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Hagen, Gerald W. – 1985
West Fargo Community High School (North Dakota) was established in 1982 to provide alternative secondary education to high school dropouts and students who would be unable to function successfully in the traditional high school setting. The school was set up to be a self-supporting institution staffed by three part-time instructors and one…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Correspondence Study, Dropout Programs, Educational Needs
Beacham, Herbert C. – 1980
Although Florida law requires job placement and follow-up services for all students graduating or leaving the school system, there is a lack of understanding about contributing causes and possible solutions to the problem of high school dropouts. To gather information to develop an innovative program to reach dropouts and potential dropouts, 282…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Jonas, Edward D., Jr.; Amuleru-Marshall, Nancy – 1988
This project proposes the development and implementation of a model system for collecting, documenting, and reporting to the Atlanta (Georgia) Board of Education information that will indicate the number, ages, and grades of students dropping out of the Atlanta Public School System (APS). Furthermore, this project will demonstrate an effective…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Early Identification
Jonas, Edward D., Jr. – 1987
This proposal for the Atlanta (Georgia) Dropout Prevention Collaborative cites as its mission the linkage of the public school system with parents, agencies, businesses, and the general community in a cohesive entity designed to promote activities to lower the dropout rate. The Collaborative has the following objectives: (1) to promote the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedMiller, Howard J. – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1988
Compares and contrasts the structural components of minority and general summer retention programs at 20 predominantly white universities. Utilizes the results of a telephone survey. (FMW)
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, College Freshmen, Dropout Prevention
Jonas, Edward D., Jr. – 1987
The Atlanta (Georgia) Public School System (APS) has many existing dropout prevention programs, but they have been operating primarily independently, with limited information sharing or coordination. In 1986 these programs were linked through the formation of the Atlanta Dropout Prevention Collaborative, which unites the public school system with…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Ancillary School Services, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Download full textCarter, Kathryn Gibson – 1998
This booklet explains how service learning can be used to encourage out-of-school youth to return to an education program. The booklet begins with a discussion of the term "out-of-school youth" that includes the early warning signals indicating a potential for dropping out of school and circumstances and characteristics of potential…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Citizenship Education, Community Education
