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HANSEN, M. DUANE; WENZEL, GUSTAVE G.
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, AS DO MOST DROPOUT STUDIES, THIS ONE (1) CONSIDERS SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADING PRACTICES, (2) ANALYZES THESE PRACTICES WITHIN A GIVEN TERM INSTEAD OF OVER SEVERAL YEARS, AND (3) BROADENS THE DEFINITION OF ATTRITION TO INCLUDE BOTH FAILURE AND WITHDRAWAL. IT ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Followup Studies
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Pfeiffer, Jay J. – Journal of Vocational Education Research, 1994
Florida's Education and Training Placement Information Program links records of former students to databases of state and federal agencies to obtain follow-up data on employment, military service, and postsecondary education. Results are provided to counselors, teachers, and policymakers for planning, evaluation, and guidance. (SK)
Descriptors: Academic Records, Data Processing, Databases, Followup Studies
Wenzel, Gustave G.; Corson, Hal – 1974
Miami-Dade Community College has conducted an annual survey of its graduates for nearly a decade. In the past, the processing and tabulation of results were essentially manual operations. This paper describes a recently-developed computerized system which carries out most of the processing of this survey up through the tabulation of results. The…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Data Processing, Databases
Santa Fe Community Coll., Gainesville, FL. – 1983
A project was undertaken to revise a model competency-based trade and industrial education program that had been developed for use in Florida schools in a project that was implemented earlier. During the followup evaluation, the project staff compiled task listings for each of the following trade and industrial education program areas: automotive;…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Auto Mechanics, Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades