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Download full textWetzel, Susan – 1977
In order to determine (1) characteristics of non-returning students, (2) reasons for attrition, and (3) student evaluation of Delaware County Community College (DCCC), questionnaires were mailed to all full and part-time students who attended the winter 1976 term but who did not register for the fall 1976 term. Drawn from 405 responses,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Michlein, Michael G. – 1977
Objectives of phase II of a study were (1) to run a pilot program to predict potential dropouts and assist them to overcome obstacles which might cause them to leave school and (2) to establish a system to immediately obtain needed information from dropouts. An instrument to identify potential dropouts was selected and students were divided into…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Vocational Education, Data Collection, Dropout Attitudes
Kaiser, Harvey H. – 1979
In an effort to stimulate and assist higher education administrators to think and do something about the erosion of buildings taking place on many campuses, this publication serves as a basic overview of the problem. Rising energy costs, continuing inflation, and worsening financial conditions in general only compound the situation that has been…
Descriptors: Building Obsolescence, Building Operation, Campus Planning, College Administration
National Inst. for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Dept. of Justice/LEAA), Washington, DC. – 1979
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, is establishing a new discretionary grant program entitled Replication of Project New Pride: A Serious Offender Youth Treatment Program. Project New Pride was chosen for replication because of its demonstrated effectiveness in Denver, Colorado,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delinquency
CHAMBERLIN, GORDON L.; CATTERALL, CALVIN D. – 1963
A GROUP OF 25 OVERAGE UNDERACHIEVING PUPILS WHO HAD REPEATED A GRADE AT LEAST ONCE COMPLETED BOTH THE SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE DURING AN EXPERIMENTAL 1 YEAR PROGRAM. RESULTS FROM THE METROPOLITAN ACHIEVEMENT TESTS (MAT) ADMINISTERED IN FEBRUARY AND JUNE OF THE EXPERIMENTAL YEAR REVEALED INCREASED MOTIVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT IN ALL BASIC SUBJECTS.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Age Grade Placement, Counselor Evaluation
THOMAS, GEORGE ISAIAH – 1966
THIS REPORT EXPLORES PLANS OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL ORGANIZATION BASED UPON THE LENGTHENING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR TO REDUCE BY ONE OR MORE YEARS THE TOTAL PERIOD OF SCHOOLING. PRACTICAL INFORMATION IS PRESENTED CONCERNING (1) THE CONTINUOUS SCHOOL YEAR PLAN, (2) THE TRIMESTER PLAN, (3) THE QUADRIMESTER PLAN, (4) THE MODIFIED SUMMER SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Costs, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement
Koster, Francis – 1977
The paper presents a review of literature on warnings of social crises and applies the literature to selected crises predicted in America's future. It is intended for use by futurists and policy makers as they devise ways to help society cope with crises. Warnings are interpreted as combining statement of a problem with proposal of a course of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Accidents, Data Analysis, Decision Making
Tiedeman, David V.; Miller-Tiedeman, Anna – 1975
The first chapter of the literature review describes the Career Intern Program (CIP), a cooperative career education venture of the Opportunities Industrialization Centers of America and two Philadelphia high schools, which is composed of three steps: career awareness (general orientation, development, motivation); career exploration (academic…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Continuation Education, Counseling Services
Walker, William; And Others – 1974
The manual, designed for two-day workshops with 20 to 40 State officials, is directed toward recognizing the special role that State officials have in initiating and furthering systematic or team efforts to cope with the drinking-driver. It is one of five workshop manuals developed to assist State and local agencies involved in the development of…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Administrator Education, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role
Gold, Martin; Mattick, Hans W. – 1974
The Chicago Youth Development Project was an action-research program jointly undertaken by the Chicago Boys Club and the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research to test whether a program of aggressive street work and community organization in the core of a city could reduce delinquency among youth living there. The report presents a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Programs, Comparative Analysis, Delinquency
United Cerebral Palsy Association, New York, NY. – 1969
Background information, principles of service, and priorities for action preface a five year plan of operation to provide services for the cerebral palsied. Rationales, objectives, methods, timetables, financing, and programs are discussed for the following priorities: prevention and early care, comprehensive services for teenagers and adults;…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Architecture, Cerebral Palsy, Committees
District of Columbia Dept. of Human Resources, Washington, DC. – 1969
Reports concerning mental retardation in Washington, D.C. include the following: an introduction and assessment of the problem; programs and resources available and being planned; recommendations of the mental retardation committee; commentary on prevention and related services; suggested roles and functions of four anticipated mental retardation…
Descriptors: Administration, Clinical Diagnosis, Community Services, Day Care
Novachek, James – 1972
The Northern Arizona Hospitality Education Program is an exemplary three-year project designed to help students, mainly Indian, obtain job skills and attitudes necessary for successful employment in the hospitality industry. Nine high schools from Apache, Coconino, and Navajo Counties participated in the project. Objectives included providing an…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Career Opportunities, Class Activities
Institute for Development of Educational Activities, Dayton, OH. – 1974
School security directors, educators, and social scientists met in conference to explore in depth the causes of school crime and to recommend realistic means of containing and minimizing it. The conferees made the following recommendations. All school administrators should set up an appropriate recordkeeping system in order to pinpoint patterns of…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Delinquency Causes, Delinquent Behavior, Educational Environment
Jones, Hilda B. – 1973
The Diversified Satellite Occupations Program Career Development sought to prevent dropout through these strategies: registration at a school situation away from the normal school setting, creation of a close teacher-student relationship, and raise achievement levels and lower anxiety levels. Program emphases at elementary, junior and senior high…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Attendance, Bilingual Students
