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Tirthankar Mandal – Discover Education, 2025
West Bengal, once a leading educational hub in India, has experienced significant stagnation in its school education system over the past two decades, with progressively declining enrolment rates. To address this issue, the state government introduced the Kanyashree Prakalpa in 2013, a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) scheme aimed at reducing…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Sustainability, Foreign Countries, Dropout Prevention
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Zoder-Martell, Kimberly A.; Floress, Margaret T.; Bernas, Ronan S.; Dufrene, Brad A.; Foulks, Samantha L. – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2019
The purpose of this study was to synthesize the literature in support of training teachers to use behavior-specific praise, which is a strategy used to reduce students' disruptive and off-task behavior as well as prevent students' problem behaviors from occurring. The results of 28 single-case studies examining the effectiveness of training…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Time on Task
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Alegre, Miquel Àngel; Casado, David; Sanz, Jordi; Todeschini, Federico A. – Educational Research, 2015
Background: The literature has shown that the way active labour market policies (ALMP) aimed at youth are designed and implemented can influence the labour and educational prospects of youngsters. The evaluation of the Catalan PQPIs (initial vocational qualification programmes) presented here seeks to provide new evidence on the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Public Policy, Vocational Education, Foreign Countries
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Hakkarainen, Airi M.; Holopainen, Leena K.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
In this longitudinal study, we investigated the role of word reading and mathematical difficulties measured in 9th grade as factors for receiving educational support for learning in upper secondary education in Grades 10 to 12 (from ages 16 to 19) and furthermore as predictors of dropout from upper secondary education within 5 years after…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Secondary Education
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Cook, David Dykes; Spirrison, Charles L. – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 1992
Evaluated effects of Mississippi Department of Corrections' Project AWARE Program, nonconfrontational prisoner-run juvenile delinquency deterrence program. Compared offenses and school attendance records of 97 adjudicated juvenile delinquent males who attended program and 79 adjudicated nonparticipants. Program participation did not appear to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Correctional Rehabilitation, Delinquency
Alford, Sue, Comp. – Advocates for Youth, 2009
U.S. teen pregnancy and birth rates remain among the highest in the western world. And although Latina teens were the only group to experience a decline in birth rate between 2006 and 2007, they continue to experience the highest rates in most states and across the nation. About half of all Latina teens experience pregnancy before they reach their…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Females, Outreach Programs, Prevention
Henry, Mildred Dalton – 1994
This paper addresses educational reform as it affects dropouts, minorities, diverse cultures, training programs, and community-based education. Effective dropout-prevention models are presented that address the needs of at-risk populations. The author states that much dropout prevention and reclamation takes place off of school district campuses…
Descriptors: Community Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged
Mattox, John R., II – 1997
Young drivers across the United States represent a persistent traffic safety problem. Many interventions have been imposed on these drivers but few studies have evaluated the impact of these interventions on risky behaviors or traffic safety measures. To fill this gap, a review was undertaken to examine the most rigorous methodological evaluations…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Adolescents, Driver Education, Driving While Intoxicated
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Botvin, Gilbert J. – Journal of School Health, 1986
Recent reviews indicate the most promising substance abuse prevention approaches available today are those that focus primary attention on the psychosocial factors promoting abuse initiation. Two of these approaches are described and discussed. (MT)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Program Validation
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Klepp, Knut-Inge; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1986
A theoretical rationale for using peer leaders as a major strategy in school-based drug abuse prevention programs is provided. Available literature on such programs is reviewed. Practical issues involved in selecting and training peer leaders and teachers are discussed. (Author/MT)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Peer Teaching, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
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Chen, Ted T.; Winder, Alvin E. – Journal of Drug Education, 1986
Revealed sixth grade is the optimal time to provide education for smoking prevention. Sixth graders are characterized by a relative lack of knowledge of the effects of smoking, unfamiliarity with parents' attitudes, and evidence that many students in this grade intend to smoke within the next five years. (Author/BL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Drug Education, Grade 6, Health Education
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Tubman, Jonathan G.; Vento, Rita Soza; Barr, Jessica E.; Langer, Lilly M. – Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2002
Data were collected via brief telephone surveys of middle school and high school teachers responsible for tobacco use prevention education (TUPE) in Florida. Differences in teachers' perceptions of TUPE were significantly associated with perceived barriers and features of school contexts. Implications of these findings for the effective delivery…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Educational Environment, Prevention, Program Effectiveness
McDaniel, Charles W., Jr.; And Others – 1990
The Job Training Partnership Act (JPTA) Title-B mandates that some of its monies be used for remediation of basic skills and places new emphasis on literacy. The act also requires that a system be developed to evaluate the effectiveness of the remediation program. In West Virginia the summer implementation program for JPTA eligible students that…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Dropout Prevention, Program Effectiveness, Secondary Education
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Swisher, John D. – Journal of Drug Education, 1984
Describes two recent studies sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse which focused on the cost-effectiveness of prevention. Results showed that the alternatives program (Channel One) produced increased drug use at one site, while the affective education program reduced drug use and was judged cost-effective. (JAC)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cost Effectiveness, Drug Abuse, Humanistic Education
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Evanciew, Cheryl E. P.; Jones, Karen H.; Womble, Myra – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2001
Examined secondary students' perceptions of a program that addressed the academic and occupational needs of students at risk of dropping out. Survey data indicated that students considered the program useful in relation to choosing and preparing for a career. However, they noted that information presented tended to be out of date and that required…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Program Effectiveness
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