THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE IN THE BLOOMINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT THE DROPOUT RATE, DROPOUT CHARACTERISTICS, AND WHAT HAPPENS TO THE STUDENT AFTER HE DROPS OUT. THE DATA IS DESIGNED TO BE USED TO DETERMINE WAYS TO REDUCE THE DROPOUT RATE. THE BLOOMINGTON DROPOUT RATE IS HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL DROPOUT RATE BECAUSE GENERAL…

A RESEARCH PROJECT LOCATED AT PINE RIDGE RESERVATION, SOUTH DAKOTA, INVESTIGATED CULTURAL DISHARMONY, LACK OF MOTIVE AND APPEALING CURRICULA, AND PRESERVATION OF INTENSITY. STUDY SHOWED THAT DROP-OUTS AMONG SIOUX CHILDREN USUALLY OCCUR BECAUSE OF TROUBLES WITH OTHER INDIANS, NOT BECAUSE OF TEACHERS OR ADMINISTRATORS. PROBLEMS IN SIOUX EDUCATION…

SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF FARM AND NONFARM YOUTHS WERE ANALYZED. THE 1960 POPULATION CENSUS SUPPLIED THE DATA. A SUMMARY OF RESULTS FOLLOWS--(1) DROPOUT RATES FOR YOUTH 16 TO 17 AND 18 TO 19 YEARS OF AGE WERE LOWEST IN URBAN AREAS AND HIGHEST IN RURAL-NONFARM AREAS, (2) URBAN-RURAL DIFFERENCES IN ESTIMATED…

THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS STATISTICAL DATA OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND SCHOOL HOLDING POWER IN NEVADA. THE DATA ARE BASED ON RECORDS SUBMITTED BY ALL NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING PUPILS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 DURING THE SCHOOL YEARS 1963-64 AND 1964-65. THESE DATA INCLUDE AGE, GRADE, SEX, ETHNIC GROUPING, CAUSAL FACTORS FOR LEAVING, ACHIEVEMENT,…

Although there is currently great emphasis placed on high school completion, it should be recognized that the credential value of the diploma has diminished over the past 59 years. The diploma has become the minimum prerequisite for a job but offers no surety of employment. The problem of the dropout is far more complex than whether or not he…

This literature review examines the retention problem and applies conclusions to Hofstra University. The conclusions drawn from the various studies indicate: (1) There are many kinds of dropouts; each group should be defined operationally, as clearly as possible. (2) Although techniques for data analysis have become more consistent, it has become…

This prognostic or identification instrument is the original 34-item rating scale used in the validity study reported in TM 000 189. Its purpose is to identify dropout-prone high school students, particularly Appalachian adolescents. It is designed to be self-rating for all students who can read at or above the fifth grade level and to be easily…

The purpose of this successful experimental program at the College of San Mateo was to determine whether active participation in an individualized instructional program such as the Learning Center would be related to a lower level of attrition of first-time freshmen who are identified as high probability dropouts. Forty-nine potential dropout…

Conducted as part of a continuing effort to understand the nature of persistence and withdrawal at Southwestern College, this study focused on the student who signs up for classes, is active on the census date, but completely withdraws from school before the end of the semester. The study provides the following: (1) the descriptive statistics, the…

To understand student attrition, Mercer County Community College has developed a complementary information system based on: (1) a computerized tracking system following enrollment patterns by semester of entering class; (2) surveys of the nonreturning student populations each semester; and (3) retrieval of demographic and biographic…

A survey was conducted to determine the characteristics and opinions of the non-persisting students at Moraine Valley Community College. A random sample of 500 non-persisting students was selected, with equal numbers of full-time and part-time ex-students. Separate questionnaires were used for non-persisting full-time and non-persisting part-time…

A dropout and flunk-out rate of 50% during the freshman year is occurring in many large municipal institutions of higher education, especially those operating under an open admission policy. This high rate of attrition is felt to be due, in part, to the fact that students entering college under open admissions policies often do not have the basic…

AN ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED FROM STUDENT REGISTRATION CARDS AND THE FORMULATION OF A STUDENT QUESTIONNAIRE CONSTITUTE THE FIRST PART OF A THREE-STAGE LONG-RANGE RESEARCH PROJECT TO EVALUATE A UNIVERSITY CORRESPONDENCE STUDY PROGRAM. THE DATA ANALYSIS DESCRIBES THE POPULATION OF CORRESPONDENCE STUDENTS IN TERMS OF RELEVANT INDIVIDUAL AND SOCIAL…

Fluctuations in financial and enrollment conditions have caused the faculty at Cerritos College (California) to be periodically subjected to intense pressure and to be held responsible for high student withdrawal rates, alternating with periods of administrative indifference. Concomitantly, college policy on non-punitive student course withdrawal…

This booklet contains a number of tables that summarize data on the employment and educational status of Philadelphia high school dropouts as of September 1975. Data for the survey were gathered through questionnaires completed by 1,306 individuals who dropped out of high school during the 1974-75 school year. Also included are several tables that…