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Whelan, Carol Scott; And Others – 1990
An evaluation of a statewide dropout prevention strategy program with 13 prevention projects conducted by the Louisiana State Department of Education in the 1988-89 school year is presented. Both summative and process evaluations are described. The attitudes of 831 10th-grade students were measured using a pretest and posttest attitude survey…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Formative Evaluation
Arkansas State Univ., Beebe. – 1991
The Youth Opportunities Unlimited (YOU) program was created to prevent at-risk students from low-income families from dropping out of high school. Students aged 14 or 15 years old entering 9th or 10th grade went to a college campus for 60 days during the summer to attend English and mathematics classes, work 20 hours per week, and receive…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
