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Download full textRyan, Amy K. – 2001
This document describes seven projects based on research-based strategies to educate students with emotional and/or behavioral problems and prevent their dropping out of high school. An introduction notes that all the projects focus on forming new connections using multi-pronged approaches to meet individual students' basic emotional and social…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship
Mowrer-Popiel, Elizabeth – 1993
This article examines causes of the high rate of attrition of college freshmen during the first few weeks of school and describes a plan for mentorships between successful college students and college-bound secondary seniors prior to entrance into college. In discussing the challenges facing freshmen, the article suggests that they suffer stress…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College School Cooperation, College Students
Schwartz, Henrietta S.; Landers, Frederick – School of Education Review, 1989
Holistic approaches can help counter the declining college enrollment and graduation of Hispanics. Two retention programs are described: Valued Youth Partnership, a remediation and dropout prevention program; and Step-to-College, which helps Hispanic students make the transition from high school to college. (IAH)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Discrimination, High Risk Students
Peer reviewedRyan, Ann Grasso; Price, Lynda – Intervention in School and Clinic, 1992
This article examines trends in the education of adults with learning disabilities, focusing on dropout prevention, postdropout education, disability self-awareness, transition, Adult Basic Education, higher education, vocational education, employment, and psychosocial issues. Organizational sources of further information and a table listing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Gilbert, W. Sakiestewa – 1996
During 1988-91, the School, College, and University Partnership (SCUP) program at Northern Arizona University (NAU) provided services to disadvantaged students in seven rural high schools on or near the Navajo and Hopi reservations. Many of these students came from low-income families, lived in geographically isolated locations, and attended…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Career Education, College Bound Students, College Preparation
Myers, Carmel; Drevlow, Susan – 1982
Results of participation in a Summer Bridge Program at the University of California, San Diego, in 1978 for 30 high-risk, minority group, and low-income students are discussed. The program is based on Tinto's (1975) theoretical synthesis of research on dropouts from higher education and is designed to increase a student's integration and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), Basic Skills, College Bound Students
Chaney, Bradford; And Others – 1995
This survey gathered information on programs at institutions of higher education that are designed to increase the access of educationally or economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students to higher education. In addition the study aimed to compare Upward Bound, one prominent federally funded program, with others around the nation.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Attendance, College Preparation, College Programs
