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Stuit, David; Lindsay, Jim; Loney, Emily – Regional Educational Laboratory Midwest, 2016
This study analyzed data on students in three Ohio school districts who had completed grades 8 and 9 to determine which data elements were the most accurate indicators of students' failure to graduate from high school on time. The most accurate indicators varied by district and grade level, which underscores the importance of having school systems…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Academic Failure, Graduation, Accuracy
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), 2007
Monitoring the well-being of children and adolescents is a critical component of efforts to prevent psychological, behavioral, and health problems and to promote their successful development. Research during the past 40 years has helped identify aspects of child and adolescent functioning that are important to monitor. These aspects, which…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Well Being, Children, Adolescents
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Vito, Gennaro F.; Allen, Harry E. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1980
Base expectancy rates were used to evaluate the guidelines of a program intended to "shock" youthful first offenders into law-abiding behavior through brief incarceration followed by probation. Data analysis revealed that prior record was the best predictor of reincarceration. (Author/CS)
Descriptors: Correctional Rehabilitation, Decision Making, Delinquency, Evaluation Methods