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Library Resources Filtered by Author: "Jay Smink"

Total number of Library Resources: 10

Dropout Risk Factors and Exemplary Programs: A Technical Report (2007)

This research report documents a comprehensive study of the dropout crisis in the United States. Specifically, the intent of...

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Information About the School Dropout Issue: Selected Facts & Statistics (2005)

Since 1986, the National Dropout Prevention Center/Network (NDPC/N) has conducted and analyzed research, sponsored extensive...

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Research Report: Fifteen Effective Strategies for Improving Student Attendance and Truancy Prevention (2005)

School and community leaders will find strategies, resources, and model programs to improve student attendance and reduce...

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Fifteen Effective Strategies for Improving Student Attendance and Truancy Prevention (2005)

Just as there is no one answer to dropout prevention, improving attendance and reducing truancy requires a multimodal program....

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Training Guide for Mentors, (A) (1999)

This guide was developed for use by program coordinators responsible for managing and implementing mentor programs. It provides...
Students Serving Students (1999)

Program reports of students working with community organizations on dropout prevention. There are a variety of ways that young...

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Evaluation Handbook: Guidelines for Evaluating Dropout Prevention Programs. (1992)

This manual, developed in an effort to take the mysticism out of program evaluation, discusses six phases of the program...
Mentoring Guidebook: A Practical Manual for Designing and Managing a Mentoring Program (1991)

Mentoring at-risk students has become one of the fastest growing and frequently used strategies across the nation to help young...
Effective Strategies for Dropout Prevention: Twelve Successful Strategies to Consider in a Comprehensive Dropout Prevention Program (1990)

Students leave school for many reasons. Pregnancy, family circumstances, economic necessities, substance abuse, lack of...
Mentoring Programs for At Risk Youth: A Dropout Prevention Research Report. (1990)

This document provides an overview of the concept of mentoring, this time applied to the area of dropout prevention. It begins...