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Download full textLeBlanc, Linda A.; And Others – 1991
A 3-year study of the operation of Chapter 1 Neglected or Delinquent (Chapter 1 N or D) Program, which provides compensatory education services to youths in state-operated juvenile and adult correctional facilities, was conducted. The study found that Chapter 1 N or D Program participants had the following characteristics: (1) over half of the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Compensatory Education, Correctional Education, Delinquent Rehabilitation
Tennessee Higher Education Commission, Nashville. – 1992
Plans for restructuring Tennessee public education have been interrupted by the prolonged national recession and a $276.4 million reduction in the 1991-92 state education budget. The state's 1991 Annual Joint Report identified 26 essential educational objectives. Although progress in some areas has been limited, Tennessee has achieved a 25 percent…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House. – 1993
This document contains the text of the legislation called the "School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993," the amendment proposed for the pending legislation, and supplemental views, including cost estimate. Sections of the proposed legislation include the following: table of contents, basic program components, implementation grants to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
Liaison Bulletin, 1994
This bulletin issue presents highlights from the "15th Annual Report to Congress," which provides a detailed description of the activities undertaken to implement the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and an assessment of the impact and effectiveness of its requirements. The bulletin provides brief narrative sections on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Dropouts, Early Childhood Education, Educational Legislation
Leaseburg, Melinda G.; And Others – 1990
This paper describes the development and test of an early-warning instrument for identifying at-risk students aged 10-15. A statistically sound test to identify at-risk high school students existed in the Personal Skills Map--Adolescent version (PSMA-A). This study used a modified version of PSM-A , which was renamed Personal Skills for…
Descriptors: Educational Diagnosis, Factor Analysis, High Risk Students, Intermediate Grades
Melear, Claudia T.; Pitchford, Flora – 1991
A study documented differences in learning style between several populations and a high school population of African-American students enrolled in science classes in a Northeastern North Carolina county. The Black students were compared to high school samples (male and female), college science majors, and nonscience college majors. Students from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cognitive Style, College Science
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document contains oral and written testimony from a Congressional hearing on dropout prevention and workplace literacy held in Flint, Michigan, in February 1991. Testimony was given by officials of the United Auto Workers/General Motors training programs, a Michigan state senator and a state representative, school system and college…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Federal State Relationship, Hearings
Larsson, Staffan – 1990
An ethnographic study was conducted of initial encounters in a class participating in Swedish municipal adult education. The class was composed mostly of immigrants and some native school dropouts, and the courses studied (through field observation) were equivalent to the senior level of the compulsory comprehensive school. The study focused on…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Continuing Education
Paredes, Vicente – 1991
The transition to high school is a crucial time in a student's academic career. This summary is presented as a caution to students, parents, teachers, administrators, and the public to warn of some of the hazards of the transition year (grade nine). In 1989-90, ninth-graders in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District had the lowest…
Descriptors: Attendance, Discipline Problems, Dropout Rate, Enrollment
Cossatot Vocational Technical School, DeQueen, AR. – 1990
An orientation, testing, and counseling program to improve the dropout rate of at-risk postsecondary vocational students in Arkansas was developed and field tested at Cossatot Vocational Technical School, DeQueen, Arkansas. Project activities included: (1) improving prevocational exploration and assessment through the development of a…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Guidance Centers
Walz, Garry R., Comp. – 1991
This document contains 167 Educational Resources and Information Center (ERIC) digests from eight ERIC Clearinghouses covering topics of interest to counselors who work with clients from preschool age through adults. Digests are organized alphabetically by title; three indices help users locate digests alphabetically, by educational level, and by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Adults, Career Counseling
Mann, John G. – 1989
Computer assisted instruction programs for adult literacy are becoming more prevalent in learning centers, community organizations, and in schools across the country. Computers are also being used to curb illiteracy at the source, in elementary and secondary schools, in an effort to reduce dropout rates. Two IBM (International Business Machines)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Research, Evaluation, and Assessment. – 1990
Cognitive Learning Approaches Through E.S.L. Content Areas with Career Exploration Strategies (Project CALA) served 200 students in its second year of funding. The project offered students of limited English proficiency opportunities to develop cultural and cognitive skills necessary for success in school and work through two major components:…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Exploration, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language)
Stadler, Anne K. – 1989
This paper describes the migrant program in the Yuma (Arizona) Union High School District (YUHSD), and its documented successes in parental involvement and student graduation rate. Statistical profiles offer an image of the YUHSD and the migrant student population it serves. The migrant program's goal is to provide the best education possible by…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, English (Second Language), High Schools
Kronquist, Shirley; And Others – 1983
John Wood Community College's Open Learning Center (OLC) offers an alternative to traditional classroom approaches using one-to-one instruction, a competency-based learning format, and flexible scheduling. Due to concern over the high attrition rate in OLC courses, a study was conducted to identify the characteristics and variables contributing to…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Dropout Characteristics
