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Download full textMedrano, Marlene; Borgrink, Henry – New Mexico Public Education Department, 2007
The New Mexico Dropout Report is published annually to provide information for educators, parents, legislators, and other interested parties on the status of education in New Mexico. This report describes the extent and nature of the school dropout dilemma in the state, providing information on the numbers and percentages of dropouts by grade,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, National Standards
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1991
Data from an annual study conducted in 1989-90 on the extent and nature of the dropout problem in New Mexico public schools is presented in this document. Data is reported in these categories: annual dropout rate by grade, gender, and ethnicity for grades 9-12 and 7-8; dropout rate by ethnicity and grade; dropout rate by ethnicity and gender;…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Secondary Education
Astin, Alexander W. – 1972
The major purpose of the present study was to answer a series of related questions concerning college dropouts: What is the current dropout rate nationally among students attending colleges in the United States? How do dropout rates vary by type of institution? In what ways do dropouts and nondropouts differ? What factors in the college…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Students, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedMorrow, George – Teachers College Record, 1986
The author suggests procedures to standardize the process of calculating dropout rates and to improve the validity and reliability of data on dropouts. (MT)
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Data Interpretation, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Johnson, Wynette; Thomas, Linda; Tintera, Ping-Jung – 2000
The identification of dropouts and dropout rates, the characteristics of students who drop out, and their reasons for leaving high school are not easily determined. A study examined the perceptions of school district personnel regarding the annual dropout rate and the longitudinal dropout rate in the 38 districts of Regions 1 and 2 of Texas. It…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, High Schools
Peer reviewedKumar, Ramesh C.; And Others – Educational Planning, 1977
Treats the proportion of dropouts from secondary schools as leading indicators of the educational system's performance and reviews the use of certain variables for the prediction of dropout flows. The underlying relationships are studied in the form of a two-equation econometric model. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Mathematical Models, Prediction
Kaufman, Philip; Kwon, Jin Y.; Klein, Steve; Chapman, Christopher D. – Education Statistics Quarterly, 2000
Presents dropout rates for 1998, as well as time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for 1972 to 1998. Also examines the characteristics of high school dropouts and completers in 1998. Uses sample survey data from the Current Population Survey and universe data from the Core of Common Data program. (SLD)
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, High School Graduates, High Schools
Peters, Otto – 1988
This article presents reflections on the high dropout rate at distance education universities in general and at the FernUniversitat in particular. The introduction outlines four reasons why the dropout rate should not be as high as it is. The first chapter--on general aspects--addresses problems of definition of dropout, the astounding differences…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1987
This document provides a brief overview of the ongoing dropout studies cited in the press and around the Austin Independent School District (AISD) in Austin, Texas. It includes a list of key observations which notes that the dropout rate among adolescents is too high; that approximately 20% of 16- to 24-year-olds in Texas do not have a high school…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, High Schools, Research Methodology
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1980
Growing concern over the high percentage of students leaving the Oregon public schools before graduation led to this study, which attempted to determine the activities and plans of early leavers and their reasons for leaving school. Telephone interviews were conducted with leavers in September 1980 in five geographic regions of the state.…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
HILLEARY, HELENA – 1963
A COMPARISON WAS MADE OF THE RESULTS OF A STUDY IN SPRING 1962, OF EVENING STUDENTS WHO WITHDREW FROM CLASSES OFFICIALLY (THE "OCW" GROUP) AND OF A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR OF THOSE WHO WITHDREW FROM EVENING CLASSES UNOFFICIALLY (THE "UCW" GROUP). STUDENTS IN BOTH GROUPS USUALLY HAD HAD NO PREVIOUS COLLEGE…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Jorgensen, Vern F. – 1974
This study sought to determine the relationship between selected variables used in scheduling classes and the ratio of student course completion. Hypotheses of the study were: (1) there is no difference in the proportion of student course completions for morning, midmorning, afternoon, and extension classes; (2) there is no relationship between…
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Enrollment
Tinto, Vincent; Cullen, John – 1973
This document presents a review and theoretical synthesis of recent research on dropouts in higher education. The first chapter deals with defining dropouts from college, and in considering the various meanings applied to that term, suggests some needed modifications in the definition. The second chapter reviews recent data on dropouts in order to…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Sells, Lucy W. – 1973
This document presents a series of tables concerning a 1966 study of the Woodrow Wilson Fellows who entered graduate school from 1958 through 1963. At the time of the study, 49% of the fellows had not yet earned the doctorate, and were no longer in school. Among the men, 44% were defined as dropouts, and among the women, 64% were thus defined.…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedHuber, William H. – College and University, 1971
This article discusses the current dropout rate, as great as 70 percent in colleges and universities, and the need to alleviate this problem. (HS)
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts
