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Publication Date: 1991
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What Is a Dropout? Pilot Program Collects Meaningful Data for Improving Schools.
Clements, Barbara S.
Equity and Excellence, v25 n1 p5-8 Fall 1991
To make educational assessments and comparisons meaningful, dropout data must be collected according to the same definitions, by the same procedures, and over the same time periods. A 31-state pilot project represents an effort by the National Center for Education Statistics to standardize data collection about high school completion. (SLD)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Collection, Definitions, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, National Surveys, Pilot Projects, Research Methodology, Research Problems, School Statistics, State Standards, Statistical Data, Student Attrition, Transfer Students, Withdrawal (Education)
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