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Herr, Gregory – 1984
A study examined the extent to which formal and informal policies, practices, and activities intended to increase vocational enrollments and completion exist in New Hampshire's high schools. Data were collected from interviews with six vocational staff members at each of five sites, a survey given to administrators at 28 sites, and responses to…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Differences, Dropout Characteristics
Smurthwaite, Ann; And Others – 1977
Examined is the success of Monash's Early Leavers' Scheme in terms of the performance, characteristics, and experience of successful applicants, and the manner in which the scheme has operated. The first section of the report provides background information on the establishment of the Scheme (to provide a modification to entry requirements for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Applicants
Download full textFranchak, Stephen J.; Spirer, Janet E. – 1979
This handbook for state and local education agencies is intended as a reference to assist in initiating and/or improving follow-up systems or studies of former vocational students classified as special populations. The handbook is a complement to Evaluation Handbook: Guidelines and Practices for Follow-Up Studies of Former Vocational Students,…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Dropout Research
Baratta, Mary Kathryne – 1978
This research note reviews an analysis of Moraine Valley Community College nonpersisting students for fall 1977 and spring 1978. Information is provided on trends in transfer and occupational student retention by semester from spring 1970 through fall/spring 1977-78, and on fall 1977 and spring 1978 persister and nonpersister characteristics. Of…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics
Galloway, Fred J.; Swail, Watson Scott – 1999
This study analyzed institutional factors that significantly affect cohort default rates at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and assessed the potential for reducing these rates. It has been hypothesized that the HBCUs most successful in lowering student cohort default rates are those that have also succeeded in increasing…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black Students
Frankenburger, Lydia – 1999
This research project was conducted to identify the reasons for the low retention rate for adult students enrolled in the prep level of the General Educational Development (GED) programs offered by the Clinton County (Pennsylvania) Development Center for Adults. All adult students who attended class at least once from July 1998 through January…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Attitudes
Birdsall, Les – 1994
To determine factors affecting new students in their first semester, a study was conducted at Diablo Valley College, in California, to draw a profile and track 4,251 students who applied or were identified as new in fall 1992. Percentage distributions were calculated for the sample and for the sub-groups who applied only, completed testing only,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Chow, Stanley; And Others – 1996
This report examines current practices in defining, identifying, documenting, and tracking school dropouts in Ogden City School District (Utah), as well as demographic and personal characteristics of Ogden's high school dropouts. Data collection included a review of school and district records, interviews with administrators and staff, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Kambouri, Maria; Francis, Hazel – 1994
A two-phase study examined the incidence and nature of dropout and progression from basic skills programs in England and Wales. During the first (retrospective) phase, data about 1,920 students' attendance/dropout patterns and reasons' for finishing/leaving their basic skills programs were obtained from 82 tutors (of more than 300 contacted) in 8…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Virginia Adult Educators Research Network, Dayton. – 1994
This document reports findings of eight Virginia adult educators who designed and conducted research projects within their programs. Abstracts and bibliographies appear first. "Why Tutors Do What They Do" (Karen Cook, Jean Dooley, Charles Fuller) examines responses of volunteer literacy tutors to questions about their expectations and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Crosby, Margaree S.; Owens, Emma M. – 1993
Educational practices in tracking and ability grouping are reviewed, and it is suggested that cooperative learning strategies are effective alternatives for students who need preparation for the challenges of citizenship in the future. Research studies have given rise to many criticisms of tracking, particularly as it relates to minorities,…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Academic Achievement, Alternative Assessment, Black Students
Wu, Shi-Chang – 1992
This paper explores the practical implications of the distributional perspective on dropping out of school--a perspective that says that the concentration of student exodus from certain schools may reflect the impact of contextual or organizational factors as opposed to those that operate simply at the individual level. Based on data from the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adolescents, Classroom Environment
Martinez, Paul; Munday, Felicity – FEDA Report, 1998
Reasons why some students complete further education (FE) and others drop-out were examined in a study involving a sample of 9,000 students and staff from 31 inner city, urban, and rural FE colleges throughout the United Kingdom. Data were collected from the following sources: interviews with FE college managers, staff, and students; review of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Adult Learning, College Role
Fredericksen, Marlene – 1991
In 1991, a study was conducted of semester-to-semester persistence patterns at Rancho Santiago College (RSC). The study involved tracking the attendance patterns of all RSC students entering as new students in fall 1983 and each subsequent fall until 1990; and comparing the persistence rates of matriculated and non-matriculated students in the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Services
Geddes, John; Golbetz, Thomas – 1992
During spring 1991, a study was conducted at San Diego City College (SDCC) in California to explore the various factors which motivate students to drop out, propose remediation strategies based on the research findings, and suggest further studies to identify and analyze problem areas more explicitly. To examine students' reasons for dropping out,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Attitudes
