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MOORE, JAMES W. – 1963
INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROBLEM OF EARLY SCHOOL LEARNING WAS PRESENTED. A MAJORITY OF THE 89 SCHOOLS IN THE HOLDING POWER PROJECT OF THE BUREAU OF GUIDANCE IN THE NEW YORK STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT WERE RURAL. HOLDING POWER WAS DEFINED AS THE RATIO OF THE NUMBER OF GRADUATES IN A SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASS TO THE POTENTIAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES IN…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Rural Schools, School Holding Power
BAYLEY, MONICA; AND OTHERS – 1964
FOUR ARTICLES ARE PRESENTED. THE FIRST, "A RENEWED EFFORT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF DROPOUT," BY MONICA BAYLEY, DISCUSSES PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOUR IN NEW YORK ARE STEP, CO-OP PROGRAM, OPERATION RETURN, AND HIGHER HORIZONS. IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS BEING UNDERTAKEN IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, CHICAGO,…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Special Programs
Department of Labor, Washington, DC.
The methods and objectives of the Neighborhood Youth Corps are described in anecdotal form. Brief case studies illustrate various facets of this federal work-study program. (NH)
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Educational Programs, Federal Programs
DECK, JAMES B. – 1962
INVESTIGATED WAS THE QUESTION WHY BOYS OF 16 AND 17 YEARS OF AGE DROP OUT OF SCHOOL AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR A PRODUCTIVE AND SATISFACTORY LIFE IN SOCIETY. THE JOB PREPARATION PROGRAM BEGAN WITH BILL NUMBER 72 OF THE WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE. IT INCLUDED SHOP TRAINING IN VARIOUS VOCATIONS SUCH AS RADIO-TV REPAIR, INDUSTRIAL…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, High School Students, Job Training
KING, JOHN B.; AND OTHERS – 1964
SIXTY-SIX PROGRAMS FOR THE POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL DROPOUT, THE EARLY SCHOOL LEAVER, THE EMPLOYED, UNDEREMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED YOUTHS AND ADULTS ARE DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THE PROGRAM TITLE, YEAR OF ORIGIN, PURPOSE OF PROGRAM, METHOD OF OPERATION, GRADES, AGES, AND NUMBERS SERVICES, FACILITIES UTILIZED, AND ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST. PRESENTATION IS AS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Public Schools
Rochester Jobs, Inc., NY. – 1972
A program is reported for potential and actual high school dropouts that combines academic courses with work experience, and is designed to demonstrate the relationship between education and the world of work. Some of the objectives of the program were to test the feasibility of a joint educational approach of trade instructors and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Program Descriptions
Rochester Jobs, Inc., NY. – 1971
Operation Young Adults is a combined work-study program for potential and actual high school dropouts, designed to demonstrate the relationship between education and the world of work. During Phase One, the program served a total of 532 students, aged 14 through 21, of whom 110 had already dropped out of the traditional high school setting. The…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
LOSI, CARRIE R. – 1964
PERSONAL COUNSELING OF STUDENTS IS THE HEART OF A GUIDANCE PROGRAM. A FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE DROPOUTS TO RETURN TO SCHOOL HAS AIDED THE GUIDANCE DEPARTMENTS OF NEW JERSEY SECONDARY SCHOOLS. THE SUMMER PROGRAM INCLUDED PERSONAL HOME INTERVIEWS, INSERVICE ORIENTATION FOR TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS, A FLEXIBLE AND ADJUSTED PROGRAM OF…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Guidance Programs, Individual Counseling
Boston Public Schools, MA. – 1986
This study concerns school dropouts in the Boston Public School system. It is divided into three sections which deal with: (1) a review of research studies on the causes of school dropout; (2) statistical analysis of the Boston situation by race and ethnic origin, gender, grade, and location; and (3) a review of prevention/intervention programs,…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Early Parenthood
Sheridan School District 2, Englewood, CO. – 1973
Project Outreach, funded under Title VIII of Public Law 90-247, is a comprehensive five year program to introduce basic and widespread changes in Sheridan School District organization, curriculum offerings, pupil services, and teacher training. Project Outreach will bring about a complete transformation of the present Sheridan Public Schools. By…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Stanley, Robert W. – NASSP Bull, 1969
Descriptors: Counseling, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs
BIENENSTOK, THEODORE; SAYRES, WILLIAM C. – 1964
INCLUDED IS AN ANALYSIS OF A WORK-STUDY DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR POTENTIAL DROPOUTS FROM NEW YORK HIGH SCHOOLS. THE FINDINGS ARE BASED ON DATA AND INFORMATION GATHERED FROM MANY SOURCES, ALL OF WHICH ARE CONNECTED WITH THE PROGRAM. THE ATTEMPT IS TO PLACE POTENTIAL DROPOUTS IN PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT WITH EITHER PRIVATE EMPLOYERS OR WITH PUBLIC…
Descriptors: Community Action, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Dropout Prevention
Words + Numbers, Torrington, CT. – 1991
This evaluation of the 1989-90 BRIDGE Project, a dropout prevention program in Hartford (Connecticut), found that grade 9 students felt a heightened sense of control over their lives after one year in the program. BRIDGE is a multifaceted program that focuses on reducing the disengagement of at-risk students facing the critical transition from…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Howard, Bill – 1972
In this report are described some current programs aimed at dropout prevention. The report focuses on programs that appear to be yielding results and that lend themselves to adaptation by other schools. The discussion comprises (1) new approaches to dropout prevention, (2) student motivation projects, (3) work-study projects, (4) schooling for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Development, Career Education, Continuation Education
Drane, H. Tupper – 1971
Project Stay is a demonstration project of the St. Louis Public Schools, funded under Title VIII of Public Law 90-247, with several programs concentrating on reducing the number of dropouts. The project has the purpose of identifying students who are potential dropouts, determining their individual needs, and developing programs to meet those…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
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