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Anke Braunstein; Maximilian Krötz; Viola Deutscher; Jürgen Seifried – Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2024
Extensive research has focused on various dimensions of dropout reasons, yet it often overlooks the importance of considering different dropout directions in the analysis. Our cross-sectional study examines the association of factors of six dimensions of dropout reasons (learner, professional, company, school, activity, and context) with four…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Intention, Vocational Education, Influences
Ciani Green; Joanne Jung; J. J. Cutuli; Ebony Maddox; Halianny Mejia; Sandra Cintron – Grantee Submission, 2023
Camden City School District is committed to identifying and serving students experiencing homelessness to ensure they receive a free, appropriate public education. This report provides new statistics for the 2020-21 school year, which includes the shift to remote learning. We also consider differences in educational indicators (e.g., attendance,…
Descriptors: Homeless People, School Districts, Institutional Characteristics, Racial Differences
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Giano, Zachary; Williams, Amanda L.; Becnel, Jennifer N. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2022
Students who repeat a grade are at a higher risk of dropping out of high school. Previous research has examined this in a methodologically aggregated way (e.g., repeated any grade versus never repeated) or only specific grades/grade ranges (e.g., Kindergarten or elementary) leaving questions about which grades are more detrimental to repeat with…
Descriptors: Grade Repetition, At Risk Students, Instructional Program Divisions, High School Students
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Ohba, Asayo – Africa Education Review, 2020
While free primary education (FPE) has made significant strides towards schooling for all Kenyan children, and dropout rates have been notably reduced, a regional disparity clearly persists. This means that many children in arid and semi-arid regions and informal settlements in urban areas leave school before completion. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Dropouts, Dropout Prevention
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Amitay, Gila; Rahav, Giora – Preventing School Failure, 2021
This study was designed to elicit comprehensive information about drop-out youth's schooling experiences in a successful alternative school. We combined a triangular measurement design from the perspectives of the students, their parents, their teachers, and the researchers. The study is based on 82 semi-structured interviews with students (n =…
Descriptors: Failure, Nontraditional Education, Student Empowerment, Dropouts
Texas Education Agency, 2023
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate
Texas Education Agency, 2022
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Graduation Rate
Texas Education Agency, 2020
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Student Attrition
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Ashida, Akemi; Sekiya, Takeshi – Education 3-13, 2016
While Honduras's post-1990s enrolment status has improved, no reports examine changes in status. We examined changes in enrolment patterns by analysing 1689 children's data using the true cohort method. We also analysed educational-development strategies/policies and project documentation. Grade-failure numbers did not improve over time because…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade Repetition, Elementary School Students, Academic Failure
Texas Education Agency, 2019
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Student Attrition
England, Dawn Elizabeth – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Increasing elementary school attainment globally remains a key focus for improving internationally child development (UNESCO, 2010), and for girls in particular (UNICEF, 2015). This dissertation was designed to test and explore specific areas to target to improve educational attainment for rural indigenous communities using a mixed-methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students, Environmental Influences
Harrison, Danielle A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
For many decades, the social imbalances had a significant impact on the academic success of African Americans. High school completion rates for African American students were disproportionately lower when compared to their Caucasian counterparts. This purpose of this qualitative study was to display factors that contributed to African American…
Descriptors: Social Influences, African American Students, Academic Persistence, High School Students
Texas Education Agency, 2018
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Student Attrition
Liebowitz, David; González, Pablo; Hooge, Edith; Lima, Gonçalo – OECD Publishing, 2018
This country review offers an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Portugal from an international perspective. It provides a description of national policies, an analysis of strengths and challenges and options for possible future approaches. The analysis focuses on the process of decentralisation of school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Resources, Educational Policy, Administrative Organization
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Lewin, Keith M. – Comparative Education, 2009
The numbers of children with access to basic education in sub-Saharan Africa have increased substantially over the last two decades but many still remain out of school. Some fail to enrol at all, especially in fragile states, and many more start school but do not complete the basic cycle. Education for All (EFA) and the Millennium Development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Equal Education, Enrollment Trends
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