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Improving Completion Rates in Adult Education through Social Responsibility
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Wahlgren, Bjarne; Mariager-Anderson, Kristina – Adult Learning, 2017
Dropout is a serious problem within education. This article reports on an intervention project, titled "New Roles for the Teacher--Increased Completion Rates Through Social Responsibility," which sought to reduce nonattendance and drop-out rates in the Danish adult educational system by improving teachers' competences. This goal was…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Social Responsibility, Graduation Rate, Program Improvement
Poor Preschool-Aged Children: Numbers Increase but Most Not in Preschool. Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Children, Family, Drugs and Alcoholism, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1993
Noting that the increase in the number, diversity, and needs of disadvantaged preschool-aged children poses potential obstacles to achieving the first National Education Goal that by the year 2000 all children in American will start school ready to learn, this document details the number and characteristics of 3- and 4-year-old preschoolers, and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Attendance Patterns, High Risk Students, Parent Background
Improving Attendance of Kindergarten Students through Behavior Modification Techniques.
Schofield, Betty D. – 1990
A behavior modification program was implemented to improve attendance and punctuality patterns of kindergarten students attending a small, rural elementary school. Also incorporated into the intervention were self-esteem and parent involvement components. Motivational strategies used were: a token economy; group-oriented behavior management…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Behavior Modification, Kindergarten Children, Parent Participation
Present and Accounted for: Measuring Attendance in Out-of-School-Time Programs
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Fiester, Leila M.; Simpkins, Sandra D.; Bouffard, Suzanne M. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
Evidence that youth programs have real benefits has prompted efforts to get young people in the door of out-of-school-time (OST) programs. Once youth are enrolled, attendance plays a key role in the participation equation. Children and youth will not benefit unless they attend programs regularly, and evidence is emerging that those who attend more…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, Program Improvement, After School Programs, Young Adults
Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Out-of-School-Time Programs
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Lauver, Sherri C.; Little, Priscilla M. D. – New Directions for Youth Development, 2005
If out-of-school-time (OST) programs are to achieve success in promoting positive youth development and learning, they must attract young people and maintain their consistent participation and long-term attendance. It is generally perceived that recruitment can be difficult, especially as youth grow older. A commentary on several recent large…
Descriptors: After School Programs, School Holding Power, Student Recruitment, Change Strategies
A Statewide Survey of Adult Learners: Program Awareness, Nonenrolled Participants and Intention to Enroll. Office of Research Technical Report No. 2.
Brown, Laurence A., Jr.; Sell, G. Roger – 1977
In order to determine why course enrollments in the SUN (State University of Nebraska) program, which is the University of Mid-America's course delivery system in Nebraska, were markedly lower than expected over a two-year period, a telephone survey with a stratified sample of approximately 1,200 adults was conducted. The survey questions provided…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Age Differences