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Peer reviewedTurkel, Susan B.; Abramson, Theodore – Clearing House, 1986
Reports on high schools' efforts to break the academic failure cycle and prevent drop-outs. Describes and reports the outcomes of the peer tutoring/mentoring pilot program developed as part of a major collaborative effort between the City University of New York and the New York City Board of Education. (JK)
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Higher Education
Schwartz, Henrietta S.; Landers, Frederick – School of Education Review, 1989
Holistic approaches can help counter the declining college enrollment and graduation of Hispanics. Two retention programs are described: Valued Youth Partnership, a remediation and dropout prevention program; and Step-to-College, which helps Hispanic students make the transition from high school to college. (IAH)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Discrimination, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedRyan, Ann Grasso; Price, Lynda – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
This article examines trends in the education of adults with learning disabilities, focusing on dropout prevention, postdropout education, disability self-awareness, transition, Adult Basic Education, higher education, vocational education, employment, and psychosocial issues. Organizational sources of further information and a table listing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedCicchelli, Terry; Baecher, Richard E. – School Community Journal, 1993
Evaluates a five-year university-school partnership/dropout prevention program involving Fordham University's Graduate Schools of Education and Social Services and five New York City public schools with substantial minority populations. Results show that absenteeism declined significantly, child care conditions improved modestly, self-esteem…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, College School Cooperation, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedKahan, David – Action in Teacher Education, 1998
Describes a partnership between preservice physical education (PE) teachers and at-risk alternative high school students in which preservice teachers provided PE at the school, where there was no PE faculty or facility. Participant surveys and interviews indicated that the program was very effective, pupils appreciated and enjoyed the program, and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Diversity (Student), Dropout Programs, High School Students
Peer reviewedHouston, Alice V.; And Others – Journal of Negro Education, 1992
Describes the Middle College High School (MCHS) at Seattle (Washington) Central Community College, a public schools cooperative venture among the school system, community college, Seattle Housing Authority, and corporate sponsor. The MCHS enrolls students at risk of dropping out and boasts an impressive effort in retaining and educating these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedMiller, Howard J. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1988
Compares and contrasts the structural components of minority and general summer retention programs at 20 predominantly white universities. Utilizes the results of a telephone survey. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, College Freshmen, Dropout Prevention
