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Download full textGaustad, Joan – 1991
An overview of issues and problems in identifying and predicting dropouts is presented in this Digest. The topics discussed are as follows: factors associated with dropping out; defining and calculating dropouts; problems in prediction; the usefulness of current prediction models; and suggestions for improving prediction. The recommendation is…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Scales, Harry H. – J Educ Res, 1969
A survey of 194 California high schools.
Descriptors: Counseling, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1965
Information about the dropout problem in Iowa (in 1963-64) is presented in this document. This state-wide survey sought to determine the number of dropouts and their reasons for leaving school, to explore dropout rehabilitation possibilities, and to develop methods for early identification of potential dropouts. Data are reported in a number of…
Descriptors: Data, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Direct linkVelez, William; Saenz, Rogelio – School Psychology Quarterly, 2001
The Latino population continues to have extremely high dropout rates compared to other racial and ethnic groups. This trend is particularly disturbing given the major demographic changes currently under way in this country, with a disproportionate share of the current and future growth of the U.S. population due to the Latino population. Failure…
Descriptors: Racial Differences, Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Hispanic American Students
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1981
A Minnesota study examined the secondary school dropout problem from the perspective of both the education system and the employment/training system. Findings from a pilot study involving 24 public secondary schools and the 24 counterpart Comprehensive Employment and Training Act agencies were compared with information from national and state…
Descriptors: Coordination, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Curley, Theodore J.; And Others – 1971
During the school year 1969-1970 Quincy Public Schools in Massachusetts, a community of 90,000 adjacent to Boston, conducted an intensive investigation of all students leaving school for reasons other than transfer to another educational institution and death. Interviews with these students, their parents and an exhaustive analysis of school…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Peer reviewedMann, Dale – Teachers College Record, 1986
The author presents an overview of the dropout problem, pointing out that what is really a diverse set of problems requires multiple approaches. (MT)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Secondary Education
Harris, Donald F. – Monday Morning, 1971
Teacher describes eight of his students who left school. (RT)
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, Grade 9
Peer reviewedMahood, Wayne – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
Profiles a dropout, or "pushout," notes the social costs of such people, and outlines some steps that can be taken to retain potential dropouts and pushouts, including individualizing instruction, identifying handicapping conditions, and observing student rights. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Secondary Education
HICKMAN, RALPH C. – 1967
A THREE-YEAR SUMMER SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND POTENTIAL DROPOUTS IS DESCRIBED. EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON--(1) SELF-ANALYSIS LEADING TO NEW ATTITUDES, (2) IMPROVED MASTERY OF ENGLISH, READING, MATH, AND STUDY SKILLS, (3) A SUCCESSFUL EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE WHICH INCREASES STUDENT CONFIDENCE, AND (4) A PROFESSIONAL STAFF WHICH IS…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Stedron, Jennifer M.; Shah, Tajel; Bautsch, Brenda; Martin, Patricia; Deye, Sunny; Bailey, Lamar; Handel, Stephen J.; Vasavada, Natasha; Shen, Yilan; Exstrom, Michelle; Shelton, Sara; Santiago, Helen; Bell, Julie Davis; Quin, Bradley J.; Baum, Sandy; Bell, Julie Davis; Sturtevant, Anne; Bautsch, Brenda; Williams, Ronald; Kerouac, Pamela; Badolato, Vincent – College Board Advocacy & Policy Center, 2010
There are formidable challenges at every level of the system that confront students who aspire to enroll and succeed in college. In 2007, the College Board formed the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education to study the educational pipeline as a single continuum and identify solutions to increase the number of students who…
Descriptors: Public Policy, State Action, State Legislation, State Surveys
Monrad, Maggie – National High School Center, 2007
The high school dropout problem is a crisis for the United States, in part because it impacts not only individuals and their education, but also because the economic and social costs are so dramatic. This fact sheet highlights the problem of dropout prevention facing America's high schools today. It provides information on the students most likely…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, High School Students, Social Influences
Hodgson, David – Issues in Educational Research, 2007
This paper is concerned with research into early school leaving. A narrative interview approach was used to document and analyse the experiences, processes and decisions that a small sample of boys made prior to leaving school, in this case, before completing year 10 and 11. Data collected in 2004 indicate that schools along with students…
Descriptors: Dropout Research, Dropouts, Dropout Characteristics, Interviews
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1980
Growing concern over the high percentage of students leaving the Oregon public schools before graduation led to this study, which attempted to determine the activities and plans of early leavers and their reasons for leaving school. Telephone interviews were conducted with leavers in September 1980 in five geographic regions of the state.…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
HOYT, K.B.; VAN DYKE, L.A. – 1958
THE OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT WERE TO IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF DROPOUTS AND OF PUPILS WHO PERSIST IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS, AND TO IDENTIFY THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SCHOOLS WITH HIGH AND LOW HOLDING POWER. INFORMATION WAS GATHERED FROM APPROXIMATELY 73 SCHOOLS OR 10 PERCENT OF THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN IOWA. THE STUDY CONSIDERED THE INDIVIDUAL…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts
