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Download full textSwisher, Karen; And Others – 1991
Dropout rates for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) are higher than those of other racial/ethnic groups, but the overall or national AI/AN dropout rate is not known. In an attempt to generate a national rate, data were collected from 26 state departments of education, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and tribally controlled schools;…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Education, American Indians, Data Analysis
Frazer, Linda – 1989
This document comprises a summary of dropout statistics for the Austin (Texas) Independent School District for 1983-84 through 1987-88. The following dropout counts are reported: (1) the school-year and annual dropout counts for 1983-84 through 1987-88; (2) the current status of the entering ninth graders of years 1983-84 through 1987-88; and (3)…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1990
The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) of the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) annually summarizes the district's dropout statistics for grades 7 through 12. This report contains the school-year and annual dropout counts for high school for the past six years, 1983-84 through 1988-89, and for grades 7 and 8 for the past five…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Quincy. Bureau of Research, Planning, and Evaluation. – 1990
This report summarizes information about students who dropped out of Massachusetts public schools during 1989 and provides comparative dropout data from the 1987 and 1988 surveys. Both the annual dropout rate and the projected 4-year dropout rate are presented. The annual rates describe the percentage of students who drop out in a given year and…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Ethnicity, Geographic Distribution
Baker, Ronald – 1986
A study was conducted at MiraCosta College (MCC), in Del Mar, California, to investigate various aspects of retention and attrition and to make recommendations for possible program enhancements. The study sought to determine when students drop out of classes, which students drop out of school completely, and the drop out rate for various…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate
Arizona State Dept. of Economic Security, Phoenix. – 1986
This report analyzes economic and demographic characteristics of Arizona's Hispanic population. In 1980 Arizona ranked fourth among the states in Hispanic concentration (16.2%) and eighth in total number of Hispanics. More than 45% of Arizona's Hispanics lived in Maricopa County. Almost 90% had their ancestral origins in Mexico, but 82% were born…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Demography, Dropout Rate, Economic Status
Gersten, Russell; And Others – 1984
Fifteen hundred high school students who had taken part in the Direct Instruction (DI) Follow Through Program in elementary school were studied to examine the impact of DI on their high school careers. Positive effects were found in each of the six sites studied. Two sites demonstrated positive effects in both achievement and graduation/dropout…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Dropout Rate, Economically Disadvantaged
Crew, B. Keith; And Others – 1985
Computerized analysis of 1980 Census data documented educational deficiencies in 85 Central Appalachian counties of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. Dropout rates among youth ages 16-19 were found to be higher in Central Appalachian counties than in non-Central Appalachian counties, the poorest counties had the highest dropout…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Disadvantaged Schools, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Brown, Kenneth G. – 1980
Dropout rates were investigated with a special emphasis on comparing loan users with users of other forms of aid. Differences in dropout rates for students in the following groups were analyzed: loans only, loans in combination with other aid, other aid only, and aid from families only. Using analysis of variance the following variables were…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Painter, Bert; And Others – 1979
This report aims to reconstruct the experience of the participants within the school districts in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia during the six-week period of a strike/lockout of nonteaching employees. It also attempts to determine the labor dispute's major effects on school performance and to identify ways of minimizing the effects…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Attitudes, Attendance, Attendance Patterns
Mink, Oscar G.; Watts, Gordon E. – 1973
The Advanced Studies Program (ASP) at Southeastern Community College (Whiteville, North Carolina) is a developmental studies program that offers freshman courses in English, biology, and psychology to approximately 75 students. Learning activities are individualized and self-paced, and each ASP course has behaviorally stated objectives.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Counseling, Developmental Programs, Dropout Rate
Kirshner, Sheldon G. – 1974
In order to assess the foreign language programs currently offered by Oakton Community College (OCC), a three-part investigation was undertaken in 1974. First, to examine grade distribution and drop-out rate, the records of students enrolled in language courses were compared with the records of the total student body. During the spring, summer and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Language Programs, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate
Belzer, Thomas J. – 1974
This study correlates the relationship between varying methods in student evaluation and its effect on student achievement and attrition. The sample studied consisted of 230 students enrolled in three separate semesters of General Biology 11A at Pasadena City College in 1972, 1973, and 1974. The earlier students were given longer exams over three…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Biology, College Science, Dropout Prevention
Maxwell, James – 1974
Mattatuck Community College implemented non-punitive grading practices into its grading system in the Fall 1973 semester. These practices centered about the elimination of plus and minus grades, elimination of the grade of F, and liberalizing the course withdrawal policy to allow for withdrawal without penalty throughout the semester. A comparison…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Credit No Credit Grading, Dropout Rate, Enrollment Influences
Weiss, Janis H. – 1976
The academic progress of veteran students has delighted some and been a source of consternation to others. Three points of view seem most common: veterans do more poorly than other students; veterans do better than other students; and, veterans do not differ from other students. This study investigated the academic achievement of veterans at North…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Credits, Community Colleges
