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Braxton, John M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2002
Discusses the focus of this special issue on college student retention and describes the issue's articles, which advance recommendations for institutional action that emanate from theory and research rooted in several different theoretical orientations: organizational, sociological, and psychological. (EV)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Dropout Research, Dropouts
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Hughes, Lyn – Education in Rural Australia, 2005
The purpose of this study was to design, implement and evaluate a program for senior secondary regional students making choices about their future careers. The program provided information and experiences to help students decide whether to pursue their interest in early childhood through studying at their local university. Nineteen students…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Sustainability, Decision Making, High School Students
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Miller, Montana – Educational Leadership, 2006
Educators in a range of schools share tools and strategies for successfully working with youth who have become marginalized from school or are at risk of dropping out. The educators emphasize the importance of personally connecting with their students and nurturing the teenagers' interests. They also discuss the challenges of trying to establish…
Descriptors: Teacher Student Relationship, Role Models, School Holding Power, High Risk Students
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Hernandez, Mario; Nesman, Teresa M. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2004
Latino student dropout is a national concern that must also be addressed strategically in local communities. Although national studies are important for pointing out areas of concern, local studies can provide more specific information for local policy development and implementation. This paper presents an example of local community-initiated…
Descriptors: Community Leaders, Needs Assessment, Dropouts, Focus Groups
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Smith, Glenn Gordon; Ferguson, David – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
Qualitative studies indicate that mathematics does not work well in e-learning. The current study used quantitative methods to investigate more objectively the extent of problems with mathematics in e-learning. The authors used student attrition as a simple measure of student satisfaction and course viability in two studies, one investigating…
Descriptors: Student Attrition, Mathematics Education, Electronic Learning, Dropout Rate
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Stroobant, Emma; Jones, Alison – Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 2006
"School refuser" is an always-already negative child identity. The term is used to categorize children or adolescents who appear to dislike and fear school (or aspects of school) and persistently refuse to attend or attend very unwillingly. Given that school attendance is generally considered a necessary social good, regular and anxious…
Descriptors: Attendance, Separation Anxiety, School Phobia, Foreign Countries
Byrne, Jay – Principal Leadership, 2004
Miami Valley Career Technology Youth Connections, an alternative high school located in Dayton, Ohio, has an enrollment of 160 students and was created as a joint venture among local politicians to address the high dropout rates in Montgomery County, Ohio. To achieve this, the Montgomery County commissioners created a task force to develop…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Educational Quality, Dropout Rate, Counties
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Woosley, Sherry – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2004
The withdrawal policies of many universities are based on the supposition that being able to withdraw without grade point repercussions will encourage students to return to the institution at a later date. This study focused on withdrawing students and examined the differences between those who re-enroll after a withdrawal and those who do not.…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Dropout Research, Stopouts, Dropouts
Dounay, Jennifer – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2007
Improving high school graduation rates has in recent years become a growing concern to state and local policymakers for a number of reasons: the reduced economic opportunities and increased social costs for individuals without a high school diploma; the economic consequences, such as reduced tax revenues; and the need for more college graduates.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Taxes, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention
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Alexiadou, Nafsika – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2007
This article explores how the European Union coordinates education policy making through the use of a mode of governance called the open method of coordination (OMC). Part One briefly presents and discusses the mechanisms of the education OMC and its key characteristics. Part Two draws on contemporary theories of Europeanisation and discourse…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Governance, Foreign Countries, Educational Administration
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Frydenberg, Jia – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2007
This study presents persistence and attrition data from two years of data collection. Over the eight quarters studied, the persistence rate in online courses was 79 percent. The persistence rate for similar onground courses was 84 percent. The drops for both course modalities were disaggregated by the "time" of the request for withdrawal: before…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Online Courses, Continuing Education, Dropout Rate
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Martin, Corby K.; Drab-Hudson, Danae L.; York-Crowe, Emily; Mayville, Stephen B.; Yu, Ying; Greenway, Frank L. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2007
Behavior therapy is a cornerstone of weight loss treatment and behaviorists help direct patients' treatment. A novel design was used that allowed participants to choose different treatment modalities during behavioral weight loss treatment. The association between the selection of different treatment modalities and program completion was examined…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Dropouts, Behavior Modification, Patients
Kallembach, Sheri, Comp.; And Others – 1992
This annotated resource list is intended to help state and local administrators of vocational special needs programs, special needs educators, counselors, researchers, and policy makers develop or improve programs and services for at-risk youth and adults. The list is not intended to be exhaustive but to list resources that are representative of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Vocational Education, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities
Frazer, Linda; Nichols, Todd – 1991
In response to state legislation specifying criteria by which schools should identify elementary school and secondary school students at risk of dropping out, schools in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District reported students who were at risk in 1990-91. The operational definitions for the state criteria for grades 7-12 include age,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Black Students, Dropout Characteristics
Center for the Study of Social Policy, Washington, DC. – 1988
Information in this guide is based on published research concerning effective strategies in dealing with at-risk youth. It was written for those communities invited to develop proposals under the Annie E. Casey Foundation's New Futures Initiative in an attempt to alleviate problems that compromise American children's futures. Each of three…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education
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