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Download full textGreen, Kenneth C. – 1981
A consortium program of eight private colleges in Southern California that focuses on student retention efforts is described. Each college has a retention task force consisting of faculty, administrators, student affairs staff, and students. A steering committee with one representative from each college, generally the dean of students, coordinates…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Consortia, Data Collection
Hathaway, Warren E.; Rhodes, H. Clarence – 1979
A review of literature from the early sixties to the present provides an understanding of problems posed by potential dropouts (disadvantaged learners) and some potential solutions to those problems. The first section describes who potential dropouts are and why they are disadvantaged; how they can be identified; some remedial projects already…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Environment, Disadvantaged Youth
Nelken, Ira – 1978
The Special Secondary Impact Program instituted in 14 California secondary schools provided counseling and part time jobs to migrant students to help them stay in school long enough to graduate. The study examined the program's effect on inter- and intra-state migrant secondary school students. Variables measured migrant enrollment, migrant…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Prevention, Enrollment
Fast, Casey – 1980
The independent study Math Resource Center (MRC) program at Lane Community College offers seven courses on an "open-entry/open-exit" basis: Math 1, 2, and 3; Elementary, Intermediate, and College Algebra; and Dosage Computation. Students may enroll at any time, learn at their own rate, and leave class when they have developed their…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Mathematics, Community Colleges, Differentiated Staffs
Farmer, John E. – 1980
The introductory material to this student retention manual focuses on the legal responsibility of Florida community colleges with regard to retention, and on data collection for program planning, factors that affect retention, accountability, and the essentials of a retention program. The remainder of the manual is presented as a checklist of…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
KARNES, MERLE B.; AND OTHERS – 1966
IT WAS HYPOTHESIZED THAT 91 EXPERIMENTAL SUBJECTS FROM LOW SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS HOMES, PROVIDED WITH A CAREFULLY DESIGNED 2-YEAR VOCATIONALLY ORIENTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM AND PREVOCATIONAL DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR) COUNSELING, WOULD HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT TO THAT OF A MATCHED CONTROL GROUP ENROLLED IN A REGULAR…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Comparative Analysis, Control Groups, Delinquency
Karmel, Peter – 1979
To alleviate the economic problems of youth, the Australian Education Council has expressed the need for a comprehensive youth policy whose aim should be to provide young people with options in education, training, or employment. Facts show a declining rate of retention to completion of secondary schools for males due to the present low employment…
Descriptors: Career Education, Counseling, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Bieschke, Suzanne M.; And Others – 1978
Approximately 1,000 dropout/stopout (DOSO) students from the University of California at San Diego were surveyed in January 1978 to determine their demographic characteristics and the factors influencing their decision to dropout/stopout. The population consisted of students enrolled in winter or spring of 1977 but who did not receive degrees and…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Career Awareness, College Role, Decision Making
DeVries, Philip B., Jr.; And Others – 1975
The study was designed to identify and define the factors which contribute to undergraduate navigator training (UNT) attrition and to present recommendations to reduce the effects of those factors. Longitudinal data were collected from six UNT classes and augmented with cross-sectional data from a sample of 15 UNT classes. The student data are…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Aviation Technology, Cross Sectional Studies
Miles, Guy H.; And Others – 1973
As part of a series aimed at developing better programs for rural youths, this study tested (summer, 1972) hypotheses about community, educational, and individual factors affecting the future adjustment of rural southeastern youths, who as 8th graders in 1963-64, represented 16 rural counties, (North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Blacks, Community Study, Comparative Analysis
District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. Dept. of Research and Evaluation. – 1975
This final report is an evaluation of Project Inspire, a program designed to create within the school setting a positive framework and atmosphere for learning through efforts directed toward students and teachers. Conducted at the Francis Junior High School in North-West Washington, D.C., Project Inspire aimed to improve academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Attendance, Behavior Problems
Stegelin, Dolores A. – 2002
Developing literacy skills at the preschool level is a crucial foundation for continued success in school environments; nevertheless, questions about when and how to teach beginning reading and writing are among the most controversial topics in early childhood education. As part of a series of works examining strategies for school improvement and…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Beginning Writing, Change Strategies, Childhood Attitudes
Lockwood, Anne Turnbaugh; Secada, Walter G. – 1999
This monograph reviews the findings and recommendations of the Hispanic Dropout Project (HDP) and describes successful school-based strategies to combat the dropout problem and promote academic achievement among Hispanic students. Chapter 1 discusses the high Hispanic dropout rate; why Hispanic students drop out; stereotypes and realities; and HDP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bilingual Education, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Kazis, Richard; Pennington, Hilary – 1999
The next step in the school-to-career (STC) movement is to build upon its significant successes in today's policy and political environment. The School to Work Opportunities Act 1994 codifies a reform agenda to promote academic achievement and economic opportunity for young people during and after high school. Its general principles are that most…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Involvement, Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention
Muir, Mike – Education Partnerships, Inc., 2004
Each year, half a million teenagers become mothers in the United States. School-based child care programs are a positive way for educational institutions to encourage young mothers to return to or stay in school, prepare for employment, and acquire accurate information about child development and appropriate parenting practices. Nationwide,…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Preschool Education, Child Development, Child Care Centers
