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Download full textKolstad, Andrew J.; Owings, Jeffrey A. – 1986
This study aimed to describe the following: (1) how many dropouts attempt to change the course of their lives by returning to complete their diploma requirements; (2) what kinds of dropouts return; and (3) how the subsequent activities of this group differ from those of dropouts who remained out of school. Those groups shown by previous research…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
State Univ. of New York, Oneonta. Coll. at Oneonta. – 1985
Responses to a survey questionnaire completed by 1,070 migrant students who returned to school after dropping out were tabulated and listed by response frequency to determine student characteristics that will help migrant educators predict dropout behavior and address its causes. Participating students were enrolled in 13 High School Equivalency…
Descriptors: Age Grade Placement, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
