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Sanchez, Victoria; Steckler, Allan; Nitirat, P.; Hallfors, D.; Cho, H.; Brodish, P. – Health Education Research, 2007
In "a treatment effectiveness trial", a program is evaluated in a real-world setting, with an emphasis on achieving high implementation fidelity. Through fidelity assessment, the link between program implementation and outcomes is systematically evaluated and ultimately leads to a greater understanding of program success or failure. This paper…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Attendance, Drug Abuse, Drinking
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Schmidt, Wesley I.; Dykeman, Bruce F. – Education, 1979
Using a randomized two group pre-test/post-test research design, the study found that (1) significant results occurred on those variables measuring levels of vocational maturity, days of school attendance, and numbers of disciplinary referrals and (2) non-significant results occurred on those variables measuring proportions of students dropping…
Descriptors: Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Potential Dropouts, Program Effectiveness
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Lee, Sylvia; And Others – Children Today, 1990
Presents findings from the evaluation of the Keep Youth in School program, which was designed to address the drop-out problem among high-risk youth in an urban community. Discusses what was learned during a three-year period in the program's development. (PCB)
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Foster Children, High Risk Students
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Gibboney, Richard A.; Langsdorf, Michael G. – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1979
The Career Intern Program is an alternative school for dropouts and potential dropouts, which enables these students to complete high school, improve their basic skills, and acquire occupational knowledge. This report briefly describes the program and its students, presents 1975 evaluation results, and lists critical features necessary for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Continuation Students, Dropout Prevention
Csapo, Marg; Stevens, Allen – B. C. Journal of Special Education, 1982
The role of British Columbia's rehabilitation programs for socially maladjusted and disturbed youth is described, and attention is directed to provincial policies, factors related to successful outcomes, and program evaluation needs and results. (SEW)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Problems, Dropouts, Emotional Disturbances