ALAS dropout prevention program

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Evidence · 5 claims (3 for, 2 against) · 1 study (1 causal), q3 · 1 of 1 report an effect size · 5 claims rest on one study

Description

ALAS is a multi-component dropout-prevention programme for middle- and high-school students that combines counselor mentoring, attendance and performance monitoring, resilience and self-control instruction, parent training, recognition activities, and community-service coordination.

Components

Claims

• ALAS effects on progressing in school and completing school fade or are non-significant after the intervention [-W]
• ALAS increases the likelihood that high-risk students stay on track to graduate on time at the end of the intervention [+W]
• ALAS effects on staying in school are not statistically significant two years after the intervention ends [-W]
• ALAS increases the likelihood that high-risk students remain enrolled in school at the end of the intervention [+W]
• The WWC rates ALAS as having potentially positive effects on staying in school and progressing in school [+W]

Related Products and Programmes

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Key Sources

• WWC Intervention Report: ALAS. (2006). What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. https://www.alasdropoutprevention.com

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