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Gross, Beatrice – Phi Delta Kappan, 1990
The principal of a Louisville, Kentucky, alternative high school uses a "come when you can" schedule, a promise of success, and a high school diploma rather than a General Education Development certificate to entice would-be dropouts and pushouts to finish their education. Highly individualized and computer-assisted programs make the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Individualized Instruction
Harrison, Charles – American School Board Journal, 1989
A high school equivalency program held in a Baltimore, Maryland, housing project reported that last year 67 percent of the women who took the test passed it. Key components are computer-assisted instruction and computer monitoring of the womens' progress. Strategies for setting up such a program are offered. (MLF)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Dropout Programs
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Caldwell, Robert M.; Hedl, John J., Jr. – Urban Review, 1984
Reports on a study that (1) examined the effectiveness of computer-based education in developing literacy and mathematics skills in young adults to enable them to secure unsubsidized employment and (2) compared motivation of CETA-funded students with those who sought training voluntarily. Discusses failures of CETA training projects and makes…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Course Evaluation, Disadvantaged Youth
Geller, Daniel M.; Shugoll, Mark – 1983
This paper reports the preliminary results of an experiment on the impact of computer assisted instruction (CAI) on disadvantaged students participating in the U.S. Department of Labor's Job Corps Program. In 1980-81, data were collected from participants in the Job Corps Comprehensive Computer Program at a large center in the Southwest. The…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Dropout Programs, Educational Experiments
Community Service Society of New York, NY. – 1984
This report summarizes and assesses Project REAL (Return to Employment and Learning), which attempted to attack the high rate of youth crime by focusing on youth offenders who, because they committed repeated serious offenses, were likely to become career criminals. Following a brief introduction, the report describes typical Project REAL clients…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Computer Assisted Instruction, Crime Prevention, Criminals
Responsive Environments Corp., New York, NY. – 1968
The bibliography includes items concerning use of the "talking typewriter" to aid reading skills, particularly among the disadvantaged and the handicapped. There are also items illustrating the ways to utilize this responsive environment device. The articles concentrate on the benefits slum children, deaf children, illiterate adults, and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Aural Learning, Bibliographies
Peck, Kyle L.; Catello, James P. – Media and Methods, 1990
Describes ways in which instructional media and educational technology can be used to improve the attitudes and interest of at-risk students to help keep them in school. Topics discussed include curriculum development; hardware; software; flexible programs for dropouts; and programs for homebound students that use telecommunications networks. (LRW)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Courseware
Bermudez, Andrea B.; Palumbo, David – Journal of Educational Issues of Language Minority Students, 1994
Focuses on the need to consider linguistic differences when planning strategies for the school dropout population. Hypermedia, a technology tool for accessing information, provides support for the necessary conditions to be met for language acquisition to take place: providing a concrete task and emphasizing problem solving, critical thinking, and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Critical Thinking, Dropout Programs
Hawkridge, David G. – 1973
The steps which led to the establishment of the Open University in Great Britain and the intentions of its founders are first described, with particular attention paid to the needs it was intended and not intended to meet. Following this is an examination of the evidence to date of the University's success in reaching its target student…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Democracy, Dropout Prevention
Escambia County Board of Public Instruction, Pensacola, FL. – 1990
This report summarizes the major programs of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Escambia County School District, Florida. The report identifies the district's concerns and priorities for the following: state-of-the-art, computer-assisted instruction for basic skills attainment; reconnecting dropouts through aggressive recruitment…
Descriptors: Adults, Basic Skills, Career Counseling, Computer Assisted Instruction
Ford Foundation, New York, NY. – 1983
While minority youth and adults have traditionally experienced high rates of unemployment, recent demographic, educational, and technological changes have all combined to cause a sharp increase in the numbers of unemployed and displaced minority group workers. A review of past employment and training programs such as the Comprehensive Employment…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Literacy, Adults, Articulation (Education)