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Gifford, Beverly – 1987
To combat their school dropout problems, Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools created an alternative high school for marginal and high risk students attending conventional high schools and for students who had already dropped out. Classes at North Education Center were scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and featured year-round, 42-day terms to…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Risk Students, High School Equivalency Programs
Griffin, Edward; And Others – 1984
The study examines the relationship between success upon leaving an alternative school program and immediate measures of program effect. The strength of the relationship was used to determine the degree to which the program effected its long term goals of preparing students for future academic or vocational success. Student success was defined as…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavior Modification, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Hahn, Andrew – Phi Delta Kappan, 1987
Although successful dropout assistance programs depend on effective implementation, casework, and long-term followup activities, the literature only occasionally addresses these practices. This article reviews data collection problems, major risk factors, reforms aimed at actual and potential dropouts, and alternative school programs. Second…
Descriptors: Caseworker Approach, Data Collection, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Natriello, Gary; And Others – 1990
Educating disadvantaged students will demand a national commitment to increasing the resources devoted to the task, restructuring the schools in which the disadvantaged are educated, and conducting research needed to make those schools more effective. Educationally disadvantaged students have been exposed to insufficient educational experiences in…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and the Pacific. – 1986
The Regional Review Meeting on the Situation of Education of Girls was attended by participants from eight Asian countries, six of which have low female participation and retention rates. Participants from Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Thailand presented reports based on the findings of national studies,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Developing Nations, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX. – 1989
The 33 articles on dropout prevention in this compendium were published in the "IDRA Newsletter"--the newsletter of the Intercultural Development Research Association--between April 1986 and September 1989. They can serve as resources for individuals and organizations addressing the needs of at-risk minority group students and their…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Henry, Mildred D. – 1986
Community-based early intervention strategies can provide students with skills and attitudes that make dropping out of high school an unnecessary choice. This report analyzes the high school dropout phenomenon in terms of its magnitude, influence on minority populations, and need for local outreach programs. In California, the dropout rate has…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Cultural Differences, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Clark, Terry A. – 1987
This paper discusses the potential of school district-based and community-wide approaches to dropout prevention, and provides a summary of the goals and expected outcomes of the Consortium on Dropout Prevention, and the Urban Dropout Prevention Collaboratives Program. The Consortium on Dropout Prevention was formed to cooperatively gather and…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs