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Download full textLehr, Camilla A.; Johnson, David R.; Bremer, Christine D.; Cosio, Anna; Thompson, Megan – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition, University of Minnesota (NCSET), 2004
This manual provides a synthesis of research-based dropout prevention and intervention and offers examples of interventions that show evidence of effectiveness. This has proven to be a difficult task because the intervention research on dropout and school completion that can be used to inform practice is incomplete (Dynarski & Gleason, 2002;…
Descriptors: Intervention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention
Wilkinson, David; And Others – 1989
The Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) obtained federal grant funds for a school dropout demonstration assistance program, which began operating in 1988-89 as Project GRAD (Grant Research About Dropouts). Project components included the following: (1) piloting the use of dropout intervention specialists at 10 high schools; (2)…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Direct linkBraxton, John M.; Hirschy, Amy S.; McClendon, Shederick A. – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2004
Student departure is a long-standing problem to colleges and universities. Approximately 45 percent of students enrolled in two-year colleges depart during their first year, and approximately one out of four students departs from a four-year college or university. The authors advance a serious revision of Tinto's popular interactionalist theory to…
Descriptors: Dropout Research, Commuter Colleges, Academic Persistence, Interdisciplinary Approach
Seidman, Alan – 1991
A study was conducted at Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, to examine the impact of an integrated admissions and counseling program on student satisfaction, retention, and academic performance. Students participating in the program underwent a series of meetings with a counselor, including preadmission sessions, program…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Admissions Counseling
Roid, Gale H. – 1987
This sourcebook describes methods of dealing with dropouts in Oregon school districts. "At-risk youth" and "dropout" are defined and survey results of 98 percent of superintendents concerning program offerings are summarized. Data suggest that medium-size districts require greatest assistance. Despite increases in single-parent…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Research
Grice, Michael – 1986
This evaluation report of an attendance project in Portland, Oregon, public schools describes goals, methods, and results for 1985-86. The introduction states objectives of identifying, contacting, and counseling students leaving school or attending irregularly, with the purpose of guiding them into school or alternative educational programs. A…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Compliance (Legal), Dropout Prevention
Ginsburg, Kenneth R.; Forke, Christine M.; Kinsman, Sara B.; Fleegler, Eric; Grimes, Eric K.; Rosenbloom, Tamar; Schneider, John S.; Schwarz, Donald F.; Cnaan, Avital; Zhao, Huaqing; Cohen, Brian M.; Gibbs, Kathleen P. – 2000
A project used a mixed quantitative-qualitative approach, drawing from the Job Corps database and site visits at five sites, to generate knowledge that can guide policymakers and program planners as they act to increase retention in the Job Corps or similar programs. Quantitative data on 343,097 students who enrolled in Job Corps between July 1993…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Classroom Environment
