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Download full textDade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1986
This report describes the Dade County, Florida, comprehensive K-12 program for decreasing the dropout rates of all students, with emphasis on minorities. The program involves a number of different components which provide students the opportunity and support for participation in academic and vocation-oriented courses and training programs. The…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Leonard, Rex; And Others – 1986
Attrition among students in adult basic and secondary education programs has been a perennial problem. Conducting research on this population is also problematic once they have dropped out of a program. A study surveyed 76 dropouts and 35 General Educational Development (GED) program completers from two large, multisite programs about factors…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Dropout Prevention
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Narcotics Abuse and Control. – 1986
This report summarizes findings and recommendations of hearings on the relationship between adolescent drug use and dropping out of school. Witnesses discussed the nature, dimensions and severity of the problem, State and local initiatives being taken to respond to the problem, and recommendations for Federal action to support and facilitate State…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Drug Abuse
Doss, David A. – 1986
An informal study was conducted of the courses selected by ninth grade students who later dropped out of high school. Longitudinal data were available for high school students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District, from 1978-79 to 1982-83. The courses selected by high-risk students in ninth grade, including extracurricular activities…
Descriptors: Athletics, Discriminant Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, Washington, DC. – 1986
A set of principles that focus on issues concerning implementation of a successful dropout prevention program is presented by a consortium of national educational organizations. The key elements of this "blueprint" consider local adaptations and effective results among various programs. The booklet discusses seven principles for dropout…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Baker, Ronald – 1986
A study was conducted at MiraCosta College (MCC), in Del Mar, California, to investigate various aspects of retention and attrition and to make recommendations for possible program enhancements. The study sought to determine when students drop out of classes, which students drop out of school completely, and the drop out rate for various…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1988
This resource manual was developed to assist Texas school districts in their efforts to address and respond to the dropout problem. A 1986 study revealed a dropout rate of 33 per cent in Texas. A task force was initiated in 1987 to study the educational and social problem and produce this manual as a step toward overcoming it. The manual has the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Earle, Janice; And Others – 1987
Few researchers have studied the female dropout and too few dropout prevention programs are specifically designed to help girls complete high school. This paper describes programs and state policy initiatives that show promise in helping young women complete their education. They are used by schools and outside organizations to serve and encourage…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Policy
Knepper, Gary – 1988
This document reports on the second year of operation of Project ARJO: Academic Recovery through Job Opportunity, a program developed by Sandy Union High School District #2 in Sandy, Oregon under a Title VI Excellence in Education grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The primary objective of Project ARJO is the academic recovery of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educationally Disadvantaged
Iannucilli, Mary – 1989
Vocational education has a significant role to play in dropout prevention because studies show a positive correlation between involvement in vocational education and school completion. Students involved in vocational education are more likely to be involved in school-sponsored activities that help them shape goals for themselves and the future.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Stern, David – 1986
The costly supplemental or alternative programs that combat chronic school failure and continued high dropout rates are not always effective for the following reasons: (1) students do not always find out which programs are available, and (2) if no suitable program is available, there is usually no one responsible for trying to create one. People…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
Massey, Sara R.; Crosby, Jeanie – 1982
In 1979 a program was initiated at the Georges Valley High School in Thomaston, Maine, to identify high risk students who would be likely to drop out of high school and then to design and implement a program for ninth grade students that would motivate them to stay in school. A subsequent review of the impact of the program on its participants…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Experiential Learning, High Risk Students
Collins, Thomas R.; McMaster, Anne – 1980
In Spring 1980, a study was conducted at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to determine selected information about students who indicated during Fall semester registration that they intended to return the following Spring, but who failed to do so. One aspect of the study involved a comparison of returning and non-returning students with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Brown, Kenneth G. – 1980
Dropout rates were investigated with a special emphasis on comparing loan users with users of other forms of aid. Differences in dropout rates for students in the following groups were analyzed: loans only, loans in combination with other aid, other aid only, and aid from families only. Using analysis of variance the following variables were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Larter, Sylvia; Gershman, Janis – 1979
CONTACT is an alternative school program for dropout students who return, and for students who do not benefit from a regular secondary school program. Presented are a history of CONTACT school, a study design, a description of how student needs are identified, and a section on the evaluation instruments. Study results attempt to answer questions…
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
