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Bass, Randall V.; Bass, Jo Ann F. – 1991
Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU), a program operating on funds from the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), was initiated at Arkansas State University in 1989. The 60-day program is targeted to economically disadvantaged 14- and 15-year-olds who are on grade level and have been identified as being likely to drop out of high school, but are not…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Federal Programs, High Risk Students, High Schools
Tri-County High School, Clarksburg, WV. – 1986
Tri-County High School in Clarksburg, West Virginia, uses a nontraditional approach to educating actual and potential dropouts from schools in surrounding areas. The primary objective of the program is to enable students to develop adaptive behaviors and adequate skills to return to the regular classroom. The initial screening for admission into…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Curriculum, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
D'Alonzo, Bruno; And Others – 1990
Louisiana Tech University conducted a program to reduce drop-out probabilities for at-risk special needs adolescents as part of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Eighty-six students between the ages of 14 and 16 were chosen as "at-risk" based on economic disadvantage, lower academic performance, behavioral and adjustment problems,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling, Dropout Prevention, Educational Attitudes
Download full textSteinmiller, Georgine; Duncan, Lisa Bergeron – 1991
The follow-up component of the Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program tracked the 127 students who graduated from 1988, 1989, and 1990 Henderson State University YOU programs throughout July 1989-June 1991. Students were contacted on a monthly basis through phone calls, school counselor contacts, letters, and newsletters. Findings indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention
Department of Labor, Washington, DC. – 1995
The effectiveness of employment and training (E&T) programs in improving labor market outcomes can be assessed by measuring the impact on the future success of participants. The program with the greatest success in reducing dropout rates among at-risk youth is the Quantum Opportunities Project. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Disadvantaged, Dislocated Workers
Steinmiller, Georgine; Duncan, Lisa Bergeron – 1991
The follow-up component of the Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program tracked students who graduated from YOU programs. Each participating university--Arkansas State, Henderson State, Southern Arkansas, University of Arkansas-Monticello, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and University of the Ozarks--maintained contact with its own…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention
