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Pallas, Aaron M. – 1987
Students who drop out of high school before graduating are of concern to families, educators, and policymakers. To obtain information on the scope of the dropout problem, three sources of national data were reviewed: (1) the Bureau of the Census' Current Population Survey; (2) the Center for Statistics' Common Core of Data; and (3) the Center for…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Delinquency, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
San Diego City Schools, CA. Planning, Research and Evaluation Div. – 1982
The San Diego City Schools collected statistics about grades 9-12 students who withdrew from school during the 1979-80 school year. The study's purpose was to determine how many of these former students did not enroll in schools elsewhere and, therefore, should be considered school leavers. The following generalizations may be made from the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Rate
Barr, Robert B.; Knowles, Gary W. – 1986
Students who left school entirely during the 1984-85 school year, and others who withdrew from regular school and subsequently returned to the district's High School Diploma Program (HSDP), completed questionnaires providing information about their educational values, reasons for leaving school, perceptions of their academic abilities,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attitude Measures, Continuation Students, Dropout Attitudes
New York City Board of Education, Brooklyn, NY. Office of Educational Evaluation. – 1985
Of the 110 public high schools in New York City, 11 are alternative high schools serving students who have been identified as "high risk," particularly dropouts and potential dropouts, as well as students who would benefit from learning environments and options not offered in comprehensive high schools. In 1984, the Curriculum…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropouts, High Risk Students, High Schools
Latham, Glenn; Barcas, Carolyn – 1986
This study assessed the educational status of 284 students displaced by the closure of the Intermountain Inter-Tribal School (IIS), a majority of whose students had been referred because they were difficult to serve. Educational status was gauged by the holding power of the schools to which the students were sent, dropout and expulsion rates, and…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Access to Education, Alcoholism, American Indian Education
Who Will Do the Work? A Business Guide for Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce. Corporate Action Package.
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1989
This publication provides business with a detailed guide for becoming involved in one important option for business/education partnerships: school-to-work transition programs, or Jobs Collaboratives. A rationale is offered for business to join a collaborative effort as a first step to understanding schools and as a basis for more systemic change.…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Education Work Relationship, Employment Opportunities
Profile Development Associates, Sutton Mills, NH. – 1982
A study examined the rates of and reasons for students leaving New Hampshire summer vocational programs and identified models that could be implemented to reduce attrition over the summer in these vocational programs. After examining 1981 enrollment data pertaining to New Hampshire regional center vocational program leavers, researchers determined…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Spencer, Edwin C. – 1977
The Norfolk, Virginia, city school system had the highest secondary school dropout rate in the State for the 1975-76 academic year. In the study discussed in this paper student dropouts are described from data in their academic files. The wish is expressed that by characterizing dropout prone students, something can be done to save them before…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, Agency Role, Dropout Characteristics
YUNKER, JOHN A. – 1967
THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF SMALL GROUP GUIDANCE SESSIONS AND INDUSTRIAL TOURS ON AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP OF MALE, EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS DEEMED LACKING IN ACADEMIC INTEREST AND/OR ABILITY WHO WERE CLASSIFIED AS POTENTIAL DROPOUTS AND NON-COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS. IT WAS HOPED THAT THE EXPERIENCE WOULD MAKE THEM MORE…
Descriptors: Attendance, Career Guidance, Citizenship, Dropout Prevention
Portland Public Schools, OR. – 1974
The goal of the FOCUS project is the development and implementation of an alternative school program for high school students which will provide relevant opportunities for student growth, both personal and academic, and thereby reduce the number of dropouts, academic failures, and pupil indifference and disenchantment. Part I of the document deals…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs, Federal Programs
Ayers, George E., Ed. – 1969
Conference proceedings of the Vocational Rehabilitation Subdivision Meetings held at the American Association on Mental Deficiency contain discussions of innovative aspects of vocational rehabilitation and mental retardation. In the area of training rehabilitation counselors, George Baroff describes the Mental Retardation Training Institute in…
Descriptors: Attendants, Conference Reports, Cooperative Programs, Exceptional Child Education
Arizona State Industrial School, Ft. Grant. Dept. of Vocational Education. – 1973
This document consists of vocational education teaching aids that originated in a special needs summer workshop at Arizona State Industrial School; the units are aimed at the potential dropout/special needs type of student (rather than the handicapped) who because of cultural, psychological, or aptitudinal reasons is not able to operate on a…
Descriptors: Dropout Programs, Educational Media, Farm Labor, Floriculture
TANNENBAUM, ABRAHAM J. – 1966
TWO PROJECTS INITIATED BY THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPROVE A CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM FOR EIGHTH- AND NINTH-GRADE STUDENTS WERE EVALUATED. NEW CURRICULUMS FOR THE CLASSES WERE CREATED AND FOUR TEACHER TRAINING SESSIONS ON THEIR USE WERE GIVEN. THE EVALUATORS ASSESSED THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE BOARD'S GOALS THROUGH QUESTIONNAIRES,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged, Evaluation, Guidance

Terenzini, Patrick T.; Pascarella, Ernest T. – Research in Higher Education, 1977
The validity of Tinto's (1975) theory of student attrition, which asserts that withdrawal relates most directly to students' integration in the social and academic systems of an institution, is examined. This study supports that theory and also suggests that informal interaction with faculty plays an important role as well. (Editor/LBH)
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), College Freshmen, Dropout Research, Higher Education

Schweisheimer, William; Walberg, Herbert J. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1976
Peer counselors (N=16) trained in human relations techniques, group dynamics, and decision-making skills conducted small groups with 122 potential dropouts. A five-way factorial multivariate analysis showed significant improvement in counselee attendance and decisiveness over the control groups, but results were inconclusive in demonstrating the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training, Decision Making Skills, Group Dynamics