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Wilkins, Julia; Bost, Loujeania Williams – Phi Delta Kappan, 2015
Students with emotional and behavioral disorders have the highest dropout rates of any student group--about 40%. The outcomes for students who drop out of school are dire but are particularly bleak for students with poor academic, interpersonal, and decision-making skills. Helping students earn a high school diploma and gain the skills needed to…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Dropout Prevention, Special Needs Students
Le, Cecilia; Wolfe, Rebecca E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
A striking convergence of research, documentation, commentary, and policy in the past five years strongly suggests that an almost exclusive focus on academic knowledge and skills is an incomplete solution. Additional behaviors, skills, and mindsets--sometimes called metacognitive skills or 21st-century skills--are just as necessary for academic…
Descriptors: Self Management, Metacognition, Youth Opportunities, Youth Programs
Weber, Edward J. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1972
The accomplishments of continuation high schools" in California. (Author/RA)
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Change
Botts, Robert E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1972
Descriptors: Continuation Students, Counseling, Dropout Prevention, High Schools