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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Div. of Research, Planning and Evaluation. – 1981
During the 1979-1980 school year, 16 severely emotionally disturbed secondary school students participated in the Youth in Psychoeducational Services (YIPS) program. The program provided intensive academic and behavioral treatment, family counseling, and staff development activities. YIPS was evaluated using a model that required the comparison of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
Download full textUnderwood, Rita E. – 1980
School dropouts not only limit the potential of their own lives but have a negative impact on society. This paper provides a brief description of efforts at Federal, State and local school dsitrict levels in the area of dropout prevention. An overview is given of financial assistance that has been made available through the Elementary and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Problems, Career Exploration, Career Guidance
