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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1990
A survey of California schools elicited 54 inservice teacher education programs to help teachers identify at-risk students and develop effective instructional strategies to meet their needs. Five programs were selected as models for statewide replication. Each model program met at least four of the following criteria: (1) a comprehensive,…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Webster, Linda; Larson, Larry – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1991
A management information system developed in Santa Clara County monitors K-12 students through their school years. The data reflect up-to-date demographics and changes in students' behaviors and characteristics. School districts are able to identify areas of program strengths and weaknesses so that changes can be made. (MLF)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Stern, David – 1986
The costly supplemental or alternative programs that combat chronic school failure and continued high dropout rates are not always effective for the following reasons: (1) students do not always find out which programs are available, and (2) if no suitable program is available, there is usually no one responsible for trying to create one. People…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
