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Download full textDemery, Marie – 1995
This proactive research and development model presents data of misfortune, reality, and hope for approximately 40 percent of American children labeled as "at-risk." The model was based on the premise that in spite of their past and an environment of failure, these children can learn successfully and continuously through the balancing of…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cultural Pluralism, Discipline, Dropout Prevention
Glennie, Elizabeth J.; Stearns, Elizabeth – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2002
A recent study of ninth- and tenth-grade dropouts in North Carolina shows that Hispanic adolescents have the highest early dropout rate among the state's largest ethnic groups. This relationship persists when boys and girls are analyzed separately: Hispanic boys are more likely to drop out early than other boys are, and Hispanic girls are more…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropout Rate, Ethnic Groups, Dropouts
