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Direct linkJones, Willis A.; Braxton, John M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2010
College student retention has been and continues to be one of the most important issues facing the higher education community. Despite this importance, little is known about the type and methodological rigor of institutional efforts to increase student retention. This article presents the findings of a study which attempted to gain a clearer…
Descriptors: Higher Education, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Dropout Research
HOYT, K.B.; VAN DYKE, L.A. – 1958
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DROPOUTS AND OF PUPILS WHO PERSIST IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SCHOOLS WITH HIGH AND LOW HOLDING POWER. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED FROM APPROXIMATELY 73 SCHOOLS OR 10 PERCENT OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IOWA. THE STUDY CONSIDERED THE INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Download full textBeder, Hal – 1989
A study was conducted in Iowa to determine why adults eligible for adult basic education (ABE) frequently fail to participate. The study was conducted on a representative sample of 129 persons who had not completed high school, were aged 18 or older, and had not attended ABE classes, through open-ended questions refined into telephone interview…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Attitudes
Iowa State Dept. of Education, Des Moines. – 1993
This booklet presents statistical graphs and tables on Iowa's state of education. The report centers on the state's dropouts and graduates. The rates for fiscal 1992 secondary school dropouts include comparisons for the state, number of students enrolled, 16 different merged areas, by sex, and by grade distribution. Also included are K-12…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Dropout Research
Morley, Raymond E.; Clay, Helen I. – 1985
This directory on Iowa alternative programs for potential and actual dropouts begins with a brief summary of the state's dropout problem accompanied by nine references. Descriptions of some of the special programs and schools precede the full text of state legislation for funding and administering dropout programs. The next section, in outline…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedDallam, Jerald W.; And Others – College and University, 1984
Results, limitations, and policy recommendations emerging from a series of four studies of the attendance patterns, achievement, and persistence of freshmen and transfer students new to the three Regents' Universities of Iowa in the academic years 1960-61, 1965-66, 1970-71, and 1975-76 are reported. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns
Iowa Association of Alternative Education, Newton. – 1991
Information on alternative education and programs for potential dropouts and dropouts in Iowa is compiled in this directory. Data were obtained from reports submitted to the Iowa Association of Alternative Education (IAAE) and from out-of-state sources. Following the introduction and information on the IAAE, 15 sections present information on the…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Nitzke, Joseph; Wacker, Mary Ellen – 2001
This paper reports on the first phase of a three-part study meant to provide information, in an expanded context, for decisions related to marketing communications at Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC). The Marketing Department proposed focus groups to examine dropouts, students who are admitted but do not enroll, and business persons in…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
COX, ROBERT P. – 1965
A STUDY WAS MADE TO LOCATE THE ADULTS IN SIOUX CITY, IOWA, WHO HAD NOT COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL AND TO RELATE THEIR EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS TO THE PROGRAMING OF ADULT EDUCATION ACTIVITIES. THE POPULATION WAS IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE JUNE, 1964 SCHOOL CENSUS PROCEDURES AND CONSISTED OF 4,714 SCHOOL DROPOUTS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 21 AND 64. INFORMATION WAS…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Census Figures
