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Adams, William H.; Bielicki, Raymond J. – 1982
An alternative educational program, ADVANCE (Alternative Design for Vocational and Necessary Cognitive Education), was developed for emotionally disturbed secondary school students in New Jersey. To develop and modify social behaviors needed to complete academic and vocational training to facilitate a return to the mainstream of secondary…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Emotional Disturbances, Individualized Education Programs, Mainstreaming
Tomczyk, Karen – American School Board Journal, 2000
An urban New Jersey district changed its high-school suspension policy, giving chronically tardy students administrative detention. Suspensions have been halved, and more students are graduating. Other successful programs include peer mediation and an alternative-education/tutoring program for disaffected middle-schoolers. (MLH)
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Conflict Resolution, Discipline Policy, Dropout Prevention
