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Download full textKangas, Jon; And Others – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted of students who withdrew from one of three courses at San Jose City College (SJCC) in fall 1990 or spring 1991 to elicit their reasons for withdrawing. Of 254 students who withdrew from Math 310, Learning Skills 340, or English 321, 28% (N=71) were interviewed in-depth about their commute to campus; educational…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Credit Courses
Fenton, Ray; Crumb, Jeanmarie – 1984
The number of American Indian and Alaska Native students who leave the Anchorage School District without graduating or transferring to another school system has shown a slight but steady decline since the completion of "Alaskan Native Early School Leavers Study" in May 1982. The reasons for students leaving school have remained much the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, Attendance
Montgomery County Public Schools, 2013
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) "Special Education at a Glance," which includes a copy of the "Guide to Planning and Assessing School-Based Special Education Programs," provides in a single document, information about the special education population at each Montgomery County (Maryland) public school, including…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Counties, Disabilities, Special Education
Davis, Jessica; Bauman, Kurt – US Census Bureau, 2013
In the United States in 2011, more than one in four people were going to school. This included many types of people--children going to nursery school and elementary school, young adults attending high school and college, and adults taking classes to obtain a degree or diploma. What is known about these people--their age and sex, where they live,…
Descriptors: Enrollment Trends, Census Figures, Elementary Secondary Education, Statistical Analysis
Iowa Department of Education, 2013
The 2013 edition of the "Annual Condition of Education Report" provides a rich tapestry of information about Iowa's education system. The data presented in the report examines longitudinal trends about Iowa's students, teachers, and schools from many perspectives. Information such as demographic characteristics, assessment results,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Preschool Education, Enrollment, Kindergarten
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Recent synthesizing work on the student retention literature suggests two divergent discourses. The first is a discourse of assimilation which locates the problem in individual students' circumstances or abilities. This is challenged by an emerging discourse of adaptation. The new discourse focuses on higher education itself, proposing fundamental…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, School Holding Power, Higher Education, Interviews
Schwartz, Wendy – 1995
Researchers at the Policy Information Center of the Educational Testing Service (ETS) have analyzed information from the National Center for Education Statistics; data from state, city, and other sources; and results from recent surveys of high school students to present a summary of the current dropout situation. The 1995 ETS report, "Dreams…
Descriptors: Definitions, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Barrios, Alfred A. – 1997
A comprehensive program for dealing with some of the key factors causing school dropout is described and evaluated. The Magic of the Mind program has four basic components, each addressing one of the following: (1) building self-efficacy in students; (2) teaching students learning skills; (3) teaching stress management to the students; and (4)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Presson, Alice; Bottoms, Gene – 1992
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) and the Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE) at Ohio State University worked with six schools (two comprehensive high schools, two high schools served by an area vocational center, an area vocational center, and a junior high school) in the SREB region to keep potential dropouts in…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Change Strategies, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
An analysis was done of federal statistics to explore the relationship between Hispanic Americans' dropout rates and migration. An analysis of November 1989 data revealed that among 16- to 24-year-olds Hispanic American dropout rates are 3 times higher than those for non-Hispanic Americans. In looking at the impact of immigration on Hispanic…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Census Figures, Cubans, Dropout Characteristics
Ponciano, John – 1989
Institutional racism is responsible for the high Hispanic dropout rate in Michigan. The term "pushout" is more appropriate than "dropout" for these students who are systematically ignored and devalued until they become alienated and leave school. Negative expectations are broadcast to Hispanic American students as soon as they…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High School Students
Wilson, Ruth D. – 1991
For an ethnographic study of the personal and educational needs of Hispanic and Anglo adolescent mothers and the services affecting their decision to remain in school, researchers interviewed eight teenage mothers--four in a special high school teen parents' program and four who had dropped out of the program. Two young women in each group were…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Anglo Americans, Dropout Prevention
Bennett, 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
Krotseng, Marsha V. – 1991
With the dwindling of the traditional college applicant pool, retention has become one of higher educational institutions' top priorities. This study addresses the effectiveness of Western Psychological Services'"Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire" (SACQ) for providing early evidence of poor adjustment and potential attrition…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Declining Enrollment, Dropout Characteristics
Knight, William E. – 1991
In spring 1991, a study was conducted of non-returning students from the seven 2-year Regional Campuses (RC's) of Kent State University to identify demographic characteristics of such students, determine the reasons they did not continue their enrollment, and obtain their opinions regarding the academic and student services at the RC's. Of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
