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SAFAR, DWIGHT – 1966
THE POTENTIAL DROPOUT WAS STUDIED IN THIS COUNSELING PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO LESSEN THE DROPOUT RATE. CRITERIA WERE ESTABLISHED AND SAMPLES WERE SELECTED FROM GRADES 8 THROUGH 11. AN EXPERIMENTAL AND CONTROL GROUP WERE FORMED, AND DATA WERE GATHERED ON A NUMBER OF VARIABLES. THE STATISTICAL TREATMENTS USED WERE CHI-SQUARE AND THE "T"…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Counseling Services, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
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Wessell, Tyrus R., Jr.; And Others – NASPA Journal, 1978
This article (1) summarizes what is know about student attrition and retention; (2) reports the results of the authors' study of the relationships between decidedness and retention; and (3) suggests four research-based principles for institutions desiring to initiate action programs designed to counter unwarranted attrition on the college campus.…
Descriptors: College Students, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Merritt, Ray – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Student dropout rates of 272 public secondary schools of different sizes and organizations are compared using analysis of variance. Results are interpreted to support the suggestion that a secondary school can reduce its dropout rate by keeping the total enrollment over 400 students and by including grades 7 through 12. (MJL)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Dropout Rate, School Organization, School Size
Curran, Bridget – National Governors Association, 2005
America's high schools play an integral role in preparing students for college and work in the 21st century. High school success is more important than ever for the health of our economy, for civic life, and to ensure equal opportunity. Unfortunately, the quality of state high school graduation and dropout data is such that most states cannot…
Descriptors: High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate, Data Collection
Fry, Richard – 2003
Dropout rates are particularly problematic measures for Hispanic youth. One-third of Hispanic adolescents are foreign-born. Their sending countries tend to have much lower rates of secondary school completion than does the United States. This digest presents recent tabulations on the number of Latino high school dropouts, noting pitfalls in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Rate, Dropouts, Educational Research
Kaufman, Phillip; Alt, Martha Naomi; Chapman, Christopher D. – US Department of Education, 2004
This report is the latest in a series of National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reports on high school dropout and completion rates that began in 1988. It presents estimates of rates in 2001, and includes time series data on high school dropout and completion rates for the period 1972 through 2001. In addition to extending time series…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Dropout Rate, High School Graduates, Secondary Education
Population Reference Bureau, Inc., Washington, DC. – 2002
This report describes children in the U.S. Virgin Islands, using 2000 U.S. Census data. Between 1990-2000 the number of children in the U.S. Virgin Islands decreased 3 percent, mainly due to declining birth rates. While the U.S. economy grew at a record pace in the 1990s, contributing to the lowest child poverty rate in 20 years, economic…
Descriptors: Child Care, Child Welfare, Children, Dropout Rate
Moreland, Jeremy – 2000
This study, which focused on the 1998-99 school year, addresses dropout rates for individual schools, districts, counties, and the state of Arizona categorized by grade, gender, race/ethnicity, withdrawal type, school-year and summer dropouts, county, and district. The data include actual student enrollment and dropout counts as well as status…
Descriptors: Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Enrollment Trends, Public Schools
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Cortis, G. A. – Educational Review, 1974
It is the purpose of this paper to discuss a detailed analysis of the basic data collected by the Select Committee on Teacher Education together with supplementary data contained in the Association of Teachers in Colleges and Departments of Education (A. T. C. D. E.) Handbook for 1969. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Dropout Rate, Educational Research, School Demography
Hay, Michael – Teaching Adults, 1974
Language classes are one of the most popular offerings in adult education, yet the dropout rate is high. An instructor must determine what newly enrolled students want from his classes in order that he can effectively employ techniques such as pair work for conversation and workshops. (KP)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Dropout Rate, Educational Planning, Language Instruction
Kolstad, Andrew J. – American Education, 1981
The author compares new estimates of college dropout rates with earlier studies, examines trends in enrollment rates and degree awards, and presents estimates of enrollment inflows and outflows. (SK)
Descriptors: College Attendance, Dropout Rate, Educational Attainment, Enrollment Trends
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Diaz, David P. – Technology Source, 2002
Discusses dropout rates in online courses and suggests alternative views of the significance of high drop rates and recommends options for research and practice. Topics include differences between online and traditional students, including learning styles; performance differences and satisfaction; situational factors; and educational system…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Cognitive Style, Dropout Rate, Higher Education
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Farahati, F.; Marcotte, D. E.; Wilcox-Gok, V. – Economics of Education Review, 2003
Investigates the effect of parents' mental illness on the schooling of their children. Finds that parents' mental illnesses increase the probability of high school dropout of children, though these effects differ markedly with disease. Also finds that parental mental illness has more consistently negative effects on girls than on boys. (Contains…
Descriptors: Costs, Dropout Rate, High Schools, Mental Disorders
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Cottle, Thomas J. – Children Today, 1990
A children's social health index calculated from six aspects of social health indicates that the social health of children is deteriorating in the areas of infant mortality, child abuse, child poverty, teenage suicide, and high school dropouts. (SH)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Health, Dropout Rate, Drug Abuse
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Reitzammer, Ann F. – Reading Improvement, 1990
Argues that dropout prevention programs which promote reading success while keeping students on grade level must begin early and be staffed by teachers who believe they can make a difference and who foster positive self-concepts in their students. (MG)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
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