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Download full textPeng, Samuel S.; Takai, Ricky T. – 1983
A study was conducted to provide descriptive information about dropout rates by various subgroups, their reported reasons for dropping out, and some activities after leaving school. As part of the longitudinal study, High School and Beyond, the National Center for Education Statistics surveyed 30,000 sophomore and 28,000 senior high school…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Brown, Peggy, Ed. – Forum for Liberal Education, 1983
Recommendations to further the educational development of minority college students are addressed in an essay, and descriptions of college programs funded by the Minority Achievement Program (MAP) are presented. In "A National Study of Minorities: Some Implications for Undergraduate Education," Alexander W. Astin considers the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Black Colleges, Career Awareness, College School Cooperation
