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Goddard, Tim – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2003
This article profiles the educational system of Manitoba and discusses initiatives for students who are at-risk. It describes programs and services for students who are at-risk, relevant educational legislation, areas of strength, challenges that need to be overcome, and areas of action. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Health, Classification, Definitions, Delivery Systems

Timmons, Vianne; Smith, Brenda – Exceptionality Education Canada, 2003
This article profiles the educational system of Newfoundland and Labrador and discusses initiatives for students who are at-risk. It describes programs and services for students who are at-risk, relevant educational legislation, areas of strength, challenges that need to be overcome, and areas of action. Agency coordination of services is…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Classification, Definitions, Delivery Systems

Campbell, Leith – Canadian Journal of Native Education, 1983
Supportive school settings linking Native culture, history, and language with academic, social, and community programs, and educational experiences that integrate Native life into meaningful academic, social, and personal living skills programs should give Native students greater understanding of their own identity and more success in school and…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Canada Natives, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Bradshaw, Richard A. – 1995
Over one-third of high school students in Canada are dropping out of school. However, the advent of multimedia computer technology has increased the potential of career interventions, particularly for at-risk youth. This digest describes such a program entitled Knowledge for Youth About Careers (KYAC). KYAC is based on attribution change theory…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Canadian Studies
The Emerging Student: Relationships among the Cognitive, Social and Physical Domains of Development.
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1991
This document completes a series of four monographs that comprise a framework for describing children's development through the school years. Each monograph incorporates insights gained through research and practice. As a resource designed primarily for teachers, administrators, and curriculum designers, the document looks at the whole child as a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Children, Cognitive Development
Hathaway, Warren E.; Rhodes, H. Clarence – 1979
A review of literature from the early sixties to the present provides an understanding of problems posed by potential dropouts (disadvantaged learners) and some potential solutions to those problems. The first section describes who potential dropouts are and why they are disadvantaged; how they can be identified; some remedial projects already…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Robb, Marnie E. – 1995
Since 80% of school leavers drop out with a "C" or higher grade average, poor performance is seldom the issue. This digest outlines a program that uses a comprehensive life-career focus to address youths' continuing learning needs. The program was developed to provide high-school-aged youth the skills, knowledge, and motivation necessary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Career Development
Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 1994
These 17 issues include feature articles and perspectives on the study of adult education, as well as book reviews/recensions of works related to adult education. Some articles are written in English, and some are written in French. Among the feature articles included are the following: "The Fifties: Pivotal Decade in Canadian Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Collette, Pauline, Comp.; And Others – 1995
These proceedings contain 54 papers and an abstract of a panel discussion on women's issues in adult education that were presented at a conference on adult education research. The following are among the papers included: "Reducing Dropout in Distance Education" (Belawati); "Examination of the Validity of the Education Participation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy