Dropping out of school--and the concomitant failure to graduate with a high school diploma--form a "silent epidemic" in the United States today. "Nationally, research puts the graduation rate between 68 and 71 percent, which means that almost one-third of all public high school students in America fail to graduate" or drop out…

Racial identity attitudes, a construct proposed as a measure of the world view of Blacks (Cross & Vandiver, 2001), and academic performance of a group of Black females attending a high-poverty, failing high school with a 42% graduation rate were examined. These young women were either pregnant or parenting and attended a parenting support group at…

The School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) conducted a study to determine whether full-day kindergarten (FDK), in comparison with half-day kindergarten (HDK), produced positive effects on student attendance and achievement. Research questions concerned differences between full- and half-day kindergarten programs regarding attendance…

Historically, kindergartens began as full-day programs, but during World War II the shortage of teachers and building space and the increased birth rate produced a cutback to half-day kindergartens. Full-day kindergartens surfaced again during the 1960's and 1970's. Many contemporary studies report significant results in favor of full-day…

This paper considered the popularity of museums, particularly art museums, and the problems that accompany such attention. It described, further, what the art museum is, what it does, and what it can and cannot do. (Author/RK)

The absenteeism of 252 mainstreamed learning disabled (LD) elementary and high school students was examined over 4 consecutive years for elementary Ss and 3 1/2 years for secondary Ss. Orthogonal polynomial analysis was used to find the relationship between absenteeism and time as measured in school semesters. In general, analyses indicated the…

THIS SERIES OF FOUR SURVEYS DESCRIBES SUBSEQUENT ATTENDANCE PATTERNS OF FRESHMEN WHO ENROLLED IN THE FALL 1958 AND 1962 CLASSES AT THE EIGHT 2-YEAR CENTERS OF WISCONSIN UNIVERSITY. THESE CENTERS ARE A SEPARATE UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY, RESPONSIBLE TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE CENTER SYSTEM, WHO IN TURN REPORTS TO THE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT. THE MAY 1966…

This report contains statistical data on absentee and withdrawal rates for the Eugene (Oregon) School District 4J. Included are data showing attendance patterns, as well as descriptions of coding practices for all elementary, junior high, and senior high schools in the district. The data, displayed in numerical tables, show that absentee and…

Changing from a rather extensive medical excuse system to a policy of issuing no excuses whatever has produced no short- or long-term difficulties associated with medical staff, students, faculty, or administration. (JD)

Related a high school district's attempt to reduce absenteeism through use of an autodialing machine. Explains the mechanisms of the system and proposes additional uses for it. Indicates that improved attendance rates occurred after its incorporation. (ML)

Study set out to examine the relative importance of increased population, attendance rates, and structural changes within the educational system as these factors relate to teacher demand. (Author)

It was hypothesized that success as measured by academic achievement, was positively related to the congruence of the students' interests and personality traits with those of their instructions. (Author)

Studied adults who requested outpatient psychotherapy. Questionnaire items concerned the client's situation, past behavior in fulfilling commitments, self-prediction of session attendance, and reaction to the initial interview. A critical response scale proved highly predictive of the number of treatment sessions attended in both initial and…