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Download full textNoel, Lee, Comp.; Renter, Lois, Comp. – 1975
This bibliography of recent dissertations (1970 to March 1975) on the subject of attrition and retention of college students is intended to serve as a resource guide for administrators and for research in higher education. The arrangement is by type of institution for which the data were collected (public community colleges, public colleges and…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Bonilla, Carlos A.; Brazda, Jana L. – 1990
This resource book contains 380 references related to school dropouts and a list of organizations working on the issue. References are grouped according to type of document or subject of the document. The first section contains citations from newspapers or magazines that take a global look at issues related, directly or indirectly, to the school…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
PDF pending restorationChavers, Dean – 1991
This annotated bibliography represents literature on the phenomenon of American Indian students dropping out of school. The bibliography describes 31 titles, including research reports, reports from state departments of public instruction, national reports, action reports, and "how to" books. Of the 31 entries, 18 report on Indian student dropout…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, American Indian Education, American Indians, Annotated Bibliographies
Isaacson, Arlene – 1974
This annotated bibliography focuses on literature of student attrition at the college level published for the most part between 1965 and 1973. The articles focus mostly on research studies on attrition. Descriptive articles have been included when they were perceived to extend the concept of attrition. Dissertations and theses have not been…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Students, Colleges, Community Colleges
Rowell, James R., Jr. – 1974
This report reviews the literature concerning the causes of student attrition for both the community college and the four-year institution. These causes can be grouped as self-related and college-related. Self-related factors involve actual and perceived ability, background and motivation for college, family influences and expectations, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), College Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Center for Instructional Development and Services. – 1988
This bibliography update contains information on dropout attitudes, prevention, programs, rates, and research, as well as school-holding power at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Citations include conference papers, program descriptions, research reports, and statistical materials. Materials for inclusion in this bibliography were located…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Citations (References), Dropout Attitudes
