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Download full textO'Sullivan, Rita G. – 1990
The high school dropout rate is a matter for serious concern. Nationally, dropout prevention programs for at-risk youth have emerged and are increasing. In response to this situation a model middle school dropout prevention program was implemented for a small city public school system. This study assessed the effectiveness of the first year of the…
Descriptors: Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Grade 6, High Risk Students
O'Sullivan, Rita G. – 1989
A study assessed the effectiveness of various ways of identifying at-risk middle school students for participation in a dropout prevention program. It was considered important to explore factors related to identifying students who were most in need of the program. During the first semester of the project, teacher recommendations, attendance, age,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
O'Sullivan, Rita G. – 1990
This case study describes a 2-year (1988-90) demonstration dropout prevention program, a collaboration between a rural school and a university. The dropout prevention program attempts to identify effective teaching strategies that will increase the academic successes of at-risk sixth-grade students and expand the use of those strategies among the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Grade 6
