Hurley L P, Lustbader L L
Nassau County Board of Cooperative Educational Services, Westbury, New York 11783, USA.
Adolescence. 1997 Fall;32(127):523-31.
The literature on dropout prevention reveals that a triumvirate of support--from the family, the school, and the community--is necessary to engage children in the educational process. This paper describes Project Support, a federally funded five-year program for at-risk youths that focused on alcohol, drug, and dropout prevention in four low-income, high-minority public school districts in the suburbs of New York City. Of several avenues taken, two were very effective: a school-based mentoring program designed for middle school students and the Outdoor and Environmental Education program that took place during summers and intermittently throughout the school year. The sense of achievement, bonding, and success experienced by participants was acknowledged by administrators, evaluators, parents, and other observers.
关于预防辍学的文献表明，家庭、学校和社区三方的支持对于让孩子们参与教育过程是必要的。本文介绍了“支持项目”，这是一个由联邦政府资助、为期五年的针对高危青少年的项目，该项目聚焦于纽约市郊区四个低收入、高少数族裔公立学区的预防酗酒、吸毒和辍学问题。在采取的多种途径中，有两种非常有效：一个是为中学生设计的校内辅导项目，另一个是在夏季以及整个学年不定期开展的户外与环境教育项目。管理人员、评估人员、家长和其他观察者都认可参与者所体验到的成就感、归属感和成功感。
