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Pennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. Bureau of Planning and Evaluation. – 1978
This annual report presents information on projects funded with monies from the Elementary Secondary Education Act, Title IV-C, that may help project directors, evaluators, and potential IV-C proposal writers in the management, evaluation, and writing of IV-C programs. Evaluation of each IV-C project was completed by the appointed evaluators…
Descriptors: Administrative Principles, Annual Reports, Citizenship Responsibility, Community Education
Rasor, Richard A.; And Others – 1980
In an effort to determine the causes of student attrition, a study was conducted at American River College (ARC) in December 1979, involving: (1) a survey of 1,174 students who had dropped at least one class while at ARC, and (2) a categorization of the reasons for college withdrawal indicated by 591 students on ARC's standardized withdrawal form.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Average Daily Membership, Community Colleges, Course Content
Download full textCohen, Arthur M. – 1980
Community colleges account for over half of the ethnic minority enrollments in America, and a controversy has developed over how well these students are being served. On one hand, community colleges are praised for providing open access to higher education. Critics, however, claim that community colleges track minority students into low level…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Ancillary Services, Basic Skills
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1966
A SURVEY OF RESEARCH WAS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE VOCATIONAL NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL PROBLEMS. COMPLETED STUDIES, RESEARCH-IN-PROGRESS, AND CURRENT PROPOSALS WERE INCLUDED. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS SUMMARY ARE (1) AGING, (2) CONTINUATION EDUCATION, (3) THE CULTURALLY DEPRIVED, (4) DELINQUENCY, (5) DROPOUT, (6) EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE, (7) LOW…
Descriptors: Ability, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Delinquency
Shill, James F.; And Others – 1973
The document is the final report of a three-year exemplary program designed to develop and demonstrate a coordinated and integrated program of career development from the first grade through postsecondary vocational-technical education in a county school system serving a population termed disadvantaged. Heavy emphasis was placed on reorientation…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Career Awareness, Career Counseling, Career Development
Neyman, C. A., Jr. – 1969
This final report analyzes the research methods used in the identification of potential dropouts. This program was administered under Title I (ESEA, 1965) in the District of Columbia (see also ED 049 319). Three forms were used in the evaluation of Title I students identified as potential dropouts during the school year 1967-68: (1) Student…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems, Correlation
Direct linkAmos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2004
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Improving the Lives of Our High School Students: Alliance and Scholastic Co-Host Invitational High School Literacy…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Grants, Tuition, Public Education
Brand, Betsy – 2003
Federal funding for career and technical education (CTE) should move from a state grant program to a competitive grant approach in order to disrupt an entitlement mentality and instead support the creation of high quality CTE programs with improved student outcomes. Funds should be used to develop and expand CTE programs to begin in 9th grade and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Educational Change
Bainbridge, Steve; Murray, Julie; Harrison, Tim; Ward, Terry – 2003
An overall policy agenda about vocational education and training in Europe and its links with general education and lifelong learning has been developed to bring together other policy agendas to serve one strategic goal. Education and training are key, with a number of benchmarks set to adapt education and provide better quality of employment.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Dropout Prevention, Education Work Relationship, Educational Policy
Chesapeake Inst., Washington, DC. – 1998
This report documents the problem of educating students with serious emotional disturbance, reviews the legislative and administrative background, and identifies seven strategic targets in a national agenda for these children. Data for these students on academic outcomes, graduation rates, school placement, school absenteeism, dropout rates,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences
Secada, Walter G.; Chavez-Chavez, Rudolfo; Garcia, Eugene; Munoz, Cipriano; Oakes, Jeannie; Santiago-Santiago, Isaura; Slavin, Robert – 1998
In September 1995, the U.S. Secretary of Education invited seven individuals to take part in a special project to study the problem of Hispanic student dropout. The Secretary's charge to the Hispanic Dropout Project incorporated the goals of increasing public awareness about Hispanic dropout issues; developing policy-relevant recommendations at…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Educational Environment
Loesch-Griffin, Deborah; Rye, Alyssa – 2001
This report is a summary of the evaluation of the Nevada School-to-Careers (STC) Year 4 (1999-2000) implementation and the extent to which implementation supported eight messages STC is intended to send. Results from three surveys are included: Quantitative Benchmark Survey, School Implementation Profile, and Student Exit Survey. All regional…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Education, Career Planning, Dropout Prevention
Elliott, Marc N.; Hanser, Lawrence M.; Gilroy, Curtis L. – 2001
In 1992, the U.S. Departments of Defense and Education jointly created a new high school program aimed at encouraging at-risk youth to remain in school until graduation. The program, which is a marriage of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) and the comprehensive high school reform initiative known as career academies, was called…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Attendance, Career Academies
Padak, Nancy; Rasinski, Tim – 2003
The concept of family literacy is firmly rooted in a substantial research base from several disciplines, including adult literacy, emergent literacy, child development, and systems analysis. Results from a review of research from each discipline found answers to questions about benefits of family literacy. Results show family literacy programs do…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
Dearden, Lorraine; Emmerson, Carl; Frayne, Christine; Meghir, Costas – Centre for the Economics of Education (NJ1), 2005
This paper examines the impact of a program that subsidizes children to remain in school for up to two years beyond the statutory age. The programme was first piloted in a number of areas in England from September 1999. Evaluating such interventions is of course critical to the shaping of education policy and the effectiveness or otherwise of a…
Descriptors: Evidence, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
