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Download full textKaufman, Phillip; And Others – 1996
The decade of the 1980s saw great change in the educational system. This report examines the changing demographics of high school students over the last decade and investigates the impact that these changes may have had on high school dropout rates. Specifically, the study examined the changing nature of the high school population during the last…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demography, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Kaufman, Phillip; And Others – 1992
This fourth annual report presents data for 1991 on high school dropout and retention rates, along with time series data for the period from 1972 to 1991. The report also examines high school completion and graduation rates and includes a discussion of new data collection efforts that have direct bearing on issues of high school dropouts and…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Cohort Analysis, Data Collection, Demography
McMillen, Marilyn M.; Kaufman, Phillip; Klein, Steve – 1997
This report, which is the eighth in a series, presents data for 1995 on high school dropout and retention rates, and examines high school completion and graduation rates. In addition to extending time series data from earlier reports, this report focuses on three specific subpopulations that are at particular risk of dropping out of school: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Disabilities, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Kaufman, Phillip; Klein, Steve; Frase, Mary – 1999
This report, 10th in a series, presents data for 1997 on high school dropout rates, and examines high school completion and graduation rates. The report is based on the best and most current national data available, using data from the Current Population Survey of the Bureau of the Census. Data show that about 5 out of every 100 young adults…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Census Figures, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Kaufman, Phillip; And Others – 1991
This report presents national data for 1990 on high school dropout and retention rates. The report uses the Current Population Survey and the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988. The three types of dropout rates discussed are: (1) event rates, (2) status rates, and (3) cohort rates. The report also examines high school completion and…
Descriptors: Black Students, Cohort Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Peer reviewedKaufman, Phillip; Bradbury, Denise – National Center for Education Statistics, 1992
The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is a large-scale, national longitudinal study designed and sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), with support from other government agencies. Beginning in the spring of 1988 with a cohort of eighth graders (25,000) attending public and private schools across…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Longitudinal Studies, Statistical Analysis, Demography
