A study was made of the attrition/retention pattern at Hagerstown Junior College. Four groups were studied, those first enrolled in fall 1971, spring 1972, fall 1972, and spring 1973. Results showed that: (1) the attrition rate for full-time students has declined markedly; (2) the attrition rate for part-time students has increased very slightly;…

Assuming that the holding power of a junior college is one of the significant indices of its effectiveness, this paper reviews descriptive and inferential data on student attrition. Included are dropout statistics, reported reasons for leaving college, and personality characteristics of dropouts versus persisters. Comparisons between numbers of…

Presents a tracking model for monitoring and reporting student transitions through the college years. Develops and illustrates the model by following a mythical class of 500 freshmen and 380 transfer students from matriculation to attrition or graduation. The model focuses on sequences of semesters rather than on freshman, sophomore, junior, and…

This document presents a report of a study that was designed to determine the rate of retention of students enrolled in colleges and universities in Tennessee that physical facility needs of institutions in the state might be determined. The first year of the study, 1968, was spent in compiling information on students entering Tennessee colleges…

This document presents a report of a study that was designed to determine the rate of retention of students enrolled in colleges and universities in Tennessee that physical facility needs of institutions in the state might be determined. The first year of study, 1968, was spent in compiling information on students entering Tennessee colleges and…

Australian researchers investigated the education training outcomes of young people (age 15-19 years), focusing on early school leavers. Data came from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the National Center for Vocational and Educational Research. About one-third of the 270,000 students who leave school each year leave before 12th grade. The…

This document discusses the recent measures of VCCS student outcomes by focusing on three areas: (1) graduation rate; (2) retention rate; and (3) further study or employment rate after graduation. The document provides definitions for the following five terms as they are used in the study: (1) Fall to Spring retention; (2) Fall to Fall retention;…

The potentially contradictory effects of high-stakes testing on dropout rates both through rising retention rates and improving achievement, further complicate the question of the effects of high-stakes testing-based retention on dropping out. There are no studies that have tracked students over a number of years to determine the effects of this…

The records of 4,886 students in 18 Ontario high schools revealed that, compared to traditional full-year schools, dropout rates in matched semestered schools were lower for general-level students and much lower for basic-level students. There were no differences for advanced-level students. Contains 21 references. (SV)

When Benedict College president Dr. David Swinton noticed the nagging underperformance of his students, he instituted a new grading policy, which has become controversial. But Swinton says the policy could save remedial students, putting them back on track. When Swinton noticed the nagging underperformance of students, and especially the high…

The factors that contribute to student dropouts have been the focus of extensive deliberation during the last decade. Despite expanded attention, the number of dropouts remains unacceptably high. Drawing on the authors' 17-year history of dropout research in Texas, Arizona, and across the country, this article describes the alarming dropout rates,…

This paper traces the inordinately high dropout rate in the Chicago public school system to a policy of educational triage in which the better prepared students are sent to more selective high schools while less prepared students are congregated into schools with a more than 50% dropout rate. Also examined are the effects of pre-high school grade…

A STUDY OF DROPOUTS IN ARKANSAS PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS, 1940-41 THROUGH 1960-61 IS PRESENTED. TABLES SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PUPILS LEAVING PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES AS COMPARED TO THE NUMBER LEAVING ARKANSAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS BEFORE GRADUATION ARE GIVEN. THE TREND OF THE ARKANSAS SCHOOLS INDICATES INCREASED HOLDING POWER OF…

THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS STATISTICAL DATA OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND SCHOOL HOLDING POWER IN NEVADA. THE DATA ARE BASED ON RECORDS SUBMITTED BY ALL NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVING PUPILS IN GRADES 7 THROUGH 12 DURING THE SCHOOL YEARS 1963-64 AND 1964-65. THESE DATA INCLUDE AGE, GRADE, SEX, ETHNIC GROUPING, CAUSAL FACTORS FOR LEAVING, ACHIEVEMENT,…

The attrition rate of freshmen at USM was examined over a four year period. The 1974 entering freshmen dropped out at a rate of 47.54 percent. Age, race, and enrollment status significantly distinguished the retained from the dropout students. The Black students had a higher retention rate (63.64 percent) than the White students (51 percent).…