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Download full textBarr, Robert B.; Knowles, Gary W. – 1986
Students who left school entirely during the 1984-85 school year, and others who withdrew from regular school and subsequently returned to the district's High School Diploma Program (HSDP), completed questionnaires providing information about their educational values, reasons for leaving school, perceptions of their academic abilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attitude Measures, Continuation Students, Dropout Attitudes
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
Moore, Donald R.; Davenport, Suzanne – Equity and Choice, 1989
Examines the effects of high school choice on high risk students in four large urban school districts. Finds that with the exception of some magnet school programs, admissions procedures and program consequences usually operate to the detriment of students at risk. (FMW)
Descriptors: Admission (School), Dropout Research, Equal Education, High Risk Students
