A Dropout Prevention Program Functions by "Adopting" Entire Grades from Public

question 70

Multiple Choice

A dropout prevention program functions by "adopting" entire grades from public elementary schools, or corresponding age cohorts from public housing developments. These children are then provided with a program of academic, social, cultural, and recreational activities throughout their elementary, middle school, and high school years. Identify this program.

• A) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation program
• B) The Growing Together program
• C) "I Have a Dream" (IHAD) program
• D) The Teen Outreach Program (TOP)

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Definitions:

Lifespan Perspective

A psychological approach that examines development throughout the entire lifespan, from birth to death, acknowledging that growth and change continue at all ages.

Multidimensional

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Multidirectional

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Cyclical

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