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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Teacher Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
Lack of knowledge and misinformation about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a fatal disease with no cure or vaccine, has caused widespread public concern. Education is an effective way to reduce fears and prevent the spread of the disease. Public school personnel must have accurate information about AIDS in order to make suitable…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Disease Incidence, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination
Barrett, Joan – 1986
Efforts to fight drug abuse must occur in the schools, as well as in homes and the community, since schools provide one major influence in transmitting values, standards, and information to children. This digest discusses the extent of drug abuse among youth, why drug abuse occurs, the effects of drug abuse, what schools can do to combat the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Drug Abuse, Drug Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Ascher, Carol – 1987
The combined effects of many social, psychological, physical and educational factors make the ninth grade a level at which students have a high potential for dropping out of school. For those ninth graders who have already experienced attendance, discipline or academic problems the risk is even greater. A number of strategies have been developed…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Change Strategies, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Kasten, Margaret; Howe, Robert W. – 1988
Two groups of students at risk of not developing adequate mathematical knowledge and skills are (1) the "typical or usual" and (2) "the nominal mathematics students"--those who do not achieve at a satisfactory level in mathematics and/or do not enroll in mathematics courses beyond typical required courses. This digest provides…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Elementary Education, Elementary School Mathematics
Lichtenstein, Steve; Zantal-Wiener, Kathy – 1988
The problem of dropouts among special education students is summarized. After a brief overview of the problem, various studies are cited indicating a substantially higher incidence of dropping out of high school prior to program completion for handicapped than for non-handicapped students. Implications and recommendations for educational policy…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Roberge, Ron – 1995
Many stay-in-school programs support some individuals but do not serve the larger school population. This digest describes a project that would integrate an array of interventions for "at-risk" youth with planned organizational and curricular re-structuring activities. The project consists of 8 groups of 55 to 60 students. While the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Dropout Prevention
Robb, Marnie E. – 1995
Since 80% of school leavers drop out with a "C" or higher grade average, poor performance is seldom the issue. This digest outlines a program that uses a comprehensive life-career focus to address youths' continuing learning needs. The program was developed to provide high-school-aged youth the skills, knowledge, and motivation necessary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Career Development
