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Download full textKnepper, Gary – 1988
This document reports on the second year of operation of Project ARJO: Academic Recovery through Job Opportunity, a program developed by Sandy Union High School District #2 in Sandy, Oregon under a Title VI Excellence in Education grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The primary objective of Project ARJO is the academic recovery of…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educationally Disadvantaged
Iannucilli, Mary – 1989
Vocational education has a significant role to play in dropout prevention because studies show a positive correlation between involvement in vocational education and school completion. Students involved in vocational education are more likely to be involved in school-sponsored activities that help them shape goals for themselves and the future.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Choice, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Stern, David – 1986
The costly supplemental or alternative programs that combat chronic school failure and continued high dropout rates are not always effective for the following reasons: (1) students do not always find out which programs are available, and (2) if no suitable program is available, there is usually no one responsible for trying to create one. People…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Educational Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
Massey, Sara R.; Crosby, Jeanie – 1982
In 1979 a program was initiated at the Georges Valley High School in Thomaston, Maine, to identify high risk students who would be likely to drop out of high school and then to design and implement a program for ninth grade students that would motivate them to stay in school. A subsequent review of the impact of the program on its participants…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Experiential Learning, High Risk Students
Collins, Thomas R.; McMaster, Anne – 1980
In Spring 1980, a study was conducted at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to determine selected information about students who indicated during Fall semester registration that they intended to return the following Spring, but who failed to do so. One aspect of the study involved a comparison of returning and non-returning students with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Brown, Kenneth G. – 1980
Dropout rates were investigated with a special emphasis on comparing loan users with users of other forms of aid. Differences in dropout rates for students in the following groups were analyzed: loans only, loans in combination with other aid, other aid only, and aid from families only. Using analysis of variance the following variables were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Larter, Sylvia; Gershman, Janis – 1979
CONTACT is an alternative school program for dropout students who return, and for students who do not benefit from a regular secondary school program. Presented are a history of CONTACT school, a study design, a description of how student needs are identified, and a section on the evaluation instruments. Study results attempt to answer questions…
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
JOHNSON, RONALD W. – 1967
DURING THE 1966 SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE NEW BRUNSWICK DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR CONDUCTED A STUDY OF THE HIGH DROPOUT RATE AMONG THE 2,673 APPRENTICES IN THE PROVINCE. THE PURPOSE WAS TO FIND AN ADEQUATE SELECTION METHOD FOR TRAINEES. DATA FROM EXISTING FILES AND FROM A QUESTIONNAIRE FILLED IN BY FORMER EMPLOYERS AND DISTRICT SUPERVISORS WERE…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Age, Apprenticeships, Aptitude Tests
Campbell, Cal – 1980
The ability to estimate a student's chances of dropping out should be of value to advisors counseling entering freshman. Students who had been college freshmen in the fall of 1978 and who did not enroll for the fall of 1979 (N=111), and a random sample of students (N=509) continuing their education in the fall of 1979 completed questionnaires…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Background, College Choice, College Environment
Bannerman, James W. – 1979
Reasons why students withdrew from Southern Technical Institute were examined through a survey of 721 dropouts. A total of 257 responses were received and the reasons given by the students were classified as societal or nonsocietal. In this study, societal factors are defined as those elements of influence that are external to the institution. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Rebell, Michael A. – 1975
This paper on the legal rights and remedies of high school dropouts and potential dropouts is a study of the plight of the substantial number of students who drop out of the New York public school system before considering high school graduation. Further, it questions the availability of legal rights to students and parents. Three sections…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Civil Rights, Court Litigation, Dropout Programs
McClelland, David C. – 1968
This pilot project sought to determine if instruction in achievement motivation would help potential dropouts to complete their schooling. Subjects were tenth grade students in a suburban Boston high school. A one-week residential course during winter and spring vacations was taken by one group of six boys and a second group of four. Equated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement, Course Content, Dropout Attitudes
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. – 1968
The study, which compares a group of high school dropouts to a group of lowest quintile graduates, shows similarity in most areas of comparison regarding academic ability, character traits and family background. Findings show that the decision to drop out is based on a complex network of reasons with the problem of poor attendance most often cited…
Descriptors: Curriculum Problems, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Harter, Donald – 1969
A questionnaire survey was made of 364 State University of New York (SUNY) correspondence course dropouts. Responses came from 187. College credit, career related skills, self-improvement, and certification or college degree requirements had been the leading motives for enrolling; major reasons for discontinuing involved instructors and…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Age Differences, Analysis of Variance, Correspondence Study
Lucas, Isidro – 1971
This study found indications of high percentages of dropouts among Chicago Puerto Ricans; their educational problems seemed similar to those of other Spanish-speaking pupils in the urban situation. The dropout count carried out revealed a rate of 71.2 percent for Puerto Rican pupils who had received a substantial portion of their education in the…
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
