Project Intervention is an innovative dropout prevention program developed by the Corpus Christi Schools (TX) to improve school attendance, decrease disruptive behavior, and improve academic achievement. Includes a discussion of dropout data analysis and a sidebar outlining the importance of citing the economic stakes when promoting the…

Vocational education is an important educational strategy that should be a key part of our national effort to reduce the dropout rate. However, we must ensure that vocational education is not seen as the only solution to the problem. We need a multifaceted approach that involves the entire educational system. (JOW)

Describes a New Jersey counseling program for pregnant girls and teen mothers that uses the school nurse to help students face realities, consider options, and stay in school. The program is part of a large assistance effort involving the school psychologist, counselors, teachers, and an alcohol abuse specialist to provide help for all students…

Describes voluntary testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in a residential substance abuse treatment program; highlights discussion group involving 5 clients who tested positive for HIV. Notes that clients in HIV groups dropped out of treatment at significantly lower percentages than clients in general, indicating HIV identification…

Achievement motivation training addresses the needs of unmotivated, "turned-off" students by employing sequential self-improvement steps and other strategies such as videotape clips, games, simulations, music, role playing, modeling, career education, and small-group exercises. Includes eight references. (MLH)

As the Mexican-American population grows, the undereducation of Chicanos threatens the functioning of higher education and the economic health of the Southwest. This article offers suggestions for moving more students through the educational pipeline and restructuring undergraduate education to help stem the attrition of Chicanos prior to college…

Discusses the learning philosophy of LOGO and how it is utilized with a word processing program to help former drop-outs learn to write. Some teaching techniques with descriptions of how they can be applied are included. (MBR)

It is difficult to assess the exact number of college student entrepreneurs, but various statistics show that entrepreneurship, is alive and well on college campuses. In some cases, college work is only an afterthought for collegiate entrepreneurs. One large motivator is the desire to make money. Many college student entrepreneurs do not expect to…

Efforts to ease unemployment problems among disadvantaged youth have the potential of providing long-term payoffs in terms of alleviating a broad range of social ills. (Author)

Final article in series dealing with results of a two-year study of college students. (SP)

A controlled experiment using students ranked in lower 40 percent of their secondary school graduating class showed that the use of the crisis intervention technique was effective in reducing numbers of dropouts and in improving the academic performance of the experimental group. Case studies are presented and the results of a follow-up study are…

Study results indicate that male dropout is not likely to return to school, while the female dropout is more likely to return to school and graduate. Counselors need to become more aware of the wide array of training programs available and to communicate this knowledge to potential and actual dropouts. (Author)