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Vickers, Art – 1977
This pamphlet is the last in a series of ten stemming from the view that language is central to learning, that teachers can gain insights into their work and into learning by examining the language of the classroom, and that current language theory can be the means to such insights. It contains a discussion of some of the theoretical positions…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Download full textPuerto Rico State Dept. of Education, Hato Rey. – 1967
PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND EVALUATION OF TITLE I PROJECTS IN PUERTO RICO EMANATED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. THROUGHOUT THE VARIOUS PLASES OF TITLE I ACTIVITIES PROJECT DIRECTORS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THIS CENTRAL OFFICE. OBSERVATIONS, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, INTERVIEWS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES WERE THE PRIMARY EVALUATIVE TECHNIQUES…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Rate, Federal Programs
APPLEBAUM, LEON; ROBERTS, HIGDON C., JR. – 1968
THE STUDY INVESTIGATED PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOCIAL FACTORS OF SUCCESSFUL PARTICIPANTS AND DROPOUTS IN THE UNION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (ULP), A THREE-YEAR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORED BY THE LABOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SERVICE OF THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY. THE ULP MEETS 24 WEEKS PER YEAR, ONE NIGHT PER WEEK, IN 15 CITIES IN OHIO, AND HAD…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Taylor, Lee – 1968
Various social problems are created by migration of low-income rural people into urban areas. These people are classified "low income" because their material level-of-living is often less than that found in urban areas. The dominant national values for material well-being are based upon urban middle class standards, thus creating a social problem…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, City Government, Community Zoning, Dropouts
Ban, John R.; Ciminillo, Lewis M. – 1977
This book was written to present an overview of school violence and vandalism and pulls together in one format many of the diverse elements allied with school violence. A blueprint for action that schools can follow as they pursue measures of crime prevention and control is supplied. The first chapters review the crises of crime and violence in…
Descriptors: Attendance, Child Abuse, Crime, Delinquency
Korovlev, Regeena; And Others – 1977
The Teenage Parent Program in the Alexandria City Public Schools was improved in the areas of: increased attendance of pregnant teenagers and adolescent mothers; increased numbers of students earning credit for participation; utilization of a variety of instructional methods by interagency instructors; increased student comprehension of course…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Attendance, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
Summers, Barbara Stodghill – 1975
Based on surveys of military student attitudes toward American Preparatory Institute (API), the study provided information about competency-based, continuous-progress high school level instruction at API, a private high school for military adults. Students were predominantly male enlisted military personnel, the mean age was approximately 20…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Competency Based Education, Continuous Progress Plan, Dropouts
Mink, Oscar G.; Watts, Gordon E. – 1973
The Advanced Studies Program (ASP) at Southeastern Community College (Whiteville, North Carolina) is a developmental studies program that offers freshman courses in English, biology, and psychology to approximately 75 students. Learning activities are individualized and self-paced, and each ASP course has behaviorally stated objectives.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling, Developmental Programs, Dropout Rate
Aarons, Howell – 1975
In order to assess the effects of the remedial (foundations) program at Mohegan Community College (Connecticut) on students' academic performance and persistence in college, a study was made of 180 students who had enrolled in the Foundations Program between September 1971 and 1974, and 180 students who had scored below the 50th percentile on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Dropout Prevention, Grades (Scholastic)
Illinois State Office of Education, Springfield.
This booklet contains a listing of Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title III projects in the State of Illinois. Each listing contains (1) the title of the project, (2) the administrative district, (3) the superintendent, (4) the project director, (5) the year of the project, (6) the amount of the grant, (7) a description of the project,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum, Dropout Programs, Early Childhood Education
Kirshner, Sheldon G. – 1974
In order to assess the foreign language programs currently offered by Oakton Community College (OCC), a three-part investigation was undertaken in 1974. First, to examine grade distribution and drop-out rate, the records of students enrolled in language courses were compared with the records of the total student body. During the spring, summer and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Language Programs, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate
Maxwell, James – 1974
Mattatuck Community College implemented non-punitive grading practices into its grading system in the Fall 1973 semester. These practices centered about the elimination of plus and minus grades, elimination of the grade of F, and liberalizing the course withdrawal policy to allow for withdrawal without penalty throughout the semester. A comparison…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credit No Credit Grading, Dropout Rate, Enrollment Influences
Lee, Glenda E. – 1974
The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between the academic achievement and academic ability of students who did and those who did not request assistance in reading. Subjects used in the study were 416 entering students at Middlesex Community College in the fall of 1973. Responses on tests of reading ability,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Characteristics, Logical Thinking, Reading Ability
Lee, Glenda E. – 1974
The Project 60 group was an experimental group of 53 disadvantaged students who would not have been admitted to Middlesex Community College through the regular admissions procedures. They had a high school average of 1.7 and were largely below average in reading, math, and composition, both in high school grades and individual testing. Project 60…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics
Hunt, Edward B.; Anderson, Floyd L. – 1969
Prepared by an instructor and curriculum specialists, this course of study was designed to meet individual needs of the dropout and/or hard-core unemployed youth by providing skill training, related information, and supportive services knowledge in small engine maintenance and repair. Students enrolled in this course work independently on a…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Auto Mechanics, Course Descriptions, Course Objectives
