One-in-five of Arizona's youth did not complete high school and a similarly large proportion of the state's youth is disconnected from either work or education. These youth face higher risks of unemployment and economic insecurity and are more reliant on government supports. This situation, which fails to ensure that the state's youth are…

Student retention is an important issue for all university administrators and faculty due to the potential negative impact of student attrition. In this study, retention rates will be studied with data from sophomore students who initially enrolled in the 2002 academic year at Arizona State University, following these students through their junior…

This study, which focused on the 1998-99 school year, addresses dropout rates for individual schools, districts, counties, and the state of Arizona categorized by grade, gender, race/ethnicity, withdrawal type, school-year and summer dropouts, county, and district. The data include actual student enrollment and dropout counts as well as status…

The factors that contribute to student dropouts have been the focus of extensive deliberation during the last decade. Despite expanded attention, the number of dropouts remains unacceptably high. Drawing on the authors' 17-year history of dropout research in Texas, Arizona, and across the country, this article describes the alarming dropout rates,…

This report addresses the scope of Arizona's dropout problem and strategies for changing the situation. An introduction examines the magnitude of the problem, who is dropping out and why, costs of dropping out, what works in combating high dropout rates, what Arizona citizens and leaders can do, and what steps should be taken to reduce the dropout…

American Indian students who were enrolled in the eighth grade in the 1962-63 school year in a six-state area of the Southwest were studied through 1967 to determine the percentages of high school dropouts and graduates from public, private, and Bureau of Indian Affairs schools. Of the sample of 1217, dropout levels were not identified for 9…

A followup study was conducted of all students who had enrolled full-time with 12 or more units at Eastern Arizona College since 1968. Two mailings of questionnaires were carried out, the first to 2,432 former students and three weeks later, the second to 1,935. In addition, interviews were carried out with selected students. The questionnaire,…