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Download full textCain, Sylvester H.; Whalen, Barbara A. – 1977
This report, the seventh in a series, presents national adult basic education (ABE) and secondary level education statistics compiled from the annual reports submitted by the States and other areas receiving federal funds for ABE programs. The statistics cover enrollments, student characteristics, completions, separations, teachers, classroom…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Demography, Dropouts
Cain, Sylvester H.; Whalen, Barbara A. – 1978
This report, the eighth in a series, presents national adult basic education (ABE) and secondary level education statistics compiled from the annual reports submitted by the States and other areas receiving federal funds for ABE programs. The statistics cover enrollments, student characteristics, completions, separations, teachers, classroom…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Annual Reports, Demography, Dropouts
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1978
Part of a series on student flow in the seven Hawaii community colleges, this report analyzes fall 1975 entering students in their fifth semester. Of a total of 8,979 entering students in fall 1975, 2,342 were registered in fall 1977, and 1,844 had been continuously enrolled over the five semesters. The continuation rate from the previous semester…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, College Credits, Community Colleges, Demography
Asayehgn, Desta – 1979
Using the theory of correspondence and contradiction, the author analyzes the interaction between socioeconomic and educational changes in Ethiopia from 1942 to 1974. An introductory section sets forth the principles of correspondence and contradiction, which refer to how the means of economic production determine conditions in the noneconomic…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Access to Education, Activism, Dropout Rate
Dennison, John D.; And Others – 1981
In Fall 1980, a follow-up survey was conducted of students who had graduated, withdrawn from or otherwise left career/technical programs at British Columbia's 14 community colleges and institute of technology. The study sought to determine: (1) why students undertook career/technical programs; (2) if and for what reasons students failed to…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Education Work Relationship
Instructional Development and Evaluation Associates, Inc., Berkeley, MI. – 1981
A study was conducted to determine the extent and nature on non-respondent bias in the follow-up survey in 1981 of Michigan secondary vocational education students from the class of 1980. The response rate to the annual survey has been approximately 76 percent in past years, yet there remains a significant non-response bias potential. This study,…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Data Collection, Dropout Research, Followup Studies
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Atlanta, GA. – 1981
The proceedings of a conference for administrators, faculty, and staff of developmental education programs are summarized. An introductory section outlines the history, development, and definition of developmental education in the United States and gives statistics on the number and percentage of various institution types reporting developmental…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, College Environment, Course Evaluation, Developmental Studies Programs
Tomala, Gail; Behuniak, Peter, Jr. – 1981
The pattern of changes in locus of control for college persisters and dropouts were examined over a three-year period, and differences between males and females were considered. Data on 6,608 students enrolled in four-year U.S. colleges were collected in 1973, 1974, and 1975. A repeated measures analysis of locus of control composite scores…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics
Leach, Ernest R. – 1979
The discipline of marketing, applied to higher education, has the potential for increasing enrollments, reducing attrition, and making college services more responsive to the needs of consumers. Faced with enrollments that were below projections, Prince George's Community College devised a four-stage marketing plan that focused on service,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Cost Effectiveness, Dropouts
Coballes-Vega, Carmen; And Others – Bilingual Education Paper Series, 1979
The purpose of this study of the Title VII (Bilingual Education) Fellowship Program was to verify the projected need for bilingual teacher trainers and to assess prior program effectiveness. A 6-item survey instrument was constructed and sent to project directors of 49 institutes of higher education (IHE) that had participated in the fellowship…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Dropouts, Employment Level, Enrollment Projections
LAFFEY, JAMES L. – 1968
A LISTING OF 143 IMPORTANT RESEARCH REPORTS COMPLETED ON READING AND CLOSELY RELATED TOPICS COVERING PRESCHOOL THROUGH COLLEGE AND ADULT YEARS IS PRESENTED. RELEVANT ISSUES OF "RESEARCH IN EDUCATION," THE "OFFICE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTS, 19656-65, RESUMES" (OE-12029, $1.75), AND "OFFICE OF EDUCATION RESEARCH REPORTS, 1956-65, INDEXES"…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Dropouts
HAMBURGER, MARTIN – 1965
A DESCRIPTIVE EVALUATION HAS BEEN MADE OF A NEW YORK CITY COOPERATIVE PROGRAM TO MOTIVATE POTENTIAL DROPOUTS AND TO PROVIDE THEM WITH SUPERVISED, PAID EMPLOYMENT AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE. THE BASIC STUDY SAMPLE WAS CONFINED TO GROUPS, BOYS AND GIRLS, IN FOUR PREDOMINANTLY NEGRO-PUERTO RICAN HIGH SCHOOLS IN NEW YORK CITY.…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Blacks, Control Groups, Cooperative Programs
National School Resource Network, Washington, DC. – 1980
The Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge (Massachusetts) has developed a School-Juvenile Court Liaison Program. Central to the effectiveness of this program is the appointment of a school staff member who fills the role of a liaison or "linking mechanism" between the school and court. The overall objective for the liaison is to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Advocacy, Delinquency Prevention, Dropout Prevention
Dennison, John D.; And Others – 1980
A study was commissioned by the British Columbia (BC) Ministry of Education to determine the number of students enrolled in transfer programs at the 14 BC community colleges who actually transfer to senior institutions. The study involved identifying all BC community college students (both full- and part-time) who were enrolled in transfer…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Educational Mobility
Hunter, Susanne; Kettle, Helen – 1979
The Kumtuks program, an alternative rehabilitation program established by the Vancouver School Board in 1976 for Native Indian students, is described. Kumtuks was established to retain students between grades 6 and 9 when the drop-out rate among Native Indian students is the highest. The results of the evaluation of the first two years (1976-78),…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Canada Natives, Continuation Students
