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Peer reviewedGaudette, James; Niccoli, Kenneth – Catalyst for Change, 1992
A case management system provided individualized attention to urban youths returning to mainstream high schools from alternative settings. To prevent dropping out, students received academic assistance, social services, employment services, and computerized resource data. Fewer students dropped out or returned to alternative settings, and more…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools
Download full textZsiray, Stephen W., Jr.; And Others – 1996
Ninth grade poses unique academic, physical, social, and emotional challenges to students; in fact, it may be the defining year for predicting high school success. It could also be the last chance to catch pupils who are in danger of dropping out of school. The Freshman Center program attempts to give ninth graders the opportunity to succeed. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Selection (Students), Dropout Prevention, Grade 9
Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC. – 1988
Information in this guide is based on published research concerning effective strategies in dealing with at-risk youth. It was written for those communities invited to develop proposals under the Annie E. Casey Foundation's New Futures Initiative in an attempt to alleviate problems that compromise American children's futures. Each of three…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
