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Ward, Christopher – 1995
Staff from Generations Together evaluated the Pennsylvania Conservation Corps' intergenerational projects to give the Corps a better understanding of the views of project participants, to identify problems, and to offer recommendations for improvements. These Conservation Corps programs teamed older workers as group leaders or Corps members with…
Descriptors: Administrators, Age Differences, Age Groups, Attitude Change
Download full textSaginaw Public Schools, MI. Dept. of Evaluation Services. – 1992
An evaluation was done of compensatory educational programs in reading and mathematics in the Saginaw (Michigan) School District. The elementary Compensatory Education (CE) program is both a push-in format (grades 1 and 2) and a pull-out format (periodically taking students out of regular classrooms) that serves 2,045 students in grades 1 through…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Interviews
Blaser, John, Ed.; And Others – 1992
This document provides a compilation of information presented at the "Cause for Applause" conference sponsored by the Urban Education Network of the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) and the Chicago (Illinois) public schools. The first section, "Strategies for Urban School Improvement," describes programs…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Conferences, Educational Change
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Accountability. – 1997
The Student Assistance to Further Education (SAFE) Alternative School was designed to provide academic and support services to eligible Houston Independent School District (HISD) (Texas) elementary school students at risk of expulsion. Students are referred to the school by school staff at participating schools or their parents. The program, which…
Descriptors: Attendance, Black Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Accountability. – 1997
The Educational Learning and Enrichment Center (ELEC) entered into a contract with the Houston Independent School District (HISD) (Texas) to provide a community-based alternative education program for HISD eligible students who had dropped out of school and were considered to be at risk of not completing their basic education. The 1996-97…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Dropouts, Equivalency Tests, High Risk Students
Hagell, Ann; Shaw, Catherine – 1996
The study reported in this book was designed to address the experiences of educationally disadvantaged young people in English cities. The study, called "Changing Lives," involved a survey of over 3,000 inner-city 16-year-olds from 34 schools in 6 urban areas of England. The young people surveyed were eligible to leave school in spring…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Experience, Educationally Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups
Roper Starch Worldwide Inc. – 1994
The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation commissioned a survey on environmental attitudes and behaviors of disadvantaged youth in America to identify the critical gaps in environmental education so that resources can be targeted more effectively. Phase 1 consisted of qualitative research among disadvantaged students through…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Behavior Patterns, Disadvantaged Youth
Steward, Cherie A. – 1993
The goal of this group counseling and alcohol education program was that inner city elementary children whose parents frequently drink alcohol would possess knowledge and techniques to help them to cope with their parents' drinking. It was also expected that parents and school personnel would acquire the training and skills to effectively assist…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Coping
HACER: Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research, Minneapolis, MN. – 1998
Findings from a study of the status of Hispanic Americans in South Minneapolis (Minnesota) are presented. Data are from interviews with 34 individuals identified as knowledgeable about the conditions of Latinos in Minneapolis, 4 focus group meetings with an additional 46 community residents, and information from published sources about the size…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Attainment, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language)
Strusinski, Marianne – 1997
"I Have a Dream" (IHAD) is a program designed to enhance the educational opportunities of disadvantaged youth by providing them with sustained care, personal support, and guidance to ensure that they graduate and have the opportunity to pursue postsecondary education. The IHAD project in Dade County (Florida) is based in an elementary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
Houston Independent School District, TX. Dept. of Research and Accountability. – 1997
Youth for Education and Success (YES) has contracted with the Houston Independent School District (HISD) (Texas) to provide a community-based alternative school for HISD students who have dropped out of school and are considered at risk. An evaluation of the program indicated that 9 of 118 enrolled students attained General Educational Development…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Attendance, Community Programs
Farning, Max; And Others – 1979
A study was conducted to identify the significant factors of student attrition in Wisconsin's postsecondary vocational, technical, and adult education system to determine predictability, and to indicate areas for improvement of retention measures. Survey instruments were developed to gather data from 121 non-completers and instructors. A third…
Descriptors: American Indians, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Minority Groups
Horn, Jeanette – 1992
A study explored how ethnically diverse students in an urban high school worked collaboratively to conceive and execute original theater pieces that addressed issues of relevance to them. Subjects, 29 of the original 51 seniors in the theater institute program at Hillcrest High School, New York City, completed pre- and posttests, written…
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Cooperative Learning, High School Students, High Schools
Altenbaugh, Richard J.; And Others – 1995
The study reported concentrated on school leavers in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) who returned (dropbacks) to Job Corps Programs over an 8-year period. Interviews with 100 dropbacks explored who left school, why they left school, what caused them to come back, and the kinds of interventions that might succeed with other students. Part 1 provides a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Zevin, Jack – 1995
Reporting on a pilot study of urban junior high students, this report examines the way young people acquire perceptions of their own and other nations and attempts to identify the sources of those ideas. This action research approach used a survey research instrument with a 20-item semantic differential form to measure students' knowledge of and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Images
