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Dorn, Sherman – 1996
One of the six national goals in the United States is to achieve a 90 percent graduation rate by the year 2000. In the last 50 years, high school graduation has become the norm. Concurrent with the new expectation of high school graduation came the dominance of the word "dropout" to describe those without diplomas. Many Americans view…
Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Demography, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Beacham, Herbert C. – 1980
Although Florida law requires job placement and follow-up services for all students graduating or leaving the school system, there is a lack of understanding about contributing causes and possible solutions to the problem of high school dropouts. To gather information to develop an innovative program to reach dropouts and potential dropouts, 282…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
