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Boshier, Roger – Adult Education, 1973
Author feels that reasons for non-participation and dropout do not reside exclusively within the participant, and stresses the role of educational environment. (GB)
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Boshier, Roger – Adult Education, 1972
Described are the items, format, factor structure, and application of a 23 item Semantic Differential type Dropout Prediction Scale. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Potential Dropouts
Truesdell, L. R. – Adult Education, 1975
The paper undertakes an exhaustive treatment of the subject of discontinuation as it relates to the Canada Manpower Training Program. The results revealed that discontinuation was determined by place of residence, the job an individual holds, his attitude towards the course, general economic conditions, and his personal characteristics. (Author/BP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Londoner, Carroll A. – Adult Education, 1972
Research into the psychological-motivational bases of adult participation to determine the reasons why people do not perservere in adult high school programs. (RB)
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dropout Attitudes
Wilson, Russell C. – Adult Education, 1980
A self-assessment scale was administered to adults in a high school equivalency program. After ten weeks, the scores of those who persisted were compared to those of dropouts. The self-concept of dropouts was found to be significantly different from that of persisters, providing a personality portrait useful in the identification of potential…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adults, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
