides a framework for formulating a game plan for retention of students in vocational training. The information is based on possible conflicts the students may encounter that would hinder the completion of vocational programs. The conflicts are categorized into personal conflicts, school-related conflicts, and other situations.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Dropout Prevention
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
