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Lewis, Joe; Basford, Letitia – National Youth-At-Risk Journal, 2020
In this paper, the authors examine how a charter high school in a large upper-Midwest city is successfully serving students who have not succeeded in the traditional school system and are in danger of experiencing the school-to-prison pipeline. The school accomplishes this through its enactment of five key qualities: (1) a casual, family-like…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, High Schools, Dropout Prevention, High School Students
Chan, Wing Yi; Kuperminc, Gabriel P.; Seitz, Scot; Wilson, Christyl; Khatib, Nadim – Youth & Society, 2020
This study examined the association between participation in a school-based group-mentoring program (Project Arrive) and academic outcomes in a group of ninth-grade students who had been identified as at high risk of high-school dropout (n = 239). Comparison participants were ninth-grade students with similar levels of risk (n = 980). Using…
Descriptors: Mentors, Grade 9, At Risk Students, Dropout Prevention
Nada, Cosmin I.; Santos, Sofia A.; Macedo, Eunice; Araújo, Helena C. – Educational Review, 2020
In the last 20 years, Early School Leaving (ESL) in Portugal has registered a significant decrease. In order to understand the reasons for this trend towards improvement, this paper conducts an analysis of anti-ESL measures implemented in diverse educational institutions. The main objective is to understand how mainstream and alternative education…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Herrera, Kim; Sagers, Jerri; Voorhies, Leah – Utah State Board of Education, 2020
This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee to report on the Board's strategic efforts to address counseling services in schools as specified in House Bill 81, School Counselor Services, from the 2019 General Session. This report discusses the implementation of R277-464, School Counselor Direct and Indirect Services, and work the…
Descriptors: School Counseling, Counseling Services, College Readiness, Career Readiness
Ciffolilli, Andrea; Donlevy, Vicki; Sennett, James; Georgallis, Marianna – European Commission, 2020
Investing in education and training for all is a key priority for the European Union (EU). The importance of education and training, in order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, is recognised in the Europe 2020 strategy, with two of its headline targets focusing specifically on education and training. The European Pillar of Social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Dropout Prevention, Equal Education
Sarnquist, Clea; Sinclair, Jake; Omondi Mboya, Benjamin; Langat, Nickson; Paiva, Lee; Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie; Golden, Neville H.; Maldonado, Yvonne A.; Baiocchi, Michael T. – Health Education & Behavior, 2017
Purpose: To evaluate the effect of behavioral, empowerment-focused interventions on the incidence of pregnancy-related school dropout among girls in Nairobi's informal settlements. Method: Retrospective data on pregnancy-related school dropout from two cohorts were analyzed using a matched-pairs quasi-experimental design. The primary outcome was…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Pregnant Students, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
Can, Ertug; Aktas, Fatma Oya; Arpacioglu, Isil Tuzun – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
In Turkey, nearly 400.000 higher education students have left university education in the last 3 years. This figure is an indication of a negative situation. Turkey is in the first place in terms of school dropout rates within the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). After completing primary and secondary education and passing the necessary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, College Students, Dropout Characteristics
Arnold, Christopher; Baker, Tracey – Trentham Books, 2017
This book describes an initiative that has proved effective in keeping more young people from dropping out of education, training or employment. The authors present case studies based on in-depth interviews with participants from five widely divergent European countries--the UK, Spain, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Ireland--which illustrate the…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Case Studies, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Thumiki, Venkat Ram Raj – International Journal of Higher Education, 2019
Main reasons for student dropout from higher education may be low academic performance, poor socialization skills, low confidence levels, busy social life and financial issues. As students' dropout from higher education has been rising, there is a need to understand this problem for finding suitable solutions. Research objectives for this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Dropouts, Stopouts
Berens, Johannes; Schneider, Kerstin; Gortz, Simon; Oster, Simon; Burghoff, Julian – Journal of Educational Data Mining, 2019
To successfully reduce student attrition, it is imperative to understand what the underlying determinants of attrition are and which students are at risk of dropping out. We develop an early detection system (EDS) using administrative student data from a state and private university to predict student dropout as a basis for a targeted…
Descriptors: Risk Management, At Risk Students, Dropout Prevention, College Students
Christie, S. Thomas; Jarratt, Daniel C.; Olson, Lukas A.; Taijala, Taavi T. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2019
Schools across the United States suffer from low on-time graduation rates. Targeted interventions help at-risk students meet graduation requirements in a timely manner, but identifying these students takes time and practice, as warning signs are often context-specific and reflected in a combination of attendance, social, and academic signals…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, At Risk Students, Artificial Intelligence, Decision Support Systems
Fox, Michelle Margit – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This case study examined the initial implementation of an Early Warning Intervention System (EWIS) across three comprehensive high schools in a large suburban school district in Washington State using both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. The purpose of the study was two-fold: to determine the extent to which the initial application of…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, At Risk Students, High School Students, Suburban Schools
Holen, Solveig; Lødding, Berit; Helgøy, Ingrid; Homme, Anne Dåsvatn – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2020
Despite great attention and numerous efforts across countries to reduce school dropout, it remains a persistent challenge. One such initiative, named New Possibilities, launched by the Norwegian Ministry in 2010, was a nationwide, flexible program aimed at providing intensive training to poor achievers during the last months of 10th grade, before…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Secondary School Students, Educational Attainment
McCabe, Julie; Dupéré, Véronique; Dion, Eric; Thouin, Éliane; Archambault, Isabelle; Dufour, Sarah; Denault, Anne-Sophie; Leventhal, Tama; Crosnoe, Robert – Applied Developmental Science, 2020
This study describes policies and practices implemented in 12 high schools (Quebec, Canada) that more or less effectively leveraged extracurricular activities (ECA) to prevent dropout among vulnerable students. Following an explanatory sequential mixed design, three school profiles ("Effective," "Ineffective," and…
Descriptors: Extracurricular Activities, Dropout Prevention, Outcomes of Education, High School Students
Dahir, Carol A.; Cinotti, Daniel – Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, 2018
Not completing the equivalent of a high school education has significant economic and social implications in the U.S. and globally. When opportunity and information gaps between students are allowed to continue, the impact on dropout rates is considerable. School building leaders and school counselors can collaborate to encourage students'…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Prevention, Career Development, School Counselors