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Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1989
This document summarizes the findings of a study of the reasons why some at-risk youth persist in special programs while others drop out. Information was gathered from 16 focus group sessions comprised of both "persisters" and "leavers" from in-school remedial programs and out-of-school youth service corps. The findings,…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1988
Institutions of further education and schools have traditionally been viewed as competitors. With the rising unemployment of the late 1970s, however, the further education system in the United Kingdom began reexamining its role in preparing young people for working life. The result was a process-based approach incorporating the elements of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Dropout Programs