This book provides a synthesis of wide-ranging research on student attrition at American colleges and universities and outlines actions that institutions can and should take to reduce attrition. The key to effective retention is shown to lie in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and…

This document consists of a report on the Minor Field Studies (MFS) program of the Swedish International Development Authority (SIDA) and contains two MFS papers by teacher trainees at the Malmo School of Education in Sweden. The papers presented are "Drop-outs in Orissa," by Elisabeth Rosen, and "Education in India: A Study of…

A 1971 study of Chicano dropout students in the University of California's Educational Opportunity Program found that Chicanos fail because they lack fundamental knowledge about how to operate in the institutions's system. Recommendations are made. (ND)

This paper proposes a longitudinal study of Eastern Massachusetts secondary students from two culturally diverse locations beginning in the fall of 1986 and ending with their high school graduations in 1991 and 1992. After discussing dropout prevention strategies, the paper offers the following justification for the study: By following these…

AN INTERVIEW WAS CONDUCTED INVOLVING 50 BOYS (37 WHITE AND 13 NEGRO) UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WHO LEFT SCHOOL AND WERE HAVING DIFFICULTY OBTAINING OR KEEPING JOBS. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT WAS TO DISCOVER THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARD SCHOOL LIFE, AUTHORITIES AND PARENTS AS WELL AS THEIR PERSONAL ASPIRATIONS AND PROBLEMS. IN RESPONSE TO A SERIES OF…

DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 A CONCERTED EFFORT WAS MADE TO CURB THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURN TO SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH COVERED ONLY TWO SUMMER MONTHS, MIGHT BE CLASSIFIED AS PROMOTIONAL, COUNSELING, REMEDIAL, PREVENTIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL. METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND…

THIS CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN AUGUST 1964 TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION IN THE AREA OF COLLEGE ATTRITION. APPROXIMATELY 25 PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED FROM VARIOUS DISCIPLINES. SELECTED PROCEEDINGS WERE REPORTED. PART ONE TOPICS WERE INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES, WARNING SIGNS OF THE DROPOUT, AVENUES OF PREVENTION, AIDS FOR DROPOUTS, AND…

Colleges have become aware of two kinds of losses of students: those who enroll and drop out before completing the semester and those who might be called registration drop-outs. The three colleges of the Los Rios Community College District have shared that concern. Therefore, an approach has been made to the problem of the registration drop-out…

To analyze selected demographic and psychometric characteristics of dropouts and graduates from vocational training at a comprehensive rehabilitation center, nearly 600 dropouts and graduates of the Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Center were studied. Five variables were found to be useful in predicting dropouts: (1) preselected training goal upon…

This report is concerned with young men in their late teens. In particular, it deals with patterns of change, and stability, which can be linked to family, high school, and post-high school environment. The work had two intended functions and aims: 1) to provide information relevant to public policy decisions, and 2) to make a contribution to…

Analysis of data from four courses shows that (1) female open learning students complete their courses more often than male counterparts, (2) open learning students who register at certain campuses complete their courses more often than students who register at others, and (3) students who complete and return assigned questionnaires are more…

Attempts to define the causes and implications of the failure of schools to educate fully a significant number of students from lower and middle class backgrounds and the failure of these students to absorb what the schools offer. Focuses on absenteeism and the dropout problem. Also examines past efforts to meet these problems in order to appraise…

The author considers the effect of raising school standards on the dropout rate. Research related to dropout prevention programs is reviewed in order to identify charactertistics of effective programs. The West German system of early student differentiation is examined. (MT)

Reviews findings on factors that predict dropping out and relates these to recent recommendations for raising school standards. Identifies the adverse effects these standards might have on potential dropouts and discusses some ways of circumventing the negative consequences. Proposes an agenda for simultaneously raising standards and addressing…

Examines dropouts from U.S. high schools, with particular attention to gender, social class, and race/ethnicity. Considers dropping out as a critique of education and labor market conditions and looks at the portrayal of dropouts in the popular, social science, and teacher preparation literature. Examines a group of dropouts in New York City.(CMG)