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Hampton, Peter J. – Continuing Education, 1973
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Services, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth
Los Angeles Unified School District, CA. – 1985
This report presents results of an extensive study undertaken to determine the factors contributing to the high dropout rate in the Los Angeles Unified School District, to review options offered to students, and to make recommendations for addressing the dropout problem. First, a list of the 27 people who formed the study committee is provided. A…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Miami Univ., Coral Gables, FL. Florida Center for Dropout Prevention. – 1986
This manual for dropout prevention planning was prepared to assist Florida schools in developing a comprehensive plan for effective dropout prevention programs in compliance with the state's Dropout Prevention Act. The manual is divided into three parts. Part A contains instructions for developing the comprehensive plan, as well as explanations of…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Schools
MILLER, S.M.; AND OTHERS – 1964
RESEARCH ON SCHOOL DROPOUTS IS HANDICAPPED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS--DEFINITION OF THE DROPOUT POPULATION, INCONSISTENT METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION, INADEQUATE RESEARCH DESIGNS, COMMUNITY VARIATION, VARIATION IN TYPE OF DROPOUT, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROCESS OF DROPPING OUT. DROPOUT GROUPS SHOULD BE CLEARLY DEFINED, AND VARIATION IN THESE GROUPS…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
BAYLEY, MONICA; AND OTHERS – 1964
FOUR ARTICLES ARE PRESENTED. THE FIRST, "A RENEWED EFFORT TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF DROPOUT," BY MONICA BAYLEY, DISCUSSES PROGRAMS IN SEVERAL CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE FOUR IN NEW YORK ARE STEP, CO-OP PROGRAM, OPERATION RETURN, AND HIGHER HORIZONS. IMPROVEMENT OF THE SCHOOL PROGRAMS IS BEING UNDERTAKEN IN COLUMBUS, OHIO, CHICAGO,…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Special Programs
BURROWS, EARL R.; AND OTHERS – 1965
REPORTS WERE RECEIVED FROM ALL COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON THE NUMBER OF DROPOUTS FROM GRADES 7 THROUGH 12. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DROPOUTS AND A RANDOM SAMPLING OF CHARACTERISTICS OF SENIORS WERE OBTAINED. PUPIL ACCOUNTABILITY WAS SEPARATED INTO TWO ASPECTS, SUMMER DROPOUT AND UNKNOWN WITHDRAWALS. CONFIRMATION WAS FOUND IN THE RESULTS THAT…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedWolman, Clara; And Others – Remedial and Special Education (RASE), 1989
This literature review focuses on the dropout phenomenon in general education, discussing interventions, dropout characteristics, and consequences of dropping out, and emphasizing literature on special education dropouts. The paper concludes by discussing implications for research and service programs that can address the dropout problem in…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Download full textJoubert, Lionel; And Others – 1986
The Los Angeles Unified School District has funded several innovative prevention/recovery programs to determine indicators that will help local schools identify the potential early leaver. This annual study for the 1983-84 school year examines the number of students in grades 10 through 12 who left school without a diploma. Findings cover all…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Baltimore City Public Schools, MD. – 1986
The Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) developed a Dropout Retrieval Project with the following aims: (1) to identify and retrieve the dropout students aged 16 to 21; (2) to bring the students back to educational programs which would lead to the completion of their education; and (3) to develop plans to prevent future dropouts. This report…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Black Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
Sherman, Joel D. – 1987
This document presents the executive summary of a research project undertaken to provide a national overview of the dimensions of the dropout problem, focusing specifically on gender differences; and to identify strategies that are being used to address the dropout problem, assess effectiveness of these strategies, and suggest ways that these…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1964
DURING THE SUMMER OF 1963 A CONCERTED EFFORT WAS MADE TO CURB THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL DROPOUTS AND INCREASE THE NUMBER OF THOSE WHO RETURN TO SCHOOL. THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CAMPAIGN, WHICH COVERED ONLY TWO SUMMER MONTHS, MIGHT BE CLASSIFIED AS PROMOTIONAL, COUNSELING, REMEDIAL, PREVENTIVE, AND EXPERIMENTAL. METHODS OF IDENTIFYING AND…
Descriptors: Community Action, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Bachman, Jerald G. – 1972
This report is concerned with young men in their late teens. In particular, it deals with patterns of change, and stability, which can be linked to family, high school, and post-high school environment. The work had two intended functions and aims: 1) to provide information relevant to public policy decisions, and 2) to make a contribution to…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Family Characteristics
Schargel, Franklin P.; Smink, Jay – 2001
Lowering the student dropout rate in America is one of the most significant challenges facing educators today. This book calls attention to this problem, and offers hope and suggestions on how to resolve it using effective strategies taken from research and personal observations gleaned from successful dropout prevention programs in school…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Salerno, Anne; Fink, Mary – 1989
The present high school graduation rate for migrant students is approximately 50%, as compared to the 90% dropout rate of 20 years ago. Migrant Education's success has encouraged recent changes in funding to extend services to those youths between 17 and 21 who have not graduated. Attempts to draw dropout youths back to regular or alternative…
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Interviews
MILLER, LEONARD M. – 1964
A REVISED VERSION OF THE 1963 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESOURCE MATERIALS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL DROPOUT, ON MEASURES BEING TAKEN BY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, AND ON THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF RESEARCH BEING CONDUCTED ON THE DROPOUT PROBLEM. THE MATERIALS ARE IN SECTIONS--"GENERAL…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs
