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Peer reviewedSoudack, Avi – Guidance & Counselling, 1996
Examines the impact and implementation of the Community-Based Education for Work, Career and Life (CWCL) pilot project in Canada. Subjects were classes from two elementary and one secondary school. Subjects visited community workplaces and participated in small group hands-on activities. A discussion of the findings is included. (SNR)
Descriptors: Careers, Community Education, Community Programs, Dropout Prevention
Download full textJohnson, Genevieve M.; Buck, George H. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1995
A survey of 498 undergraduate students withdrawing from a Canadian university was used to develop a model of student attrition. Students frequently attributed withdrawal to personal characteristics, institutional factors, and societal variables. Student academic performance was a causal factor for university-initiated withdrawal, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Environment, College Students, Decision Making
