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Download full textWest Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. – 1986
This study of dropout statistics in West Virginia in school year 1984-85 presents the data in the form of graphs. Each graph is followed by a one sentence conclusion and a question or questions about the dropout problem. Topics and questions covered are as follows: (1) was the dropout involved in Educational Consolidation Improvement Act (ECIA) or…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
West Virginia State Dept. of Education, Charleston. Div. of General and Special Educational Development. – 1987
Reported in this document are dropout statistics from the State of West Virginia for the school year 1985-86. This annual survey of the 55 county school systems has been conducted since the 1968-69 school year. Topics surveyed include Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) status, exit interviews, grade at exit, month dropout left…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
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
De Sousa, Semoa C. B.; Gebremedhin, Tesfa – 1999
Despite increased government investments in education, West Virginia continues to have one of the nation's highest high school dropout rates and is among the states with the highest unemployment rates. Human capital theory provides the conceptual basis for evaluating the relationship between investment in education and economic development. An…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
West Virginia Research Coordinating Unit for Vocational Education, Huntington. – 1984
This guide is intended to provide teachers and administrators, especially in West Virginia, with information about high school dropouts, their characteristics, and ways to retain potential dropouts in high school. A pretest and answer key precede the text of the report. The first section presents an overview of the dropout problem and its…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Williams, Ronnie L. – 1985
Research and statistical data in this study identify factors that are correlated with early identification of potential dropout students. Chapter 1, the introduction, explains the study's focus: school areas that propagate attendance problems, family educational levels, social deviance, and academic achievement. One hundred students who had…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Delinquency, Dropout Attitudes
