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Direct linkLeshner, Alan I., Ed.; Scherer, Layne A., Ed. – National Academies Press, 2021
Student wellbeing is foundational to academic success. One recent survey of postsecondary educators found that nearly 80 percent believed emotional wellbeing is a "very" or "extremely" important factor in student success. Studies have found the dropout rates for students with a diagnosed mental health problem range from 43…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Well Being, College Students
Download full textKambouri, Maria; Toutounji, Inji; Francis, Hazel – 1996
A study investigated factors in the dropout and progression of students from 33 programs in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in England and Wales. Data were gathered in student and teacher surveys. Results indicate a high level of student movement to and from ESOL classes. In intensive courses, more students were graded and more came…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Adult Education, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Tinto, Vincent – 1993
This book provides a synthesis of wide-ranging research on student attrition at American colleges and universities and outlines actions that institutions can and should take to reduce attrition. The key to effective retention is shown to lie in a strong commitment to quality education and the building of a strong sense of inclusive educational and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, Colleges, Cultural Differences
Ostman, Ronald E.; And Others – 1988
The New Zealand Technical Correspondence Institute studied the internal and external factors influencing adult students enrolled in a tertiary-level distance education management course to abandon their studies. A literature review afforded definitions of: (1) distance education; (2) educational technology; and (3) drop out. Although research has…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Business Administration Education, Curriculum Development
Wright, David E., III; Hirlinger, Michael W.; England, Robert E. – 1998
Even after a desegregation plan has been fully implemented, minority group children may continue to receive unequal treatment in school through the use of common educational practices such as ability grouping and disciplinary measures. These resegregative or "second generation discrimination" practices have an adverse effect on the life…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, American Indian Education, American Indians, Boards of Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1995
This report, the third in UNESCO's series of World Education Reports, focuses on the largest single category of persons denied equality of educational opportunity in the world today: women and girls. The report examines global trends and developments in female access to formal education in both industrial and developing countries, focusing in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Dropout Rate
