The Preliminary Unit Pack (PUP) experiment was an attempt to identify non-starters in correspondence education early in the program stages. An initial pack of resources sent to enrollees was reduced in size and a response to this material required prior to formal enrollment. A reduction of the non-starter rate was achieved in the experimental…

The report describes the Out-of-School Youth Program, a vocationally oriented program serving 250 handicapped student dropouts in St. Paul, Minnesota, and presents a model program for handicapped out of school youth based on that existing program. The model program consists of components that focus on the following areas: basic skills,…

INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS, AS DO MOST DROPOUT STUDIES, THIS ONE (1) CONSIDERS SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GRADING PRACTICES, (2) ANALYZES THESE PRACTICES WITHIN A GIVEN TERM INSTEAD OF OVER SEVERAL YEARS, AND (3) BROADENS THE DEFINITION OF ATTRITION TO INCLUDE BOTH FAILURE AND WITHDRAWAL. IT ATTEMPTS TO IDENTIFY…

THIS SURVEY, PREPARED TO DISCOVER HOW TO REDUCE STUDENT DROPOUT RATES, FOUND THE FOLLOWING GENERAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT DISSATISFACTION--(1) PERSONAL COUNSELING AND ACADEMIC ADVISEMENT, (2) INSTRUCTION IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES, ENGLISH, AND BUSINESS, AND (3) STUDENT ACTIVITIES. OTHER, LESS CRITICAL AREAS NEEDING IMPROVEMENT WERE ALSO DISCLOSED. TABLES…

This dissertation investigated various aspects of the problems experienced by many Azorean immigrant children in the U.S., who, having reached an age when formal education is no longer legally compulsory for them, drop out of school. It focused on family values, possible influence of a language problem, relevancy of the educational process to…

This study sought to determine whether significant differences exist between successful students and dropouts in terms of mean grade point averages (g.p.a.'s) in each college department, and to ascertain composite course evaluation patterns on an intra- and inter-divisional basis. The students involved in this study were the same as those who were…

This study attempted to distinguish high school dropouts from non-dropouts by the use of discriminant analysis from data obtained in a dropout intervention project. The variables examined were taken from data forms used in the project and based on past literature on the subject of high school dropout prevention. It was found that significant…

Answer to how long it takes to get a junior college (2-year) degree; the percentage of the total enrollment who drop out without completing one hour for credit; the average number of hours taken, or completed, by a student; and the percentage of students expected to complete one quarter successfully provided the central themes for this study. The…

The purpose of this investigation was to relate causes for dropping out of college to a wide range of characteristics of both the students and the institutions involved. Specifically, it aimed to identify entrance characteristics of types of college dropouts related to their sex and the institution's environmental presses. Comprehensive data were…

The author discusses results from various studies that demonstrate the link between dropping out of high school and youth unemployment. Factors influencing the decision to quit school are discussed, as well as differences between female and male dropouts' labor market success. (CH)

Examined relationship between baseline adherence and attrition among families involved in a children's weight-loss program. Evaluated overall baseline adherence by the degree of families' completion of food intake and activity records. Anything but high adherence during baseline was predictive of dropout, suggesting that this is a useful index for…

The dropout problem is growing at an alarming rate. In California educational clinics are being experimentally developed for use with dropout students. Describes the educational clinic planned for Grant Joint Union High School District. (MD)

Describes a dropout prevention program used for eight years in Joliet Township, Illinois, high schools. (MD)

A four-year follow-up study of underachieving college freshmen measured changes in the self-concept of those still in college and those who had dropped out. Significant differences generally favored college seniors. Findings also indicate that dropping out of college may be a positive experience. (Author)

This report examines early school leaving in Australia. It draws in the most recent and extensive set of national data in early school leavers. It focuses on students who leave school before the beginning of Year 11 using a national representative longitudinal survey of Australian youth who were in Year 9 in 1995. The first part of the…