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Direct linkSwanson, Elise – ProQuest LLC, 2019
Postsecondary access and degree completion are increasingly important concerns for individuals and policymakers. This dissertation presents evidence on three distinct strategies for increasing students' level of preparedness for higher education, rates of postsecondary enrollment, and rates of postsecondary degree completion. The first is an…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, College Readiness, Enrollment Trends
Schimpf, Patricia Lynn Garnto – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study examined the relationship between programs in Career Technology and Agriculture Education (CTAE) utilized by a school district in northern Georgia and the relative effect the programs had on high school graduation. Career technology and agriculture education (CTAE) programs engage students and prepare them for college or career…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Agriculture, Technology Education, Grade 9
Sewell, Eugene J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The high school graduation rate in Tennessee has failed to meet the state required benchmark of 90%. The state graduation rate in 2003 was 76%, in 2004 it was 75.7%, 2005 it was 77.9%, and in 2006 it was 80.7%. The Tennessee State Department of Education is searching for effective methods to increase the graduation rate for Tennessee high schools.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11
Ramsey, Scott D. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine whether selected independent variables are good predictors of athletic participation among Mexican students. The selected independent variables were gender, GPA, attendance, discipline referrals, and success on the Georgia High School Graduation Test. The dependent variable was participation in athletics.…
Descriptors: Discipline, Grade Point Average, Graduation, Exit Examinations
Jaffe, Louise – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research studied the role of mathematics as a roadblock to college completion for community college-bound students in California. Using longitudinal quantitative analysis, I observed the educational pipeline between high school and community college and analyzed how different high school mathematics histories predicted readiness, or…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Two Year College Students, College Bound Students, Barriers
Parkin, Suzette T. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
The purpose of this study was to listen to the students' stories and discover why some students in at-risk populations are able to persist in their education and complete their high school graduation requirements despite the odds against their doing so. The findings of this study revealed that students are influenced by a multitude of factors.…
Descriptors: Graduation, Academic Achievement, Grade 12, Academic Persistence
