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Peer reviewedCatterall, James S.; Stern, David – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1986
This research probes two questions: Does participation in alternative high school programs reduce the likelihood of students dropping out? Does participation enhance experience in the labor market after students leave school? Results showed lower dropout and higher subsequent employment rates among participants who had no doubt about finishing the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Continuation Students, Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention
Download full textLopate, Carol – 1969
This report describes the two and one-half year history of the College Readiness Program (CRP) at the College of San Mateo in California. The program aimed at increasing the number of Third World students in the College and insuring that, once admitted, these students would be given necessary financial, emotional and academic backing to succeed…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Students, Compensatory Education, Counseling
Nelken, Ira; Gallo, Kathleen – 1978
Factors influencing migrant students in decisions to drop out or graduate from high school were determined in interviews with 24 dropouts and potential dropouts and 22 students who had graduated. Profiles were compiled on each group. Data were collected from twelfth grade migrant students in northern California. The main appeal of school to the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling Services, Dropout Attitudes, Dropouts
