A multiple discriminate analysis of student role orientations as related to college dropouts yielded a significant function which indicated that defaulters and successful persisters as distinguished from probation persisters and dismissals have stronger preferences for social development and vocational behavior, moderate interest in academic,…

Cites examples of several vocational education programs which have been improved recently through school-industry cooperation. (RH)

Compared data on individuals (N=23) who dropped out of postdivorce adjustment counseling groups with those who completed the programs (N=57). Results showed that dropouts had more children, less income and increased length of separation from spouse. Proposes guidelines to assist counselors in the screening process for divorce groups. (WAS)

In Birmingham, Alabama, more all White and all Black neighborhoods were found in 1977 than in 1970. White population increased where the prospect of having Black neighbors was low and housing units were increasing in number, whereas Black population increased in neighborhoods decreasing in terms of numbers of housing units. (Author/GC)

A comparison of forty-one patients in a psychiatric outpatient department identified as college dropouts and a matched group of patients who had never attended college showed a trend suggesting some difference in occupational status, but no significant statistical differences with respect to psychiatric diagnostic categories. (MB)

Focus groups and interviews gathered professional opinions about why students leave nursing; results were formulated into a questionnaire administered to 32 students in a three-round Delphi. Factors contributing to attrition included theory-practice gap, university-clinical site relationships, unmet expectations, stress, and not feeling valued.…

Draws on the Common Core of Data (CCD; National Center for Education Statistics) to present information on the number and percentage of students dropping out or completing school (among states that reported dropouts) for school years 1989-1999 and 1999-2000. Discusses differences between CCD and Current Population Survey dropout statistics. (SLD)

Discussion of the problem of student procrastination in distance education focuses on interviews with administrators and professors in two distance education programs. Perceived reasons for student attrition and noncompletion are described, and the concept of procrastination as a cause for noncompletion of courses is discussed. (12 references)…

Examines losses--financial, personal, and more--suffered by the university, the student, and the profession when a minority student nurse drops out. Suggests possibilities to prevent such attrition. (Editor/JOW)

For some youth, schools provide more structure and stability than any other source. Project Pioneer, a pilot project at a Wichita (Kansas) high school, helps create a support base for high risk youths entering high school. Success depends on extensive staff training and close counseling for potential dropouts. (MLH)

Keeping all adolescents in high school longer will not necessarily solve illiteracy, crime, and unemployment problems. Dropout prevention programs are already on a collision course with demands for higher promotion and graduation standards. What urban dropouts need is to exchange city slums for a revised version of the Civilian Conservation Corps,…