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Barwick, Woody J. – 1987
This paper discusses dropout prevention and "Forward in the Fifth," an innovative program for school development in the Fifth Congressional District of southern Kentucky. The program focused on formation of a support group that could give school systems sustained financial and educational support from community and business leaders.…
Descriptors: Administrators, College School Cooperation, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Download full textLankard, Bettina A. – 1988
This student book is part of a series of program materials for a school-based intervention process to help at-risk students stay in school. This book, a related instructor's guide, and a viodetape entitled "A Time of Choices" comprise the classroom component of this set of materials focusing on awareness and commitment. The purpose of the program…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling, Decision Making, Decision Making Skills
Browne, Dauna B.; Evans, Wayne H. – 1987
Colleges and universities have failed to meet the unique educational needs of Native American students, whose attrition rates are far in excess of those of other students. These students must come to terms with their cultural identity while functioning within the culturally alien framework presented by the school. Federally funded programs have…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indians, Biculturalism
Lanier, Mark W. – 1986
This paper suggests that the current wave of educational reform carries with it a conception of "excellence" derived from concern for the productivity of the nation's human potential. First, differing concepts of excellence are addressed, followed by a discussion of recent educational reforms that are perceived as threats to students who…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
Bryk, Anthony S.; Thum, Yeow Meng – 1989
Examined in this paper are the effects of school characteristics on both the probability of dropping out and absenteeism as the strongest predictor of dropping out. The project employed a subsample from the High School and Beyond database that contains results from questionnaires and achievement tests given in 1980 to approximately 30,000…
Descriptors: Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Rekkedal, Torstein – 1985
A research project examined the effectiveness of using personal tutors/counselors in distance education programs as a means of reducing student attrition. In the experiment, one person integrated the roles of different tutors in different subjects as well as the role of the student advisor in the ordinary distance education system. The main…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Aitken, Larry P.; Falk, Dennis R. – 1983
To improve Chippewa Indian retention in higher education, 277 Indian students, 7 key informants, and 11 service providers were surveyed to determine facilitating factors as well as obstacles. Of the 277 students, 125 responded to the questionnaire. The sample included former college graduates, college dropouts, and current students. Service…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, College Graduates, College Students
San Francisco Family Service Agency, CA. – 1984
This report describes and evaluates the second year (1982-83) of the Teenage Pregnancy and Parenting Project (TAPP) of San Francisco. The goals of this project, described in an introductory summary, are to improve maternal and child health, increase school enrollment for pregnant teenagers, increase the involvement of young fathers with their…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood, Family Involvement, Family Life Education
Johnson, Maggie – OSSC Bulletin, 1981
The Learning House Tutorial Center in The Dalles (Oregon) was begun in 1975 as an alternative program for students who had dropped out of the regular educational programs in The Dalles School District and neighboring Chenowith School District. Now serving over 75 students in a downtown location, the center's year-round program includes a summer…
Descriptors: Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropouts, Educational Philosophy
Garner, Walter L., Jr. – 1981
Graduates of Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge (LSU-BR) were assessed in terms of their American College Testing (ACT) program scores and the factors that affect them. All LSU-BR graduates who were awarded the baccalaureate degree during the 1974-75, 1979-80, and 1980-81 academic years were studied. ACT scores were located for 59.1 percent…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Bachelors Degrees, Basic Skills
Pezzullo, Diane – 1978
This brief focuses on student attrition and retention in the two-year college. An introductory section discusses the definitions of attrition used in studies of student persistence; and how these definitions, which often include students who are actually completers in terms of their own educational goals, may exaggerate attrition rates, which are…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Definitions, Dropout Characteristics
Block, Eve E.; And Others – 1978
This report focuses on underschooling in the State of New York. The study provides statistics on dropouts, examines students' reasons for leaving school, and analyzes the school histories of dropouts with respect to patterns of disruption, truancy, and academic failure. Suggestions of school administrators and dropouts on how students might be…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Compensatory Education, Discipline, Discipline Policy
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1980
One hundred twenty-five students found to have few areas of skill mastery were selected to form the Fresh Start Minischool (FSMS). The Fresh Start approach was characterized by individualized instruction in four academic areas (Social Studies, English, Mathematics, and Science). Students proceeded at their own pace and acquired skills according to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, High Risk Students
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 1967
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT TITLE I PROJECTS IN 23 MARYLAND SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE REVIEWED IN THIS REPORT. IN THE PERIOD FROM 1965 TO 1967 $29 MILLION WAS APPROPRIATED FOR TITLE I ACTIVITIES, WHICH WERE OFFERED TO 46,000 PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS, INCLUDING 39,000 IN A SUMMER SCHOOL SESSION IN 1966. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention, Educational Finance, Educational Planning
COOPER, DAVID – 1967
THE EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT (EIP) IS A 5-YEAR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN RANGING IN AGE FROM INFANCY TO 14 YEARS. THE INITIAL PHASE OF EIP CONSISTS OF INFANT TESTING WHICH BEGINS AT BIRTH. DATA ON INTELLIGENCE AND DEVELOPMENT FROM THIS PHASE OF THE PROGRAM SHOW THAT AMONG THESE CHILDREN THE…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Behavior Change, Blacks, Disadvantaged Youth
