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Peer reviewedWacker, Gabrielle Banick – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1981
Discusses the relationship of dropping out of school to unemployment and disadvantaged conditions, along with the characteristics of dropouts and potential dropouts. Presents a framework for dropout prevention which suggests services or instructional strategies which can be used by vocational educators. (CT)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Download full textCalifornia School Boards Association, Sacramento. – 1981
Based on surveys of 125 school trustees and administrators and 186 student dropouts and truants in California, this guidebook examines the causes of student attendance problems, discusses guidelines and ideas for programs to combat these problems, and presents exemplary programs in three California school districts. A profile of a hypothetical…
Descriptors: Attendance, Board of Education Policy, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Attitudes
Kleese, Edward J.; D'Onofrio, Jan A. – 1994
This booklet focuses on the roles of student activities and student activity advisers within the school. It opens with definitions and characteristics of at-risk students and details some program guidelines for these students. Trying to make at-risk students feel connected to the world of work or the world of school is the book's central theme. In…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Several studies recently conducted by the Federal government and private organizations have produced new information about dropouts. Findings from these studies are summarized so that parents can have up-to-date information when talking to their children about dropping out. Urban and minority students are more likely to drop out of school. The gap…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Lynch, Robert E. – 1980
Studies show that 9 out of 10 migrant students do not complete their high school education. To identify the factors contributing to this high dropout rate, 350 migrant youths were surveyed to assess what they viewed as "good" programs and why they had dropped out of school. Most respondents noted some sort of sports activity as what they liked…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational Education. – 1981
Based on studies of student attrition at Mid-Florida Technical Institute (MFTI) and Valencia Community College (VCC), this handbook presents an action plan model for the identification of reasons students fail to complete postsecondary vocational programs. Introductory material reviews the purpose of the handbook (i.e., to assist program…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Prairie View A and M Univ., TX. – 1981
This study was conducted to develop, implement, prototype test, and disseminate a model guidance training program that can be used to prevent the high rate of student dropouts in rural Texas schools. Two school districts, New Caney and Waller, served as demonstration sites for prototype testing. The program was designed by a team of…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Citizen Role
