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Wahlgren, Bjarne; Mariager-Anderson, Kristina – Adult Learning, 2017
Dropout is a serious problem within education. This article reports on an intervention project, titled "New Roles for the Teacher--Increased Completion Rates Through Social Responsibility," which sought to reduce nonattendance and drop-out rates in the Danish adult educational system by improving teachers' competences. This goal was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Social Responsibility, Graduation Rate, Program Improvement
Curran, Bridget; Reyna, Ryan – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
In 2005, all 50 state governors made an unprecedented commitment to voluntarily implement a common, more reliable formula for calculating their states' high school graduation rates by signing the National Governors Association (NGA) Graduation Counts Compact. Four years later, progress is steady. Twenty states now report that they use the Compact…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Educational Indicators, Educational Assessment, Achievement Rating
Stout, Karen E.; Christenson, Sandra L. – Prevention Researcher, 2009
Students' engagement at school has emerged as a critical factor across hundreds of dropout prevention and recovery programs in the United States. By supporting and improving academic, behavioral, cognitive, and emotional engagement, we can mitigate the risk of dropping out. This article describes the history of school dropout, predictors of…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Learner Engagement, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate