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Ames, Tami; And Others – 1985
This manual suggests ways of developing youth leadership, especially among urban youth in multicultural settings. The manual is divided into three sections. Section I, "What You Need To Know: By Youth for Youth," written by youth leaders from Cambridge Public Schools, provides tips on how to be an effective group leader. It discusses decision…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication Skills, High Schools, Leadership Training
Download full textBerrigan, Anne; Schwartz, Shirley – 2000
There is an urgent need not only to attract more people into the teaching profession but also to build a more diverse, highly qualified, and culturally sensitive teaching force that can meet the needs of a rapidly changing school-age population. This Toolkit takes best practices from high school teacher academies around the United States and…
Descriptors: Career Academies, Career Education, High School Students, High Schools
De Jung, John E. – 1988
Reducing absences is the most readily available strategy that high schools have for reducing the number of dropouts. A sample of approximately 2,000 students who entered three Oregon urban high schools in the Fall of 1983 or 1984 was studied in order to establish criteria for identifying students who were at-risk of not graduating. The group was…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Melcher, Joseph – 1993
This manual is designed for high school teachers and students who plan to participate in intergenerational community service programs. Intergenerational community service is a powerful teaching tool that introduces problem solving and active learning while enhancing self-esteem. Four case studies describe what schools in Pennsylvania are doing to…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Case Studies, High School Students, High Schools
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1984
An independent evaluation of the Career Explorations program found it to be worthy of both continuation and replication. Career Explorations is a summer youth program operated by Hunter College (New York) in cooperation with The Coalition of 100 Black Women, and supported by The Commonwealth Fund. Its aim is to help minority New York City high…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Cooperative Programs, Educational Opportunities
Eggert, Leona L.; Nicholas, Liela J.; Owen, Linda M. – 1995
The Reconnecting Youth (RY) program offers a carefully designed, research-validated model for building strength and competence in at-risk students, transforming risk into resilience. This manual was written to assist group leaders in implementing the RY program. The overall purpose of the program is to reach high-risk youth, who are on a potential…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Daily Living Skills, Decision Making, Disadvantaged Youth
Welch, Olga M.; And Others – 1991
In order to examine the relationship between the development of academic self-esteem and a climate of excellence in the classroom this study compared the experiences of a group of high school students in their two inner-city Knoxville (Tennessee) high schools with their corresponding experiences in a University of Tennessee (Knoxville) sponsored…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Classroom Techniques, College Bound Students, Educational Environment
Trotter, Jennie C.; Jones, LaTuan T. – 1998
The Peace Project was initiated in 1993 by the Wholistic Stress Control Institute in conjunction with three schools to develop an intervention for middle school students who were repeatedly suspended for violent behaviors. It is an in-school suspension program for violent youth. The project provides training and services in conflict resolution,…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Conflict Resolution, Curriculum, Disadvantaged Youth
Direct linkTierney, William G., Ed.; Colyar, Julia E., Ed. – Peter Lang New York, 2006
This book documents a year in the life of five adolescents preparing for college. The text examines the different pathways that brought these students to where they are: living in poverty, attending overcrowded schools, and the pressure to be the first in their families to attend college are just a few of the challenges these students must battle…
Descriptors: High School Students, Access to Education, Student Characteristics, Higher Education
