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Direct linkSteward, Robbie J.; Hill, Martin F.; Neil, Douglas M.; Pritchett, Tiffany; Wabaunsee, Ah-Sha-Ni – Educational Considerations, 2008
The purpose of this researcher-school collaborative study was to examine factors which might be intervenable by urban high school counselors in assisting at-risk students. There were two primary objectives. The first was to examine the degree to which urban adolescents' academic competence predicts cumulative grade point average (GPA). The second…
Descriptors: Human Capital, High Schools, Student Behavior, Grade Point Average
Jackson-Mayer, Sheila; And Others – 1987
This handbook is intended as a practical guide for adult basic education (ABE) directors, counselors, and faculty in an effort to increase ABE student retention. Following a literature review and description of the research problem, part I contains data obtained from the four major surveys administered during a project that investigated the causes…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Dropout Prevention
Kleese, Edward J.; D'Onofrio, Jan A. – 1994
This booklet focuses on the roles of student activities and student activity advisers within the school. It opens with definitions and characteristics of at-risk students and details some program guidelines for these students. Trying to make at-risk students feel connected to the world of work or the world of school is the book's central theme. In…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Peer reviewedGaither, Gerald H. – College and University, 1992
This paper reviews a study of persistence patterns of first-time first-year students during 1986-90 in all public senior institutions (n=35) in Texas. The study provides data to assist student affairs practitioners to evaluate their own attrition problem and to compare and delineate their patterns from a statewide perspective. (GLR)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Admission, College Freshmen, Colleges
Knapp, Dona – 1984
Differences in persisting and withdrawing students who entered the University of South Dakota's medical technology program during 1974-1984 were studied to provide information for career counselors. Data were collected for 200 students on high school grade point average (GPA), American College Testing (ACT) program scores, first semester college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Aptitude Tests, College Science
Download full textBennett, Linda L. – 1991
This manual provides a framework for formulating a game plan for retention of students in vocational training. The information is based on possible conflicts the students may encounter that would hinder the completion of vocational programs. The conflicts are categorized into personal conflicts, school-related conflicts, and other situations.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Dropout Prevention
