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Download full textRitchey, Ferris J.; Lewis, Barbara Lawhon – 1986
A 2-year study of 206 college students at an urban research university in a southern state examined personal, environmental, academic, and non-academic predictors of: (1) course grade performance; and (2) academic retention. Of particular interest were "high-risk" or "disadvantaged" students and how they compensated for their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Computer Uses in Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Public/Private Ventures, Philadelphia, PA. – 1989
Statistics indicate that while half of America's teenagers are sexually active by age 18, many of these youth do not use contraception regularly and most delay doing so for more than a year. Of the nearly 500,000 teenage pregnancies resulting in birth annually, most of the mothers are unmarried and about half are under 18. This report argues that…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Cultural Pluralism, Daily Living Skills, Decision Making Skills
Kaliszeski, Michael S. – 1988
A study was conducted to determine whether there were significant differences in the characteristics of students who followed the "cooling out" process and those who did not. The "cooling out" process was defined as a set of counseling strategies designed to assist students with unrealistic aspirations in selecting alternative career goals which…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Career Counseling, Community Colleges
Wyoming State Dept. of Education, Cheyenne. – 1987
This booklet, prepared by the Wyoming Department of Education, lists roadblocks that impede the development of young people and suggests measures to be taken by the family, the community, and the schools to remove them. Data on youth involvement are given for Wyoming and for the United States on the following topics: (1) dropping out of school;…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, Community Support, Crime Prevention, Dropout Prevention
Schuyler, Nancy B.; Turner, Belinda O. – 1986
The number of students retained in grade in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) has increased dramatically since new promotion policies were instituted in 1981 and Texas House Bill (HB) 72 was passed. Elementary school promotion is now tied to mastery of essential skills; secondary students must meet attendance requirements, as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Standards, Dropout Rate
McConochie, Daniel D. – 1981
In spring 1980, a follow-up study was conducted of all students who entered Maryland community colleges for the first time in fall 1976. Questionnaires were sent to 26,829 students soliciting information on educational objectives and goal achievement, full- or part-time attendance, satisfaction with instruction and overall quality, reasons for…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts
Stevens-Jacobi, Freddi, Comp.; And Others – 1979
This report describes Learning Unlimited, an alternative education program at North Central High School in Washington Township, Indianapolis, Indiana, as a model upon which other alternative education programs might be based. The program was established to keep potential high school dropouts in school, and to provide a new kind of educational…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Competency Based Education, Dropout Prevention, Experiential Learning
Keim, H. David, II; Stevenson, Alice F. – 1980
A model for the identification and analysis of student attrition within the North Carolina community college system was tested in 1980-1981.The three institutions selected to conduct the study--Beaufort County Community College, Edgecombe Technical College, and Nash Technical Institute (BEN)--named the project the BEN Student Retention Research…
Descriptors: College Desegregation, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Dropout Research
Butler, Erik Payne; And Others – 1985
The resurgence of public interest in education highlights the connection between education and employment success. The emphasis on excellence puts concommitant pressure on the other end of the spectrum--remediation programs such as the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA), a program that mandates closer collaboration between the public and private…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Community Services, Cooperation
Lucas, John A. – 1984
In 1984, a follow-up study was conducted of degree-oriented, vocational students who were enrolled at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) during 1982-83 and who were no longer enrolled in 1983-84. The study sample included 832 students who received a degree or certificate, 1,150 students who left WRHC before graduating, and 700 employers of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Bers, Trudy; Jaffe, Phil – 1977
In an effort to determine success characteristics of introductory chemistry students, 135 enrollees in seven introductory chemistry classes at Oakton Community College were surveyed in the spring semester, 1977. Of the 120 respondents, it was found that 75% had enrolled because of curricular requirements in a career field, and only 8% did so…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Chemistry, College Science
Mercer County Community Coll., Trenton, NJ. – 1978
To understand patterns of student enrollment, particularly with regard to student attrition, Mercer County Community College developed a computerized information tracking system which monitors enrollment for each semester's entering class, both full- and part-time, for a period of six semesters. This report details enrollment patterns for fall…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
Kosaki, Mildred D.; And Others – 1979
This report brings together the many findings gathered during a three-year study of the 8,979 students who entered Hawaii's seven community colleges in fall 1975. Study results are organized in the following sections: (1) selected highlights from the literature and description of the flow project; (2) characteristics of entering students and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
MacMillan, Thomas F. – 1980
Research reports are cited in this examination of the applicability of the findings of a 1971 NORCAL Research Group student attrition study and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) legislation to today's non-traditional student. After brief descriptions of the composite profile of the "high risk" student, which was developed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged
BURNS, THOMAS J. – 1966
THE FIRST PART OF THIS REPORT IS A DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF THE 1965 ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. THE ACTIVITIES OF 100 PERCENT OF THE PROJECTS ARE REPORTED. INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECTS WAS EXCHANGED AMONG LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND VISITS TO COMPARABLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Action, Coordination, Dropout Rate
