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Hagen, Maureen A. – 1989
Some research findings show that vocational education courses deter teenagers from dropping out of high school. Traits identified in potential dropouts by the research include being from a poverty-level home, having a lower intelligence score, and having a lower grade point average. These traits are shared with students in vocational education…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
ROBERTS, ROY W.; AND OTHERS – 1965
AN EVALUATION WAS MADE OF THE USE OF SPECIAL INSTRUCTORS TO SUPPLEMENT DAY-SCHOOL INSTRUCTION IN VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE. TRAINING IN THE SPECIALIZED AREAS OF ARC WELDING AND BLUEPRINT INTERPRETATION WAS GIVEN FOR A 6-WEEK PERIOD BY SPECIAL INSTRUCTORS TO 10 MALE STUDENTS IN THE 12TH GRADE. CLASS DISCUSSIONS, READING ASSIGNMENTS, WRITTEN AND ORAL…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Career Guidance, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Download full textGeorge Washington Univ., Washington, DC. National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services. – 1975
The first in a series of three reports by the National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services which analyze various components of ESEA, this document discusses reasons students drop out of school, reviews some of the methods being used in dealing with the problem in various states and local school districts, and offers several…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention, Federal Programs
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Vocational Education. – 1972
Intended to assist school administrators and supervisors in designing instructional programs for dropout-prone students, this report lists recommendations for developing dropout prevention programs in various subject areas. It contains the following components; objectives; inservice education for teachers; physical facilities and equipment;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Administrators, Curriculum Guides, Dropout Characteristics
Rochester Jobs, Inc., NY. – 1972
A program is reported for potential and actual high school dropouts that combines academic courses with work experience, and is designed to demonstrate the relationship between education and the world of work. Some of the objectives of the program were to test the feasibility of a joint educational approach of trade instructors and academic…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Program Descriptions
Williams, Revonda – 1971
This paper evaluates the progress of the Coordinated Vocational Academic Education (CVAE) Program for disadvantaged students in Georgia for the school year 1970-71. Evaluation was based on changes in grades, attendance, and attitudes of students as compared with the previous school year when the new coordinated program was not in effect. The CVAE…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Disadvantaged Youth
Schmidt, Jim; Reese, Caren – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
Describes Idaho's comprehensive K-12 plan to develop the personal, educational, and occupatonal skills that all students need to profit from their educational experience. (JOW)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Benefits, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
Davis, James A. – American Vocational Journal, 1972
Florida finds an effective combination for attacking the dropout problem. (Editor)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agency Cooperation, Community Organizations, Dropout Characteristics
Imel, Susan – 1993
Appropriately implemented vocational education programs can help achieve National Education Goal 2--increasing the high school graduation rate to at least 90 percent. A 3-year study of dropout prevention in 10 demonstration sites has resulted in an enhanced vocational education program model described in "Vocational Education for the 21st…
Descriptors: Coping, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Employment Potential
Cohen, Alan; Frankel, Steven M. – 1973
Data are analyzed to examine systematically different configurations of work education by means of a typology in three dimensions: educational level, primary program purpose, and industrial setting. A stratified random sample of 50 work education sites was drawn to determine the degree to which different types of programs are meeting their…
Descriptors: Classification, Cooperative Education, Data Analysis, Dropout Prevention
Milwaukee Public Schools, WI. – 1972
Operating under the presupposition that there exists in the Milwaukee Public School System a population of high school youth whose educational needs are not being met through present programs, this study was directed toward ascertaining the dimensions of the problem, including defining the population and its educational needs, determining to what…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
American Vocational Journal, 1972
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Guidance, Career Planning, Dropout Prevention
Voc Tech News, 1989
An integrated system of academic and vocational-technical education is vital to the well-being of students and the nation. Approaches to integrated programs include requiring more academic coursework of vocational students; including academic skills in vocational courses; and integrating the entire high school. Key activities for successful…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Batsche, Catherine – 1985
This pamphlet offers information on high school dropouts and the role of vocational education in dropout prevention. References are provided for each section. Characteristics of dropouts, reasons for dropping out, and 12 factors that contribute to retention in high school are listed. Indicators from research are cited that show that vocational…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Waltz, Freddie C.; And Others – 1983
This study was conducted to develop a means for implementing proven recruitment strategies to attract and retain students in postsecondary vocational programs in Florida. In order to achieve this purpose, the following objectives were set: (1) to identify methods to overcome the most significant barriers to student retention identified by…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
