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Dropout Rates: Current Estimates Are Too High.
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Olson, George H. – Mid-Western Educational Researcher, 1992
Dallas school district attempted to determine whereabouts of students who did not return to school in fall. Found a large portion of "no-show" students matriculating elsewhere. Previously, these students would have been classified as dropouts and used to determine the dropout rate. The new accounting procedure reduced the annual dropout rate from…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, Data Collection, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Ethnographic Techniques in Educational Evaluation: An Illustration.
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Fetterman, David – Journal of Thought, 1980
Describes the ethnographic component of a multidisciplinary evaluation, conducted by the RMC Research Corporation, of the Career Intern Program for dropouts. Includes discussion of participant observations, interviewing techniques, triangulation, unobtrusive measures, data recording, and equipment. (Part of a theme issue entitled…
Descriptors: Career Education, Classroom Observation Techniques, Data Collection, Dropout Programs
Study of High School Dropouts in Appalachia.
Cox, J. Lamarr; And Others – 1985
A study of high school dropouts and programs in Appalachian regions of 13 states also sought exemplary programs and methods of replication. The high school dropout rate was found to be 5.8% higher than the national average of 23.9%. Within the region, rates were 19.1% in the northern, 38% in the central, and 30% in the southern region. Differences…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Definitions, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
A Study of the National Upward Bound and Talent Search Programs. Final Report. Appendixes to Volume III. Descriptive Study of the Talent Search Program.
Pyecha, J. N.; And Others – 1975
The document is comprised of the appendixes to Volume 3 ("Descriptive Study of the Talent Search Program") of a four-volume Research Triangle Institute final report titled, "A Study of the National Upward Bound and Talent Search Programs." The 14 appendixes comprising the document are: a list of Talent Search advisory council…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Counseling Services, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth