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American Educational Research Association | April 2009
Common Characteristics of Effective Dropout Prevention Programs
- personalizing the experience of high school to increase student engagement through mentoring or counseling programs
- focusing on increasing student attendance and achievement (tutoring or other academic support)
- helping students to see a connection between high school work and life after high school
Download the full presentation, a powerpoint, available here in pdf.