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Direct linkHibler, Derrick, Sr. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In the United States in 2011, 6,000 students between the ages of 16 and 24 dropped out of high school on a daily basis. Educators have developed numerous dropout prevention programs to address this problem. However, little research exists examining how high school principals and counselors engage students in these programs. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, High School Students, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Somers, Cheryl L.; Owens, Delila; Piliawsky, Monte – Education, 2009
This study describes the results of a research evaluation of a school dropout prevention program and adolescents' self-reported perceptions of their motivations and role models. The program was a partnership between an urban university and an urban school district that was designed to prevent 9th grade students from dropping out of high school. It…
Descriptors: Role Models, Urban Schools, Low Income Groups, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedSarkees, Michelle D. – Journal for Vocational Special Needs Education, 1989
Involving parents in a team approach by providing parent education and assistance programs can only strengthen dropout prevention strategies that are being developed and implemented throughout the nation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Hollifield, John H. – New Schools, New Communities, 1995
The same family and community involvement seen in the Boston (Massachusetts) Whole Village Project has guided the efforts of six Maryland high schools to create school and family partnerships. All six schools are part of Maryland's Tomorrow dropout prevention initiative. (SLD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Family Involvement, High Schools
LANDERS, JACOB – 1963
ONE OF THE MAJOR PROGRAMS AFFECTING NEW YORK CITY SCHOOLS, HIGHER HORIZONS, IS A QUEST FOR THE KIND OF EDUCATION WHICH WILL ENABLE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN TO COMPETE WITH OTHER CHILDREN ON THE BASIS OF EQUALITY AND TO RECEIVE A FAIR SHARE OF THE REWARDS OF SOCIETY. MAJOR FACTS INCLUDE COMPENSATORY SERVICES, EXPANDED GUIDANCE SERVICES, CULTURAL…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, MA. – 1986
This pamphlet summarizes a conference in Boston on May 6, 1986. Its goal was to assess and plan strategies for the dropout problem in the Boston Public Schools. The Boston Compact, the draft plan contained in this document and prepared before the conference, served as the focus for discussion. Educators and administrators from across the country…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Risk Students
Thompson, John L.; And Others – 1978
Project SAIL (Student Advocates Inspire Learning) is a Title IV-C Project located in Hopkins, Minnesota, designed to prevent students from dropping out of school by keeping them successfully involved in the mainstream environment. This study presents a review of other dropout prevention approaches, describes the intervention strategies involved in…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Group Counseling
Peer reviewedMarockie, Henry; Jones, H. Lawrence – Education and Urban Society, 1987
To reduce its dropout rate, Ohio County Schools in Wheeling, West Virginia implemented a multifaceted, sequential intervention plan. Its success indicates that direct, personal, immediate, and caring communication with parents and students remains the most effective and least costly way to link home with school. (Author/LHW)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Broward County School Board, Fort Lauderdale, FL. – 1986
The Comprehensive Dropout Prevention Plan utilizes the resources of Broward County public schools and the community for dropout prevention. A matrix of dropout prevention options has been assembled from both existing programs and from new program designs. General components of the plan include the following: (1) dropout retrieval activities; (2)…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Uhrmacher, P. Bruce – American School Board Journal, 1985
Describes how three Colorado school systems joined together and set up a dropout prevention commission that used a seven-step approach to work at reducing student dropout rates. (MD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Download full textOwen, Jenni, Ed.; Rosch, Joel, Ed.; Muschkin, Clara, Ed.; Alexander, Jana, Ed.; Wyant, Casey, Ed. – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2008
The reason that the school dropout crisis is now referred to as a "silent epidemic" is because, when we weren't paying attention, the graduation rate in our country slipped to a level that threatens the very health and well-being of our society. Each year, almost one-third of all public high school students--and nearly one-half of all…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropout Programs, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention
Morse, Susan C., Comp.; Zambrano, Myrna, Comp. – 1992
This directory describes programs that have been successful in recognizing and meeting the special needs of migrant secondary youth. It identifies 12 key components of effective service to migrant students and describes 36 migrant programs in the United States that address these components. The Interstate Migrant Secondary Team, a group of 18…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, English (Second Language)
Far West Lab. for Educational Research and Development, San Francisco, CA. – 1989
This report provides descriptions of strategies for dropout prevention at the secondary level and presents examples of programs that successfully utilize these strategies. The information is based on data from a review of nearly 200 programs at secondary schools across the four-state Western region that includes Arizona, California, Nevada, and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1989
Each of the 1989 dropout prevention programs funded under the New York City Attendance Improvement Dropout Prevention (AIDP) Demonstration and Replication Program was successful in meeting some of its objectives, and all of the programs were viewed as valuable by principals and teachers. The program encourages the design and implementation of…
Descriptors: Attendance, Conflict Resolution, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
Morris, Robert C., Ed. – 1991
This resource guide includes abstracts of 90 papers presented at the conference. Section 1, "Understanding Students At-Risk," includes 17 abstracts that emphasize the need for a comprehensive set of services that can respond to the diverse needs of at-risk students. Section 2, "Preventing and Reducing Incidence of At-Risk," includes 17 abstracts…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
