Partnership activities and programs relating to substance abuse are compiled in this document. Emphasis is placed on activities in Florida, although there are some national organizations and programs highlighted in the report. The report is intended to provide the reader with an awareness of the different ways partnerships are being used in…

In response to the growing dropout problem, most of the northeastern states (and islands) and many of their local districts have implemented policies and programs designed to reduce the number of students leaving school. This paper presents some observations, culled from various reports, for policymakers' consideration. Section I offers a set of…

New Hampshire, Maine, and California surface as the only States which have devoted time and energy toward the development of an adult high school diploma curriculum. (Author)

The Nolan and Heffernan (1974) analysis of the Rural Development Act of 1972 (RDA-72) is discussed. (NQ)

Presented at the Annual Convention of the National Association of Secondary School Principals (53d, San Francisco, February 28 - March 5, 1969).

The handbook describes the policies and philosophy of William Smith High School (Colorado), an alternative high school for students who have dropped out or had difficulty in conventional high school. Section 1 outlines the conceptual foundations of the program with information on such aspects as administration, philosophy, point system, family…

ADOLESCENCE IS CHARACTERIZED AS A PERIOD OF BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS THE SAME FOR ALL RACES, A MORATORIUM PERIOD BETWEEN CHILDHOOD AND ADULT ROLES, AND A PERIOD DURING WHICH A YOUTH ACQUIRES AN IDENTITY. ADOLESCENTS CAN BE CLASSIFIED INTO THREE SUBGROUPS. FIRST ARE THE MAINTAINERS OF SOCIETY GROUP WHO ARE CHARACTERIZED BY RESPONSIBILITY,…

IN COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION, THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO SHOW UTILIZATION OF JOHNSON-O'MALLEY FUNDS IN NEVADA FOR FISCAL YEAR 1965-66. THE REPORT CONSISTS OF--A SHORT EVALUATION WHICH INDICATES A CONTINUING NEED FOR MAXIMUM FUND ASSISTANCE IN SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS (COUNSELING, SUPERVISING STUDY SITUATIONS, ETC.), AN…

THE FINDINGS OF RECENT RESEARCH STUDIES AND CURRENT SCHOOL PRACTICES WERE FORMULATED IN TERMS OF GUIDELINES WHICH SCHOOLS COULD USE AS CRITERIA IN STRENGTHENING THEIR PROVISIONS FOR HELPING STUDENTS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR LEARNING POTENTIAL. UNDERACHIEVEMENT IS AN INCREASINGLY SERIOUS EDUCATIONAL PROBLEM. IT RESULTS IN FAILURE TO COMPLETE HIGH…

STATISTICAL MODELS WERE USED TO STUDY THE NATURE OF HIGH SCHOOL "FAILURES". THE STUDY (1) COMPARED THE DEGREE TO WHICH FAILURE COULD BE PREDICTED BY MULTIVARIABLE AND CONFIGURAL MODELS AND (2) CONSTRUCTED SCALES BY MEANS OF TRADITIONAL PSYCHOMETRIC ITEM ANALYSIS AND CROSS-VALIDATION AND BY MEANS OF STRUCTURAL ITEM ANALYSIS. THE SAMPLE…

Hyperactive children (N=20) and their families that completed 4 months of parent training were compared with children (N=20) and their families that disengaged prematurely. Results from scales measuring emotional adjustment, personality, and intellectual functioning, indicated that children and parents who remained in treatment were older and…

To determine if certain non-intellectual factors affected educational persistence, three null-hypotheses were tested for both sexes, namely, that there i s no significant difference between (1) those who persist (P) and those who withdraw (W), (2) those who persist (P) and those who are dismissed (D), and (3) those who withdraw(W) and those who…