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Peer reviewedWalters, Harvey Eugene; Kranzler, Gerald D. – School Counselor, 1970
In an effort to discover variables which predict potential dropping out as early as ninth grade, this study collected data on two groups of students in a single high school. Although the sample was limited, a fairly accurate combination was uncovered: age, IQ, arithmetic achievement and father's occupation. It is hoped that early identification…
Descriptors: Age, Dropout Characteristics, Identification, Individual Characteristics
Spencer, Edwin C. – 1977
The Norfolk, Virginia, city school system had the highest secondary school dropout rate in the State for the 1975-76 academic year. In the study discussed in this paper student dropouts are described from data in their academic files. The wish is expressed that by characterizing dropout prone students, something can be done to save them before…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Agency Role, Dropout Characteristics
Axtell, Dayton; Coad, Alison – 1979
An in-class survey of a representative sample of 298 students was conducted by Merritt College in March 1979 to determine: (1) the approximate number of students who were considering withdrawal from college; (2) the approximate number who had given withdrawal serious consideration in the past; and (3) the factors which students felt were decisive…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Age, American Indians, Asian Americans
