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Myconos, George; Clarke, Kira; te Riele, Kitty – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2016
This research investigates the oft-criticised segment of the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia--private, for-profit registered training organisations (RTOs)--with the aim of gaining a clearer understanding of the approaches they adopt in training 15 to 19-year-olds who have left school early. Through a nationwide survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Proprietary Schools, Training Methods
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Carver, Priscilla Rouse; Lewis, Laurie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This report provides national estimates about dropout prevention services and programs in public school districts. The estimates presented in this report are based on a district survey about dropout prevention services and programs offered by the district or by any of the schools in the district during the 2010-11 school year. For this survey,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, School Districts
O'Sullivan, Rita G.; Tennant, Cheryl V. – 1993
About one in four students who enter high school will not graduate. Numerous dropout-prevention programs have been implemented nationwide in the past decade to increase the high school graduation rate. This growth in programs has made it more difficult for educators to determine the effectiveness of the many alternatives. This guide is designed to…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students