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Download full textNodine, Thad; Jaeger, Laura; Venezia, Andrea; Bracco, Kathy Reeves – WestEd, 2012
Across focus groups consisting of current and former community college students in four states (Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas), a consistent message resounded: Students want to be more connected to their colleges, from the moment they enter until the day they complete their studies. They want to feel more connected to faculty, staff,…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Community Colleges, College Students, Focus Groups
Hammontree, Tom – Florida Vocational Journal, 1978
At Coral Gables Senior High, Dade County, Florida, a profile of the average student dropout was composed on the basis of school records to serve as a guide to identifying potential dropouts, who are given special remedial and counseling attention. Dropout rates have decreased from 10 percent to 4.4 over three years. (DTT)
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Dade County Grand Jury, Miami, FL. – 1984
The final report of a Florida Grand Jury investigation of the school dropout situation in Dade County is presented in this document. Information contained in the report was drawn from a questionnaire administered to 264 dropouts and potential dropouts, from a second questionnaire administered to 323 elementary school teachers, and from the…
Descriptors: Black Students, Delinquency, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Waltz, Freddie C.; And Others – 1983
This study was conducted to develop a means for implementing proven recruitment strategies to attract and retain students in postsecondary vocational programs in Florida. In order to achieve this purpose, the following objectives were set: (1) to identify methods to overcome the most significant barriers to student retention identified by…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Culbert, Daniel Freas – 1983
A study examined the factors contributing to the nonreenrollment of 4-H Club members in Southeastern Florida. During the study, questionnaires were mailed to 364 4-H Club dropouts who were randomly selected from the total dropout population of 545 youth in Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Based on data from the 139 usable instruments, the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Damico, Sandra Bowman; Roth, Jeffrey – 1991
Recent literature demonstrates the need for closer examination of general track curriculum students' experiences in order to increase high school graduation rates. General track students' reactions to school policies and practices governing extracurricular activities and attendance are described in this report. A case study methodology involved…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Robinson, Dolores M.; And Others – 1985
Between September 1, 1984, and August 31, 1985, a study examined the barriers to enrollment in and completion of postsecondary-level nontraditional vocational education programs in Florida. Data were collected from students and faculty members at 36 of Florida's 59 area vocational-technical centers and community colleges as well as from on-site…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
