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Murray, Asa; Sundin, Sven – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2008
The present study describes students flows before and after the latest reform of upper secondary school in which a third year as well as a new grading system and new entrance requirements were introduced in vocational programmes. Published and unpublished data on student flows through upper secondary school before and after implementation of the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Employment Opportunities, Participant Characteristics, Educational Change
Philadelphia Youth Network, 2008
Each year, more than 8,200 young Philadelphians drop out of school. The first step to a solution, taken in 2005, was the gathering and examination of data to truly understand the dimensions of the problem and the characteristics of struggling students and out-of-school Philadelphia youth. These studies, conducted by researchers at the University…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Educational Opportunities, Children, Out of School Youth