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Ressa, Theodoto; Andrews, Allyson – International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2022
Dropout happens when a student withdraws themselves from school at any level of education without a certificate to account for their education. It is an educational problem in America because of its negative consequences on society. Three-quarters of the fastest-growing occupations require more than a high school diploma, and yet, just over half…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Rate, Dropout Characteristics, Influences
Montero-Sieburth, Martha; Turcatti, Domiziana – Intercultural Education, 2022
This article identifies the latest researched practices for preventing school disengagement resulting in Early School Leaving (ESL) within the European Union, and which are significant as we transition to a post-COVID-19 school environment. Drawing from an extensive review of European and U.S.-based research literature on the prevention of ESL and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Withdrawal (Education), Dropouts, Learner Engagement
Lowder, Christopher; O'Brien, Chris; Hancock, Dawson; Hachen, Jeremy; Wang, Chuang – Urban Review: Issues and Ideas in Public Education, 2022
The transition into high school is a critical time to act for students with a history of academic difficulty. In this study, researchers examined the impact of a learning strategies intervention program called High School Success on performance of students demonstrating deficits in literacy and academic skills. Data were collected on performance…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Achievement, Learning Strategies, Intervention
Feygin, Amy; Miller, Trey; Poole, Jenny; Hatcher, Mark; Choi, Linda – College Completion Network, 2022
From fall 2021 to summer 2022, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted virtual focus groups with administrators at 47 colleges: a nationally representative sample of 36 2-year and broad-access 4-year colleges and a purposive sample of 11 colleges selected for their track record with advising. The study identified four key findings…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Students, College Freshmen, Administrators
Wentworth, Laura; Nagaoka, Jenny – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background/Context: The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2002 and the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015 spurred changes in the way educators use data. On the one hand, the policies inspired educators' awareness of large gaps in achievement between subgroups based on gender, race, and socioeconomic status. On the other hand, the policies…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Educational Innovation, Program Effectiveness, Data Use
Serafin, Melissa; Atella, Julie – Wilder Research, 2020
The purpose of Diploma On! is to re-engage students who have dropped out of school within member districts and ultimately increase the graduation rate in Hennepin County, Minnesota. Program staff obtain student contact information from identified referral sources within each district, normally after a 15-day drop. Next, they contact the student…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Graduation Rate, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Dorothea Glaesser; Christopher Holl; Julia Malinka; Laura McCullagh; Lydia Meissner; Nicole Syringa Harth; Maya Machunsky; Kristin Mitte – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2024
Disengagement is a concept that captures the gradual behavioral, affective, and cognitive distancing from school, and is thus an early indicator of students being at risk for dropout. Based on a social identity framework, we predicted that higher social identification with the class and a positive classroom climate would be associated with lower…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Social Environment, At Risk Students, Educational Environment
Melinda Krankovits; Gábor Kallós – Journal of Educators Online, 2024
Universities have a wealth of new digital tools and methodologies at their disposal for educational processes. It is difficult to know which of the many options to use, but it makes sense to combine methodologies to increase student satisfaction and, above all, to reduce drop-out rates. The study used a questionnaire survey in a mass course to see…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Courses, Student Satisfaction, Learning Management Systems
Tiffany Wu; Christina Weiland – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Chronic absenteeism is a critical issue that has been linked to many adverse student outcomes. The current study focuses on improving a key system already in place in many school districts--early warning systems (EWSs)--in order to decrease chronic absenteeism in students' earliest schooling years. Using a demographically diverse population of…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Wollast, Robin; Aelenei, Cristina; Chevalère, Johann; Van der Linden, Nicolas; Galand, Benoît; Azzi, Assaad; Frenay, Mariane; Klein, Olivier – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
The number of PhD candidates who experience psychological problems has risen significantly over the past few years. Poor mental health can have numerous negative consequences for PhD candidates and their supervisors, as it may adversely affect their quality of life, attrition, and academic productivity. Despite these well-documented challenges,…
Descriptors: Doctoral Students, Academic Persistence, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship, Social Support Groups
Heritage, Brody; Ladeira, Christopher; Steele, Andrea R. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2023
A significant number of university students are leaving their institutions before completing their degrees. The present research project applied embeddedness theory, from organizational research, to understand student retention in a tertiary student population, and develop a quantitative instrument that measured university student embeddedness. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, School Holding Power, Student Experience
Fatima, Saba – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Predicting students' performance to identify which students are at risk of receiving a D/Fail/Withdraw (DFW) grade and ensuring their timely graduation is not just desirable but also necessary in most educational entities. In the US, not only is the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) major becoming less popular among…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Prediction, Outcomes of Education, At Risk Students
Banks, Joanne; Smyth, Emer – Education Sciences, 2021
Attempts to understand the patterns behind student disengagement and early school leaving have traditionally focussed on early school leavers' individual characteristics. More recently, however, studies have begun to focus on the extent to which early school leaving is shaped by school-level factors, and in particular the central role of teachers…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Dropouts, Institutional Characteristics, Teacher Role
Psifidou, Irene; Mouratoglou, Nikolaos; Farazouli, Alexandra – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Guidance and counselling are key features in comprehensive strategies aiming to reduce early leaving from education and training (ELET). It may assist students not only in terms of decision-making, but also of managing their transitions within education and training pathways or from education to employment. Minimising the risks of either…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Guidance, School Counseling, Dropout Prevention
Nadira, Benmedakhene; Makhlouf, Derdour; Amroune, Mohamed – International Journal of Web-Based Learning and Teaching Technologies, 2021
The success of MOOC (massive open online courses) is rapidly increasing. Most educational institutions are highly interested in these online platforms, which embrace intellectual and educational objectives and provide various opportunities for lifelong learning. However, many limitations, such as learners' diversity, lack of motivation, affected…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Computer Assisted Instruction, Online Courses, Open Education