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ERIC Number: ED333282
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1989
Pages: 110
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: ISBN-1-878550-27-6
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Valued Youth Anthology: Articles on Dropout Prevention.
Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
This document contains, in chronological order, all articles related to dropouts that have appeared in the Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) Newsletter from 1986 to 1989. The articles are: (1) "The Prevention and Recovery of Dropouts: An Action Agenda" (Robledo); (2) "Coca Cola Valued Youth Partnership Program Results of Second Year Evaluation" (Cortez and Penny-Velazquez); (3) "The Texas School Dropout Project: A Summary of Findings"; (4) "Valued Youth Partnership Program: Dropout Prevention through Cross-Age Tutoring" (Sosa); (5) "Attrition Rates as Indicators of School Dropouts" (Cardenas); (6) "Undereducated Youth in Texas: A Study of Macro-Community Dropout Rates" (Waggoner); (7) "The Economic Impact of the Dropout Problem" (Ramirez and Robledo); (8)"Trustee of Education Award" (Cardenas); (9) "Dropout Legislation Passed by Texas Lawmakers" (Cortez); (10) "Dropping Out" (Rust); (11) "Educating At-Risk Children: A Top National Priority"; (12) "Impact of the Valued Youth Partnership Program" (Johnson); (13) "Formulating a Plan for Dropout Prevention" (Cardenas); (14) "The Trials and Tribulations of Learning Science and Mathematics by At-Risk Students" (Schwartz); (15) "Attrition Rates for State Schools Show Increase" (Cardenas); (16) "Partnerships with Parents and Your Community: How Adult and Community Education Can Help" (Whitney); (17) "Valued Youth Partnerships Tutors Are Honored for Helping Others Succeed"; (18) "Acceleration: The Rapidly Growing Crisis of Illiteracy in Our Modern Workplaces" (McCullough); (19) "The Innovative Approaches Research Project: Employing Research Findings to Improve Instruction for Limited English Proficient Students" (Rivera); (20) "Typology Sets the Stage for Dropout Prevention Action"; (21) "Tennessee's Government Attacks Dropout Problem with 15-Point Initiative to Focus on At-Risk Students"; (22) "AT&T Grant Awarded to IDRA for Helping At-Risk Students"; (23) "Texas Dropouts Revisited: 1989" (Cardenas); (24) "Parental Involvement: A 'Valued' Component for Children to Succeed in School" (Guzman, Montemayor, and Raisor); (25) "Parents Working for Our Valued Youth" (Ramos); (26) "IDRA Workshops for Parents of Pre-K Children" (Sosa); (27) "Communicating with Parents Via Television" (Garza); (28) "Parental Involvement Conference--A Wonderful Success" (Guzman); (29) "ASPIRA and IDRA Join Forces to Battle Dropout" (Napoles); (30) "How Do I Value You? Let Me Count the Ways" (Montemayor); (31) "Addressing School Dropouts" (Cardenas); (32) "Effective Schools: The Multicultural Perspective. A Strategy for Responding to the Needs of At-Risk Students" (Scott); and (33) "Partners for Valued Youth: Year One Progress Report" (Supik). In addition to the articles, the document contains a keyword index and information about the contributors. (NB)
Publication Type: Collected Works - General
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Texas State Dept. of Community Affairs, Austin.; Texas Education Agency, Austin.
Authoring Institution: Intercultural Development Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A