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Download full textLyke, Robert F. – 1988
Legislation is being considered to authorize grants from the Department of Education for dropout prevention programs, reentry demonstration programs, and high school programs for certain welfare recipients instead of mandatory work or job training. There is also a call for the use of Job Training Partnership Act Summer Youth Program funds to be…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Educational Policy
Ellison, Nolen M.; And Others – 1987
An overview is provided of problems and potential solutions associated with high dropout rates at community colleges. The first sections look at the extent and nature of the dropout problem, highlighting some of the causes of student discontinance, the costs to the individual and society, and the paradox of open access and student retention in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges
Dennis-Rounds, Jan – 1983
In spring 1983, a study was conducted at Cerritos College to gain a better understanding of students who dropped all of their classes. The study involved exit surveys administered as part of the official drop process, exit surveys used during the graduation check process, and an analysis of institutional data on the personal and academic…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Tichenor, Richard – 1988
In spring 1988, a survey was conducted of students who attended St. Louis Community College (SLCC) in fall 1987, did not graduate, and did not return for the spring semester. A questionnaire was mailed to 20% (N=2,270) of the fall 1987 non-returning students, requesting information on educational goals, attainment of or progress toward these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes
Fuller, Donald – 1984
This report presents results of a study conducted to obtain information on student retention and attrition at Gainesville Junior College (GJC). After introductory material discusses the college's problems in the areas of recruitment and retention, section I presents findings from a study of 1,053 of the 1,689 students taking course work at GJC in…
Descriptors: Black Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Coker, Richard; And Others – 1985
An analysis is provided of student retention and attrition at Gainesville Junior College (GJC). Section I presents background information on the college's service area and the characteristics of its students. Section II presents results of a study of 1,590 of 1,762 students enrolled at GJC in fall 1983. This section examines: (1) retention rates…
Descriptors: Black Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Kaeser, Susan C. – 1984
This guide to children out of school is addressed mainly, but not exclusively, to school districts, school personnel, and concerned citizens in the State of Ohio. The greatest focus is on the educator's role in assuring that all children are served and on finding solutions when school participation problems exist. The basic position on attendance…
Descriptors: Attendance, Board of Education Policy, Discipline Policy, Dropout Prevention
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1977
Ten Texas community colleges participated in a fall, l976, college withdrawal survey, yielding a total of 1,102 responses. Students classified as "illegal/undefined" majors accounted for 32% of withdrawals, followed by "university transfer/academic" majors (27%), "undecided" (21%), and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Databases, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Baker, William P.; Jensen, Henry C. – 1978
As the fifth in a series of follow-up studies conducted every five years by the East Side Union High School District, this report is of interest to educators concerned about the educational problems and progress of Mexican American and black minority groups. The study reflects a twenty year pattern of analysis of the status of Mexican American…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Martin, Donald L., Jr. – 1981
While the educational structure seems to meet the needs of most students, a small but significant minority does not see the need to complete high school. To improve the identification of potential dropouts and describe the differences between dropouts and persisters, 536 Kentucky high school students and dropouts were studied. An unexpected…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cohort Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Bean, John P. – 1981
A causal model to explain student attrition was tested at a major midwestern land-grant university with a sample of 1,513 full-time, unmarried freshmen who were 21 years old or younger. The causal model was reduced from 23 to 10 variables: an intent variable, three attitudinal variables, and two each of organizational, personal, and environmental…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Environment, College Freshmen, Decision Making
Beard, Samuel P., Jr.; And Others – 1978
This document describes a program developed and implemented in three Philadelphia schools for the purpose of reducing the number of dropouts at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels. A needs assessment of the three schools, a review of the related literature, and the objectives of the program are provided. Specific strategies…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Basic Skills, Discipline Policy
Atkins, Karen B. – 1979
A study was conducted in the Allied Health Division (AHD) at Spartanburg Technical College to determine the effects of an Orientation-Advising (O-A) Program on the rate of student attrition. The O-A Program consisted of one all-day orientation and advising session, and individual advising sessions with counselors and faculty members throughout the…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
MOSS, DORIS; RICHARDSON, ROBERT – 1967
A STUDY WAS MADE OF STUDENTS WHO DISCONTINUED ATTENDANCE IN THE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION COURSES PROVIDED BY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE BRONX, MANHATTAN, BROOKLYN, AND QUEENS. DATA WERE GATHERED BY INTERVIEW OR SCHOOL FILES ON 306 PERSONS--167 NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING, PRIMARILY PUERTO RICANS, AND 139 NATIVE BORN, LARGELY NEGRO. MOST OF THE DROPOUTS WERE…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Age Groups, Blacks
Reilly, Rosa Delgadillo – 1976
The study determined the causes for the high dropout rate of Chicano students in Nampa School District 131. In the spring of 1976, a questionnaire was designed and administered to 17 male and 23 female Mexican Americans who had dropped out within the last 5 years (1971-76) and who resided within the school district's boundaries. The questionnaire…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
