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De Jung, John E. – 1988
Reducing absences is the most readily available strategy that high schools have for reducing the number of dropouts. A sample of approximately 2,000 students who entered three Oregon urban high schools in the Fall of 1983 or 1984 was studied in order to establish criteria for identifying students who were at-risk of not graduating. The group was…
Descriptors: Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
De Pauw, Julie – OSSC Bulletin, 1987
This report provides information about current research on at-risk students and describes the development of an at-risk program in an Oregon school district. After a preface and introduction, chapter 1 reviews current literature on students who are considered at risk of school failure. Issues explored include (1) student characteristics, (2)…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Educational Philosophy