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Edwards, Marvin E. – American School Board Journal, 1985
Describes a dropout prevention program used for eight years in Joliet Township, Illinois, high schools. (MD)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Individualized Instruction, Parent Child Relationship, Potential Dropouts
Download full textMATTHEWS, CHARLES V.; AND OTHERS – 1966
A CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (ED 010 332) WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WERE CONSIDERED POTENTIAL DROPOUTS. SELECTION WAS ON THE BASES OF (1) INTELLIGENCE, (2) READING ACHIEVEMENT, (3) GENERAL ACHIEVEMENT, (4) SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, AND (5) SCHOOL ADJUSTMENT. MAJOR EMPHASIS WAS ON PROVIDING THE STUDENTS WITH A SENSE…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth
MATTHEWS, CHARLES V.; ROAM, JOHN E. – 1966
A DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM WAS CONDUCTED WITH SLOW-LEARNING, SOCIALLY ALIENATED STUDENTS (POTENTIAL DROPOUTS). FULL-TIME CLASSES WERE ESTABLISHED FOR GRADES 7 TO 12, CONTAINING SPECIAL LEARNING UNITS IN LANGUAGE ARTS, SOCIAL STUDIES, ARITHMETIC, SCIENCE, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, HOME ECONOMICS, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND WORK EXPERIENCE. THE CURRICULUM CONTENT…
Descriptors: Delinquency Prevention, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Illinois State General Assembly, Springfield. – 1985
This report outlines the findings and recommendations of an Illinois state task force which investigated the problem of Hispanic student dropouts. Following an executive summary, the report is divided into two sections which, respectively, describe findings and provide recommendations for twelve problem areas: (1) inadequate definition of a…
Descriptors: Discipline, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
Campbell, Robert A. – 1968
To prepare vocational-technical teachers to work with dropout-prone youths in laboratories within the school and to discover how successful a special vocational-technical program would be in assisting those students with special needs, 24 dropout-prone occupational exploration students were chosen to participate in a 6-week summer experimental…
Descriptors: Blacks, Dropout Prevention, Experimental Curriculum, Experimental Programs
Illinois State Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation, Springfield. – 1966
A 3-YEAR COOPERATIVE SUPERVISED JOB TRAINING PROGRAM WAS INITIATED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SUPERVISED JOB TRAINING ON LOW ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS AND PERSONS WHO HAD DEFINITE NEEDS FOR VOCATIONAL PREPAREDNESS IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING SCHOOL. FOUR SCHOOLS FROM THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PILOT PROGRAMS -- ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, MAINE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, High Schools, Low Achievement
ROBERTS, HERMESE E. – 1961
THE LANGUAGE ARTS LABORATORY WAS ESTABLISHED TO IMPROVE READING ABILITY AND OTHER LANGUAGE ARTS SKILLS AS AN AID IN THE PREVENTION OF DROPOUTS. THE LABORATORY WAS OPERATED ON A SUMMER SCHEDULE WITH A FLEXIBLE PROGRAM OF FROM 45 MINUTES TO 2 1/2 HOURS DAILY. ALL PUPILS WERE 14 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, AND EXPRESSED A DESIRE TO IMPROVE THEIR READING…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropouts, Educational Media, Language Acquisition
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This report presents estimated data on the exit reasons for students with disabilities projected to leave Illinois public schools after the 1997-98 school year. The data were prepared by averaging the information provided by school districts regarding students who were no longer receiving special education services during the 1995-96 and 1996-97…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age, Autism, Behavior Disorders
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1989
This report provides information about special populations in Illinois as well as information about services and programs designed to serve these targeted groups. It addresses the needs, services, and resources for making vocational education programs accessible to the populations identified at both the federal and state levels for targeted…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Displaced Homemakers
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT 91 EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS HOMES, PROVIDED WITH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED 2-YEAR VOCATIONALLY ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PREVOCATIONAL DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) COUNSELING, WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO THAT OF A MATCHED CONTROL GROUP ENROLLED IN A REGULAR…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Delinquency
