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Rajotte, Thomas; Marcotte, Christine; Bureau-Levasseur, Lisa – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
In recent decades, the dropout rate in Abitibi-Témiscamingue is a worrying phenomenon. An analysis of ministerial examination results identifies that students in Abitibi-Témiscamingue have specific difficulties with mathematical problem solving tasks. Among the activities that develop those skills, the daily routines in mathematics seem to be a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Rate, Mathematics Skills, Mathematics Instruction
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James, Asena Muganda; Simiyu, Aggrey Mukasa; Riechi, Andrew – Journal of Education and Practice, 2016
A workforce that can adapt to the fast changing global dynamics is critical for sustainable growth and development. Secondary level segment in the education cycle of a Kenyan plays a key role in the development of this workforce and is important since it de-links one from elementary (primary) learning, provides a chance for one to complete the…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, School Holding Power, Case Studies
Liu, Vivian Yuen Ting – Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment, 2016
Facilitating student transfer from two-year to four-year institutions has been a focus of research and policy in recent years. Much less attention has been given to the phenomenon of four-year to two-year (4-2) college transfer. About 16 percent of students who begin in a four-year college transfer to a two-year college within six years. Using…
Descriptors: Reverse Transfer Students, Labor Market, Educational Benefits, Outcomes of Education
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Prats, Joaquim; Deusdad, Blanca; Cabre, Joan – Education as Change, 2017
Migratory processes in southern Europe over the last two decades have brought about substantial changes to the ethnic makeup of secondary schools. Classrooms have increased in their complexity in terms of teaching, as there are pupils with different cultural and economic backgrounds and educational needs, but also in the relationships among the…
Descriptors: Stranger Reactions, Stereotypes, Ethnic Groups, Immigrants
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García, Sandra; Saavedra, Juan E. – Review of Educational Research, 2017
We meta-analyze for impact and cost-effectiveness 94 studies from 47 conditional cash transfer programs in low- and middle-income countries worldwide, focusing on educational outcomes that include enrollment, attendance, dropout, and school completion. To conceptually guide and interpret the empirical findings of our meta-analysis, we present a…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Cost Effectiveness, Meta Analysis, Educational Benefits
Moore, Kristin Anderson; Lantos, Hannah; Jones, Rebecca; Schindler, Ann; Belford, Jonathan; Sacks, Vanessa – Child Trends, 2017
In recent years, the education field has come to recognize the role of schools in supporting student health, safety, and well-being by developing integrated student support initiatives. These offer specific services and supports to students and their families to build a foundation for academic success. These initiatives, referred to as community…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Well Being, Family Programs, Community Schools
Houston Independent School District, 2017
There are approximately 68,000 students in Houston Independent School District labeled as "English language learners" (ELLs). Many of these students have the additional obstacle of being recent immigrants who have been in the United States for three years or less. In recent years, the number of immigrant ELLs in the district has…
Descriptors: Immigrants, English Language Learners, Acculturation, Student Needs
Holden, E. Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2012
More students are deciding to dropout of school prior to graduation. As a result the dropout rate has become a hot topic in education across the United States. The average high school dropout salary is approximately 50% less than the salary of a high school graduate. The social factors are another reason the dropout rate needs to be a high…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Nontraditional Education, Dropout Programs, Dropout Prevention
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Bolívar, Antonio – European Educational Research Journal, 2015
The purpose of this study is to describe, analyse and evaluate the successive comprehensive reforms in Spain as a "paradigmatic" example of the emergence, evolution and crisis of the comprehensive school. In the first part, we describe the development of the comprehensive school project (1970-2013), using the image of the life cycle,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Educational Change, Program Descriptions
Texas Education Agency, 2015
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) prepares an annual report on graduates and dropouts in Texas public secondary schools. This report includes state summaries of the annual dropout rate, longitudinal graduation and dropout rates, and state attrition rates. In addition to statewide statistics, the report provides historical information about dropout…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
Guam Department of Education, 2015
Guam Department of Education (GDOE) is a single unified school district consisting of grades Kindergarten thru 12. Its 26 Elementary Schools, 8 Middle Schools, 6 High Schools, and 1 alternative school serves over 31,000 students, and is managed by the Superintendent who is the Executive Secretary of a 12-member Guam Education Board (GEB). In…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
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Ely, Todd L.; Fermanich, Mark L. – Journal of Education Finance, 2013
School systems are under increasing pressure to improve student performance. Several states have recently explored adopting student count methods for school funding purposes that incentivize school attendance and continuous enrollment by adjusting funding for changes in enrollment or attendance over the course of the school year. However, no…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Average Daily Attendance, Attendance Patterns
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Al Ghanboosi, Salim Saleem; Alqahtani, Abdulmuhsen Ayedh – College Student Journal, 2013
The current study aims to explore the drop-out trends at Sultan Qaboos. University and Kuwait University. Archival data of the period 2000-2011 were used to achieve this goal. Main findings showed that (a) male drop-out rates are higher than female drop-out rates; (b) drop- out rates at scientific colleges are higher; (c) drop-out rates of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropout Rate, Student Records, Trend Analysis
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de Hart, K. L.; Venter J. M. P. – Perspectives in Education, 2013
South Africa has one of the highest university dropout rates in the world. As a country, it also has a history of forced location and the withholding of resources, including quality education, from certain rural areas. This study investigates, the effect of urbanization (of the area in which a student resides) on the dropout rate of distance…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Distance Education, Dropout Rate
McIntyre, Kevin – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The drop out phenomenon is a persistent problem in public schools across the United States. The consequence of a student dropping out of school negatively impacts both the individual who chooses to drop out and the society that ultimately is responsible for supporting that individual. The purpose of this study is to analyze the decision making…
Descriptors: At Risk Students, Dropout Rate, Academic Persistence, High School Students
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