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Staying on Course: Factors Which Impact on Students' Completing Their Courses.

Grant, Peter – 2002

A study explored possible reasons why technical and further education (TAFE) students enrolling in vocational education and training (VET) courses in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia do not complete those courses. Findings were based on these two kinds of evidence: evidence obtained from a statistical investigation of the outcomes…

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Course Organization, Course Selection (Students), Dropout Prevention

Outcomes for Vocational Education and Training Diploma and Associate Diploma Students.

Dumbrell, Tom; de Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy – 2001

A study examined outcomes for graduates and module completers who studied in associate diploma, diploma, and advanced diploma courses, using data from the 1999 Student Outcomes Survey, together with focus groups in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. One aim was to determine whether module completers had different training needs than graduates;…

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Dropouts, Associate Degrees, Developed Nations

WWW.Raising Achievement: Internet Research Resources on Raising Achievement in Post-Compulsory Education. The Agency Comments.

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Sawbridge, Stephen J. – 2001

This document is intended to help practitioners and researchers in the United Kingdom find and use Internet-based research resources dealing with raising achievement. The introduction discusses the state of research into school effectiveness in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. Part A, which reviews available World Wide Web sites devoted to…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adoption (Ideas), Basic Skills