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Download full textImel, Susan – 1993
Youth apprenticeship programs differ from the registered apprenticeship that is regulated by federal and state governments. Defined as a "learning program for young people, age 16 and older, that integrates on-the-job training with school-based instruction, that bridges high school and postsecondary schooling, and that results in both academic…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Schwartz, Wendy – 1997
Urban areas are the sites of many smoking prevention strategies targeting special populations. This digest provides an overview of these initiatives. Adolescents smoke for the same reasons that they use alcohol and other drugs. Personal factors that contribute to risk are enhanced by tobacco company advertising that makes smoking seem attractive.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Education, Minority Groups, Prevention
DeKalb, Jay – 1999
This Digest in Spanish examines some of the ways that truancy affects both individuals and society. It identifies factors that may place students at greater risk of becoming truant and lists some consequences of nonattendance, including delayed promotion and graduation, lowered self-esteem, and lessened employment potential. The causes of truancy…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
DeKalb, Jay – 1999
This Digest examines some of the ways that truancy affects both individuals and society. It identifies factors that may place students at greater risk of becoming truant and lists some consequences of nonattendance, including delayed promotion and graduation, lowered self-esteem, and lessened employment potential. The causes of truancy vary among…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Prevention
Kielsmeier, James C. – 1988
This digest offers camp leaders, outdoor experiential educators, school and college faculty, or youth agency staff who are interested in nurturing youth leaders a framework for designing youth leadership programs which employ an outdoor setting as a "leadership classroom." Basic categories for leadership theory are defined: trait theory,…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Experiential Learning, Leadership Styles, Leadership Training
Johnson, Frederic C.; And Others – 1986
This report reviews needs of high school age migrant youth, provides an overview of existing programs/strategies that address these needs, and offers recommendations for improvement of secondary programs for migrants. The report discusses affective, cognitive, program, counseling, and community needs and illustrates needs of four hypothetical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Dropout Rate, Educational Change
