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The Accelerated Learning Experiment: An Approach to the Remedial Education of Out-of-School Youth. Final Report.
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George Washington Univ., Washington, DC. Social Research Group. – 1972
This paper reports the results of the experimental use of new remedial education techniques in three urban out-of-school Neighborhood Youth Corps programs. The use of these techniques and the evaluation of the results of these techniques constituted the Accelerated Learning Experiment. The research design called for study groups of 50 each in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Acceleration, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Restructured Neighborhood Youth Corps Out-of-School Program in Urban Areas. Department of Labor. Report to the Congress.
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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
In January 1970, the Department of Labor restructured its Neighborhood Youth Corps (NYC) out-of-school program and made age limits for entering the program more restrictive. Education, skill training, and work experience were emphasized. The restructured NYC-2 program was carried out in urban or growth areas, but the original NYC-1 program was…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Organizations, Dropout Programs, Federal Programs
Programs for At-risk High School Students.
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Ohio State Legislative Office of Education Oversight, Columbus. – 1997
In this report the Ohio Legislative Office of Education Oversight discusses five Ohio programs designed to serve at-risk high school students and examines their possible overlap. The report describes the goals, strategies, and structure of the following programs: (1) Occupational Work Experience (OWE), a 1-year vocational program of classroom…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Early Parenthood