The School's Choice: Guidelines for Dropout Prevention at the Middle and Junior High
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 298 324 CE 050 889 AUTHOR Bhaerman, Robert D.; Kopp, Kathleen A. TITLE The School's Choices Guidelines for Dropout Prevention at the Middle and Junior High School. Dropout Prevention Series. INSTITUTION Ohio State Univ., Columbus. National Center for Research in Vocational Education. SPONS AGENCY Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. PUB DATE 88 GRANT G008620030 NOTE 164p.; For other guides in this series, see CE 050 879-888. AVAILABLE FROM National Center Publications, National Center for Research in Vocational Education, 1960 Kenny Road, ColumEus, OH 43210-1090 (Order No. SP700DP02--$13.25). PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PC07 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Career Education; *Change Strategies; NDropout Prevention; *Dropout Programs; Dropouts; Educational Change; Guidelines; Helping Relationship; High Risk Students; Intervention; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Potential Dropouts; NProgram Development; Program Implementation; nole of Education; Secondary Educaticn; Vocational Education ABSTRACT This guidebook presents a variety of dropout prevention strategies and is intended to help readers determine which strategies are best suited for a particular classroom, school, or district. The primary audience is school personnel who work with young adolescents. It begins by addressing major dropout issues, primary research findings, and possible solutions. Three additional concepts are then presented: bonding, basic skills, and youth advocacy. These topics relative to bonding are explored: classroom and school climate, various school policies (attendance and truancy, suspension, nonpromotion and retention, discipline, tracking and testing), and the roles of parents, families, and the community. These basic skills topics are then discussed: curriculum concerns, instructional issues, teaching/learning styles, career awareness and educational planning, cooperative learning, peer tutoring, and the role of vocational education.
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