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Download full textCalifornia State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1986
This report on California dropouts draws on a large body of current research and features the correlates known to be associated with dropouts. It also details what is known and not known about the magnitude of the dropout phenomenon. Section I provides an introduction to the report. Section II presents a description of the reasons that students…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, High Schools
Lee, Bill; And Others – 1988
School dropouts have been a substantial problem to educators since public education began. This study examined the dropout statistics of selected public schools in the Mississippi Gulf Coast counties of Hancock, Harrison, and Jackson. Subjects included school superintendents (N=29) randomly selected from the 153 Mississippi school districts and…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate, Dropouts
Dovner, Louis B.; Eve, Arthur W. – American School Board Journal, 1974
In the Rockland, Massachusetts, Adult High School Diploma Program, nearly 400 adults are being given credit for the skills, knowledge, and talents they have acquired in the nonschool world. (Author)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
MILLER, S.M.; SALEEM, BETTY L. – 1963
AT LEAST 60 OF THE 625 STUDENTS WHO DROPPED OUT OF THE SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN 1959-60 LATER RETURNED TO SCHOOL, AND MANY GRADUATED. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO DISCOVER WHY THESE STUDENTS RETURNED, WHAT KINDS OF STUDENTS WERE MOST INFLUENCED BY ADVICE TO FINISH HIGH SCHOOL, AND WHICH STUDENTS EXPERIENCED THE MOST PRESSURE TO RETURN. SOME…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Hunt, Neen, Ed.; Holt, Ben, Ed. – 1979
Despite the difficulty inherent in counting dropouts, it can be estimated that about 45 percent of the ninth graders in New York City public high schools drop out before completing their high school education. These dropouts, characteristically, have experienced academic failure and will probably continue to experience failure after they leave…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1965
Information about the dropout problem in Iowa (in 1963-64) is presented in this document. This state-wide survey sought to determine the number of dropouts and their reasons for leaving school, to explore dropout rehabilitation possibilities, and to develop methods for early identification of potential dropouts. Data are reported in a number of…
Descriptors: Data, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Appalachia, 1985
In an effort to find new solutions, an Appalachian Regional Commission workshop examined the severity of the dropout problem in Appalachia; looked at successful prevention programs including 70001 Ltd., REAL Enterprises, and Jobs for Tennessee Graduates; and previewed the model dropout reduction curriculum being designed at Appalachian State…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Doss, David A.; Holley, Freda M. – Spectrum, 1985
The school-leaving pattern of students aged 14 in 1978 was recorded by the Austin (Texas) Independent School District from 1978 to 1983, providing data on the socioeconomic, academic, and behavioral characteristics of dropouts and their reasons for dropping out. Several preventative measures are suggested. (PGD)
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 2000
This hearing, which occurred at New Mexico Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico, heard from state and local officials about what was working and not working in education. Included are statements on dropout prevention by Congressional representatives and by the Deputy Director of the New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Rate
Peer reviewedChance, Barbara J.; Sarthory, Joseph A. – High School Journal, 1972
The dropout prevention model presented in this paper is derived from the assumption that dropping out of school is not totally a function of characteristics of youth who drop out. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research
Ryle, Anthony – Universities Quarterly, 1971
A look at the clinical work of a Student Health physician as it affects dropouts. (IR)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Health
Peer reviewedHarris, Ian; And Others – Educational Leadership, 1983
Unaffiliated with the city schools, Milwaukee's community-based Journey House program helps dropouts prepare for General Educational Development (G.E.D.) tests. (Author/JM)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Community Centers, Dropout Programs, Dropouts
Whitehead, A. K. – Industrial Training International, 1975
Rather than insist on a needlessly high cut-off age for leaving school, educational administrators could ease the process of transition by introducing a variable school-leaving age and by replacing "schooling" with progressive periods in colleges of further education and employment. (Author/MW)
Descriptors: Continuation Education, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Policy
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Support Programs. – 1987
This North Carolina handbook brings together the information needed by local school systems to plan, develop, and implement effective programs to keep students in school. These topics are included: (1) legislation and policy for the implementation of the State Dropout Prevention Fund; (2) program standards and performance indicators; (3) program…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Elementary Secondary Education
Isenhart, Lucie; Bechard, Sue – 1987
The Education Commission of the States' (ECS) survey of state initiatives for at-risk youth was conducted during 1987. The goal was to identify programs and planning efforts in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the 3 ECS member territories addressing needs of at-risk youth from preschool through high school. Descriptions of over 650…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Innovation
