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Peer reviewedWild, Linda; Ebbers, Larry – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2002
States that student retention is significant for measuring institutional effectiveness in the prevailing environment of accountability and budgetary constraints. Presents recommendations for increasing retention, including training staff on retention issues, reviewing admission and advising strategies affecting minority populations, and piloting…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Download full textIrmsher, Karen – OSSC Bulletin, 1997
Oregon's annual dropout rate increased from 6 percent in the 1992-93 school year to 7.4 percent in the 1994-95 school year. Some schools, however, managed to reduce their dropout rate. This report explores the strategies that worked for 15 Oregon high schools that reduced their dropout rate. Interviews were conducted with representatives of Oregon…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Risk Students
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1986
The study provides an overview of what national surveys and the literature say about school dropouts, defined as persons who are neither enrolled in school nor high school graduates. For the last decade, the dropout rate for youth age 16-24 has remained roughly the same, about 13-14 percent. Hispanics, Blacks, and economically and educationally…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Continuation Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Hill, Sandra Kay; Bishop, Harold L. – 1993
A review of the literature related to the impact of vocational education on student retention determined that various types of vocational education programs and approaches have been successful in keeping students in school. Other research showed that vocational education played a role in student retention only when coupled with other components…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Self, Timothy C. – 1985
This report reviews the research literature from 1975-1983 on potential secondary school dropouts and strategies for effective dropout prevention programs. The information provided is intended to help communities in modifying and/or constructing treatment programs for potential dropouts. The report is divided into three sections. In the first…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Sutherland, Maura B.; MacMillan, Robert C. – 2001
This paper reviews research on best practices for preventing students with mild disabilities from dropping out of high school. Findings from the literature review indicate there is a consensus among the researchers that warning signs for school dropout among students with mild disabilities include: poor attendance, academic difficulties,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
