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Telfer, Richard J.; And Others – 1990
Using the findings of an earlier study regarding differences between student and teacher perceptions of what circumstances might contribute to a student's being "at risk," a follow-up study investigated what teachers and other school personnel can do to help at-risk students. Based on responses to two open-ended questions from the…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools
Frazer, Linda – 1991
Using the state-mandated Texas at-risk criteria to identify students at-risk for dropping out, the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) followed those students for three years to determine the accuracy of the mandated state criteria. The study focuses on the classification and follow-up of 25,587 students in 1987-88, 25,292 students…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate, Followup Studies, High Risk Students
Gardenhire, John Fouts – 1991
Institutions of higher learning must focus on new ways to serve the at-risk student and the black male at-risk student in particular. By developing and implementing a plan, any teacher can foster retention of at-risk students, even in the absence of institutional support. Twenty effective techniques are: (1) learn students' names; (2) assign…
Descriptors: Black Education, Black Students, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment
Lupack, Barbara T. – 1983
A support service for students at Wayne State College is described that is coordinated by the learning center and supported by a network of referrals. The target groups are students who have been placed on academic suspension or probation, the chronically absent, and those who are having difficulty with basic writing, term paper writing, test…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Advising, Ancillary School Services, College Students
Wagner, Mary – 1990
As part of the National Longitudinal Transition Study of Special Education Students (NLTS), this study examined characteristics of and educational programs and services provided to secondary students (N=589) classified as learning disabled (LD) in the 1985-86 school year. Difficulties in performing basic functional skills were identified in about…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Delivery Systems, Dropout Characteristics, Educational Needs
Burkham, David T.; Lee, Valerie E. – 1990
Transferring from one high school to another may be an important alternative to dropping out. While the public school dropout rate is over four times the dropout rate in Catholic schools, the percentages of transfer students reveal a different scenario. With transfer rates nearly three times their drop out rates, the Catholic schools' reported…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Gaston, Suzan N. – 1987
Many potential dropouts have problems coping with the formal and impersonal structure of most high schools. In response to this, an effort was made to create an alternative, more supportive, organizational structure featuring participative management in the Louisiana State Youth Opportunities Unlimited (LSYOU) program. Program teachers, tutors,…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Coping, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Binghamton City School District, NY. Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation. – 1986
The latest regulations for remedial programs in Binghamton, New York, directed by both regular and remedial teachers, are described. Included are the following: (1) teacher responsibilities and project objectives; (2) description of categories of children to be served and summary of how they will be served; (3) general guidelines for administering…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Diagnostic Teaching, Educational Therapy, Educationally Disadvantaged
Dade County Public Schools, Miami, FL. – 1986
This report describes the Dade County, Florida, comprehensive K-12 program for decreasing the dropout rates of all students, with emphasis on minorities. The program involves a number of different components which provide students the opportunity and support for participation in academic and vocation-oriented courses and training programs. The…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
The study provides an overview of what national surveys and the literature say about school dropouts, defined as persons who are neither enrolled in school nor high school graduates. For the last decade, the dropout rate for youth age 16-24 has remained roughly the same, about 13-14 percent. Hispanics, Blacks, and economically and educationally…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Sova, Ann D. – 1986
In fall 1985, a study was conducted at Broome Community College (BCC) in Binghamton, New York, to determine whether students who added a class on or after the first class meeting (i.e., late admits) were at greater risk of withdrawing or failing than students who registered on time (i.e., regular admits). Final grades awarded to students in ENG…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission (School), Attendance Patterns
Doss, David A. – 1986
An informal study was conducted of the courses selected by ninth grade students who later dropped out of high school. Longitudinal data were available for high school students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District, from 1978-79 to 1982-83. The courses selected by high-risk students in ninth grade, including extracurricular activities…
Descriptors: Athletics, Discriminant Analysis, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Latham, Glenn – 1984
The premature closing of the Intermountain Intertribal School (IIS), a majority of whose students were referred because they were particularly difficult to serve and required special attention, represents a significant risk factor for the academic development of the students concerned. Of the 331 freshmen, sophomores, and juniors enrolled,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Access to Education, Alcoholism, American Indian Education
Phlegar, Janet M.; Rose, Raymond M. – 1988
This document was prepared to aid Rhode Island schools in dealing with youth at risk of school failure. It defines at-risk students as young people who in danger of not completing school and notes that in Rhode Island over 25% of students who enter school fail to graduate from high school. It stresses the need for schools and communities to focus…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Early Identification, Educational Diagnosis, Elementary Secondary Education
Faddis, Constance R.; And Others – 1988
This guidebook is part of a series of program materials for a school-based intervention process to help at-risk students stay in school. It is intended for participating adults and begins by giving them a quick look at the extent of the dropout problem nationwide. The booklet goes on to provide a discussion of the basic steps of the helping…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
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