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Temple, Judy A.; Reynolds, Arthur J.; Miedel, Wendy T. – 1998
The effects of participation in the Chicago (Illinois) Child-Parent Center and Expansion Program from ages 3 to 9 on early school dropout at age 17 were studied. The Child-Parent Centers offer a government-funded educational intervention program in preschool through second or third grade in 20 locations in Chicago's poorest neighborhoods. Using…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Early Intervention, High School Students, High Schools
Furlong, Andy; Cartmel, Fred; Powney, Janet; Hall, Stuart – 1997
This report presents the results of an 18-month research project that studied the effectiveness of youth work with vulnerable young people. The research, representing six distinct geographical areas of Scotland characterized by disadvantage, focused on young people aged 13 to 16. In each neighborhood, the project examined the experiences of young…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Disadvantaged Youth, Financial Support
Download full textFass-Holmes, Barry; Ciriza, Frank – 1996
The Reading Recovery (RR) program of the San Diego City Schools (California) has expanded over the last 5 years and now includes 38 schools. This report documents the program's short-term and sustained efforts to increase reading achievement and its central office costs. RR is a Title I-funded early intervention program that uses one-on-one…
Descriptors: Black Students, Grade 1, Hispanic American Students, Hispanic Americans
Piper, Douglas L.; Moberg, Paul; King, Monica J.; Wu, Jiyuan; Wright, Susan; Hill, Hannah – 1997
The Healthy for Life (HFL) program was an efficacy test of an adolescent health promotion program designed specifically for use with middle school students. Four conceptually distinct, but inter-related, components were designed to influence young adolescents in school, with their peers, in their families, and in the communities. HFL was unique in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Education, Health Behavior, Health Education
