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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
The House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families met in Nashville, Tennessee, to gather information on the education and employment futures of youth in the South. Testimony was heard from experts in education, training, and economic development. Organizations represented included universities in the region, adolescent dropout and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Computer Literacy, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood
Ingram, Judith K. – 1982
The practical steps outlined in this manual are based on the experience of establishing Marquette (Michigan) Alternative Senior High (MASH), organized in 1978 to serve rural youth who had dropped out or were not benefiting significantly from the regular high school programs. Chapters are organized in chronological progression and each refers to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dropout Prevention, Employment Potential, Faculty Development
Read, Sherry – 1982
The TRIO/Special Services program at the University of Minnesota's General College (GC) is described, and 1981-1982 program evaluation results are examined. Federally-supported TRIO programs (also including Education Opportunity Centers, Talent Search, and Upward Bound programs) provide support services for disadvantaged college students. The GC's…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling
Middletown Public Schools, CT. – 1985
This packet of learning objectives is one in a series of materials for use with career ladder students in the Middletown, Connecticut, Public Schools. Career ladder students are those ranging from trainable mentally handicapped to educably mentally handicapped, learning disabled, and the high-risk dropout in the regular education program. The…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Career Exploration, Consumer Education
Long, Patricia – 1981
A project was conducted in Kansas City, Missouri, to diminish the dropout rate by establishing an on-going linkage between the local high school and the adult basic education (ABE) program. The program involved the development of a system of dropout identification, contact, and referral from the secondary school to the ABE program for young adults…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Articulation (Education), Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
Tallmadge, G. Kasten; And Others – 1981
The Career Intern Program (CIP) is an alternative high school designed to enable disadvantaged and alienated dropouts or potential dropouts to earn regular high school diplomas, to prepare them for meaningful employment or postsecondary education, and to facilitate their transition from school to work. CIP components are instruction, counseling,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cost Effectiveness, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention
Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1978
This annual report presents information on projects funded with monies from the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title IV-C, that may help project directors, evaluators, and potential IV-C proposal writers in the management, evaluation, and writing of IV-C programs. Evaluation of each IV-C project was completed by the appointed evaluators…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Annual Reports, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Education
Rasor, Richard A.; And Others – 1980
In an effort to determine the causes of student attrition, a study was conducted at American River College (ARC) in December 1979, involving: (1) a survey of 1,174 students who had dropped at least one class while at ARC, and (2) a categorization of the reasons for college withdrawal indicated by 591 students on ARC's standardized withdrawal form.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Average Daily Membership, Community Colleges, Course Content
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1980
Community colleges account for over half of the ethnic minority enrollments in America, and a controversy has developed over how well these students are being served. On one hand, community colleges are praised for providing open access to higher education. Critics, however, claim that community colleges track minority students into low level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary Services, Basic Skills
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1966
A SURVEY OF RESEARCH WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL PROBLEMS. COMPLETED STUDIES, RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS, AND CURRENT PROPOSALS WERE INCLUDED. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SUMMARY ARE (1) AGING, (2) CONTINUATION EDUCATION, (3) THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, (4) DELINQUENCY, (5) DROPOUT, (6) EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, (7) LOW…
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Delinquency
Shill, James F.; And Others – 1973
The document is the final report of a three-year exemplary program designed to develop and demonstrate a coordinated and integrated program of career development from the first grade through postsecondary vocational-technical education in a county school system serving a population termed disadvantaged. Heavy emphasis was placed on reorientation…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development
Neyman, C. A., Jr. – 1969
This final report analyzes the research methods used in the identification of potential dropouts. This program was administered under Title I (ESEA, 1965) in the District of Columbia (see also ED 049 319). Three forms were used in the evaluation of Title I students identified as potential dropouts during the school year 1967-68: (1) Student…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems, Correlation
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Improving the Lives of Our High School Students: Alliance and Scholastic Co-Host Invitational High School Literacy…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Grants, Tuition, Public Education
Brand, Betsy – 2003
Federal funding for career and technical education (CTE) should move from a state grant program to a competitive grant approach in order to disrupt an entitlement mentality and instead support the creation of high quality CTE programs with improved student outcomes. Funds should be used to develop and expand CTE programs to begin in 9th grade and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
Bainbridge, Steve; Murray, Julie; Harrison, Tim; Ward, Terry – 2003
An overall policy agenda about vocational education and training in Europe and its links with general education and lifelong learning has been developed to bring together other policy agendas to serve one strategic goal. Education and training are key, with a number of benchmarks set to adapt education and provide better quality of employment.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
