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Utilizing Professional Counseling Services to Reduce the Dropout Rate in Postsecondary Vocational Technical Education. Final Report.

Lieblong, Burl W.; McLendon, Don

A project was designed to identify student needs contributing to high vocational technical school dropout rates and to develop strategies for effective rate reduction. Project staff objectives were to (1) identify problems impeding potential dropouts from training success, (2) alleviate potential dropouts' critical needs, (3) implement meaningful…

Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate

T.A.P.S. To Allow Pupils to Succeed. A Model Program for At-Risk Students Linking Vocational Education and Alternatives to Social Promotion. Final Evaluation Report.

English, Kenneth; Edwards, Mary – 1989

During the 1988-89 school year, the Kaufman Independent School District (Texas) developed a model program for students at risk of dropping out of school. The program linked a current basic skills instructional program, a vocational education program, and an at-risk program. The goal of TAPS (To Allow Pupils to Succeed) was to produce high school…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs

Specific Career Orientation Readiness Evaluation. Final Report.

Gateway Vocational Technical School, Batesville, AR. – 1980

A project was conducted at Gateway Vocational Technical School in Arkansas to reduce effectively the high percentage of students who discontinue vocational training before completing the course. This would be accomplished by assisting potential students with realistic career training decisions. The project involved the following four steps: (1)…

Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Career Choice, Career Education, Career Planning