In this follow-up study, which was designed to expand the knowledge of the causative factors in apprenticeship drop-out and test the validity of the findings of the previous study, a random sample of 20 cancelled apprentices who had dropped from the apprenticeship program since January 1966, was matched with 20 apprentices who had completed the…

This study sought to determine what effect the utilization of a penalty or no-penalty drop policy would have on retention of students at Pasadena City College. It was found that there was a significant difference both in grades received and the retention of students as a result of the adoption of a 16 week no-penalty drop policy at the college.…

Four brief reports of the 1968 Educational Commission are presented: an account of drop-outs at universities and colleges; an investigation of trend in social distribution of students at universities and colleges during expansion of education in postwar period; illustrations of mobility and interchangeability on labor market of persons with higher…

This paper analyzes (1) the reasons for not attending school given by dropouts from community colleges; (2) the situation of college graduates and the degree of their satisfaction compared with that of dropouts; and (3) the profile of the college dropout. Self-administered questionnaires were sent to college students who failed to register in…

The author critically examines the empirical base of Boshier's congruence model and related instruments, the Education Participation Scale and the Personality and Educational Environment Scale. He raises questions concerning the appropriateness of the model to explain participation and dropout from adult education. (Author/CH)

The author examined school district reports on the dropout problem from several large urban school systems, looking specifically at the definition of dropout, information collection procedures, and the method used to determine the dropout rate. The need for greater consistency in such reports is discussed. (MT)

The Northern California Research Project on Student Attrition, or NORCAL, represents the cooperative effort of 22 junior colleges. The purposes of the project are to identify school dropouts, reasons for their withdrawing, and possible solutions for some of the problems. (BB)

This investigation of reasons for adult student dropout suggests that only a minority of students blame the school for their withdrawal from the course. The author argues, however, that there are measures which should be taken to retain students. (Author/SK)

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)

Responses from Australian reentry students (1233 of 2278) and 66 of 80 institutions were used to develop a profile of dropout characteristics, living conditions, employment status, and reasons for reentry. Improved data collection on dropouts, a preventive focus in grades 10-11, and adoption of innovative reentry program practices were…

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.…

Introduces this special issue of the journal, describing the psychological scholarship that must underlie efforts of school psychologists to assist in drop-out prevention. Describes the complex understanding of high school completion that emerged from the Interdivisional Task Force on School Dropout Prevention, and the implications this has for…

The main aim of this study was to gain a better understanding of why students abandon their studies, or perform less well than expected given their high school grades, and to develop predictive models that can help identify those students most at-risk at the time they enter college. This will allow teachers and those responsible for student…