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Walleri, R. Dan – 1981
This five-part report provides background for a research design for the study of student attrition and retention in the community college. After Part I introduces the larger study of high risk students for which this paper was prepared, Part II defines the concepts of retention and attrition with respect to the attainment of student objectives…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Colleges, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
Poole, Millicent E.; Low, B. C. – 1981
The purpose of this study was to examine the major determinants of the "staying" and "leaving" process for samples of Melbourne (Australia) male and female adolescents. Sixty attitudinal statements were obtained from 796 adolescents and factor analysed. The subset of independent variables, together with a set of personality and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Adolescents, Discriminant Analysis, Dropout Research
Illinois State Board of Vocational Education and Rehabilitation, Springfield. – 1966
A 3-YEAR COOPERATIVE SUPERVISED JOB TRAINING PROGRAM WAS INITIATED TO STUDY THE EFFECTS OF SUPERVISED JOB TRAINING ON LOW ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS AND PERSONS WHO HAD DEFINITE NEEDS FOR VOCATIONAL PREPAREDNESS IMMEDIATELY UPON LEAVING SCHOOL. FOUR SCHOOLS FROM THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN THE PILOT PROGRAMS -- ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL, MAINE…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, High Schools, Low Achievement
SLOAN, DENVER – 1965
TO DETERMINE WHY ONE-THIRD OF THE STUDENTS ENROLLING IN CORRESPONDENCE WORK DURING ANY CALENDAR YEAR DO NOT COMPLETE THE COURSES AND TO ELICIT SUGGESTIONS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF DROPOUTS AND CANCELLATIONS, QUESTIONNAIRES WERE MAILED TO 762 CORRESPONDENCE STUDY DROPOUTS. DATA FROM THE 135 QUESTIONNAIRES RETURNED ARE TABULATED IN THIS STUDY.…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, College Students, Correspondence Study, Dropout Prevention
SAVITZKY, CHARLES – 1964
EMPHASIS WAS PLACED ON STRENGHTENING INSTRUCTIONAL PLANS BY DEVELOPMENT OF SPECIAL RESOURCE MATERIALS AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF COORDINATORS TO CONSULT MORE FREQUENTLY WITH SUBJECT TEACHERS TO PLAN COOPERATIVELY FOR THE PROGRESS OF STUDENTS. STEP REMAINED EFFECTIVE IN MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO CONTINUE THEIR SCHOOLING TO GRADUATION, AS WELL AS IN…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Employment Opportunities
Howell, Lloyd R.; And Others – 1979
Demographic, academic, and other college-related characteristics of the persisting and nonpersisting students at Old Dominion University were investigated during a one-year period from fall 1976 to fall 1977. Information was collected from the student master registration file for a study population of 11,637 undergraduates. The students ranged in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Housing, Demography, Dropout Characteristics
Kantor, Jeffrey E.; And Others – 1979
As part of a multiphase study on male and female student attitudes towards Air Force technical training and the relationship between those attitudes and student performance, the 121-item Technical Training Student Survey (TTSS) was administered to 12,666 technical training students. The attitudes of students from high attrition courses were…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Enlisted Personnel, Graduation
ODELL, WILLIAM R. – 1967
A RATIONALE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE EFFECTIVE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OF LOW ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WAS DEVELOPED FROM AN ANALYSIS OF 13 HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN 10 SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS WHERE THE RICHMOND PRE-ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM WAS UNDER OPERATION. EXPERIMENTAL EFFORTS WERE MADE TO ESTABLISH SHOP-CENTERED TEAM…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Evaluation, Dropout Prevention, High School Students
Botterbusch, Karl F. – 1974
This study investigated the effects of high and low need achievement, individual vs. group test adminstration, and potential dropout and nonpotential dropout on the Manual Dexterity Aptitude of the General Aptitude Test Battery. Following the administration of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), 120 high school males were assigned to one of…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, High School Students
Bertrand, Alvin L.; Smith, Marion B. – 1960
The purpose of this study was to identify and explain factors which account for rural youths having lower attendance records and lower educational attainment than urban youths. The major objectives were: (1) to determine the factors affecting the school attendance and attainment of rural youths; (2) to determine the life aspirations of rural…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Aspiration, Attendance
Patton, Stanley R. – 1969
This document contains a design for creating an educational data bank of pupil personnel information. The specific information that should be collected and maintained in such an updatable data bank is described in detail. The document provides instructions on interpretation of this data for (1) predicting approximate percentages of students who…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
Eash, Maurice J. – 1970
The results of a comprehensive curriculum evaluation of the Christian Action Ministry (CAM) Academy, which was founded to help black dropouts complete their high school education and secure college placement are reported. The CAM Academy requested the assistance of the University of Illinois in undertaking a comprehensive curriculum evaluation to…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Education, Church Programs, College Students
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Ostman, Ronald E.; Wagner, Graham A. – Distance Education, 1987
Describes a survey of 724 management students in New Zealand's Technical Correspondence Institute which was conducted to determine whether the introduction of educational technologies could decrease the dropout rate. The multiple linear regression model that was used to analyze the questionnaire responses is presented, and predictor variables are…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Correspondence Study, Developed Nations, Dropout Prevention
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between summer 1992 and spring 1994. Between 1992 and 1994, 13.7% of the 175,000 course enrollments resulted in official withdrawals, representing a 0.4% decrease in withdrawals from the 1990-1992 cohort. An analysis of these…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research
Van Scoyoc, Nancy – 1996
The Leadership Education Adventure Partnership (LEAP) is a program of For Love of Children in Washington, D.C., that aims to turn the lives of at-risk adolescents toward healthy development and a productive future. Beginning at age 10, LEAP involves youth in wilderness adventure activities that help them discover their strengths and develop…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Community Cooperation, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Prevention
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