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Peer reviewedMcCulloch, Dewey – School Management, 1974
How a "no excuse necessary" policy has sharply cut absenteeism in a Michigan high school. (Author)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, High Schools, Program Descriptions, School Holding Power
Phillips, John A., Jr. – 1978
This paper describes a program intended to increase student attendance in a Savannah, Georgia, inner city high school. The author maintains that shifting the accountability for attendance to the students through peer pressure was perhaps the most significant reason for gains in attendance. He believes that a successful attendance increase program…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Average Daily Attendance, Elementary Secondary Education
Barrett, John – Nation's Schools, 1974
Administrators at Roosevelt High School in Des Moines, Iowa, have discovered that an open campus helps the student assume more responsibility for his actions, develop the capacity for making wise decisions about time use, and promote his own educational development. (Author/DN)
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Campuses, Educational Development, High Schools
McClure, Clarence S. – 1977
The development, implementation, and evaluation of a policy to increase student attendance in Albemarle High School, Virginia, is described here. Implemented in 1976, the policy called for mandatory grade reduction for students with large numbers of unexcused absences. The program evaluation revealed that the basic objective of improving student…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, County School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textGonzalez, Rosa Maria – 1992
The Title VII Newcomers Program of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District served 104 students in its second year of operation. The program was designed to improve the English language proficiency and academic skills of limited-English-proficient (LEP), immigrant students in 3 high schools. Most were native Spanish speakers. Major findings…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, English (Second Language)
Offenberg, Robert M.; And Others – 1984
The second year of a Title VII project entitled "Bilingual Learning Centers in High Schools" is described. The program created learning centers in two Philadelphia public and one diocesan school designed to provide individualized instruction to limited-English speaking, primarily Spanish-speaking students in bilingual education programs…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education, Catholic Schools
Ziervogel, A., Comp.; Lewy, A., Ed. – 1992
The curriculum extension program (CEP) of the Shell Science Centre provided group tutoring to small groups of secondary school pupils using qualified teachers. This evaluation report presents articles discussing various aspects of the program and its effectiveness. The first article by A. Ziervogel provides a review of the program. The following…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Curriculum Development, Dropout Characteristics
Augustin, Marc A. – 1993
The Higher Achievement and Improvement Through Instruction with Computers and Scholarly Transition And Resource Systems program (Project HAITI STARS), a federally-funded bilingual education program, served 425 students of limited English proficiency at three high schools in New York City during its fifth contract year. Students received…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Bilingual Education Programs, Computer Science, Curriculum Development
