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Download full textShields, Carmen; Wideman, Ron – Values and Ethics in Educational Administration, 2012
In 2003, the Ontario Government undertook a comprehensive multi-year Student Success Strategy to keep more young people learning to age 18 or graduation. This followed the release of a Ministry commissioned research report showing that Ontario's graduation rates lagged behind other provinces in Canada, and that up to 30% of students did not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, At Risk Students, Secondary School Students
Young, Vivienne; Reich, Carol – 1974
A study was conducted among high school students to discern their reasons for dropping out of school. Indepth interviews were conducted with a random sample of 544 dropouts from a large urban board in Canada. The profile of a typical dropout in the literature is one of a chronic low achiever who is aimless, alientated, angry, and has a variety of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classification, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Karp, Ellen – 1988
This document reports on a study which examined the causes, manifestations, and prevention of the student dropout problem in Ontario's secondary schools. The methodology and analyses of the three-part study are briefly reviewed in the introduction. Data was gathered by means of focus group sessions plus a province-wide telephone survey using four…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Family Influence
Hutchinson, Nancy L.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1992
Examined effects of counseling program to promote career maturity among youth with learning disabilities and other youth at risk of becoming dropouts. First study involved low-achieving students in integrated career program; second used adolescents with learning disabilities. In both studies, students in intervention condition, in contrast to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities
Alberta Education Response Centre, Edmonton. – 1991
The Teacher Alert System was designed in Alberta, Canada, for classroom teachers and school personnel concerned about the needs of "at risk" students. The guide can assist in the identification, assessment, and intervention process for children who have special needs. The student's problems may be related to learning, emotions, or…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Elementary School Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Clement-Godin, Lise; And Others – 1988
The Alternative Co-operative Education Program (ACE program) of the Peel Board of Education in Ontario, Canada is a program implemented to address the needs of students who were leaving the school system before graduation. The objectives of the ACE program are to provide at-risk students with the opportunity to combine in-school and out-of-school…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Education, Cooperative Education, Dropout Prevention
