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Showing 1 to 20 of 356 for “"drop out"”.
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The drop out
The Drop Out is a Bildungsroman in three parts. The reader follows a young European woman's quest for self-discovery. Manja Levsky's journey commences amid the South African white Left during the late 1980s. Manja has two aims: to discover what it means to be a woman; and to create personal …
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Broken Circle: Urban Aboriginal Youth and the Drop-out Question
… this thesis explored how eight urban Aboriginal youth (18-29 years of age) perspectives can illuminate reasons for this problem and suggest some solutions to it. Through the framework of Critical Race Theory (CRT) and Tribal Critical Race Theory (TribalCrit), I employ data analysis as a tool …
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An investigation into truancy reduction without increasing the drop out rate
… project focused on decreasing truancy without increasing drop out rate.</p> <p>The intern analyzed data collected through the use of a survey. The survey was given to a general population of students which consisted of two different sampling strategies. One sample was a convenience sample …
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A framework for understanding student drop-out in the further education context
… systematic investigation and analysis of student drop-out in a college of Further Education. Traditionally, this aspect of post-compulsory education has been under-researched. Colleges are beginning to recognise the benefits of curriculum research. While there remains a certain amount of hostility …
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A biographical inquiry into the occupational participation of men who drop out of school
… participation of men in Lavender Hill who drop out of school. School dropout was constructed as an occupational transition for the purposes of this study and the occupational participation of men who drop out of school was considered in relation to this. Study participants were selected …
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Practices and Procedures that Influence African-American Males to Drop Out from Public School
… complete their twelfth grade year; instead, they dropped out. While factors associated with societal issues and familial dynamics contribute to this problem, factors associated with public school practices and procedures are the focus of this study. The educational records of 125 African-American …
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Reasons for Girls Drop Out in Primary Schools in Tanzania: The Case of Mpanda District
… explored the reasons for higher rate of girls drop-out in Primary Schools in Tanzania with a focus on primary schools in Mpanda district. Its objectives included; determining reasons that contribute to girls drop-out in Mpanda district, investigating the effects of relationships that girls and …
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MoEAC and UNICEF Education Public-Private Partnership in Namibia: The challenge of high drop out
… to combat societal challenges. Learners who dropout from school is a threat to the Namibian Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture (MoEAC). Thus, evidence suggests the adoption of educational PPP (ePPP) to mitigate early learners' exit from school. A stakeholder concept of theoretical …
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The cost-effectiveness of two program delivery systems for drop-out prevention in the elementary school
… cost-effectiveness of two delivery systems for drop-out prevention in the elementary school. The first program involved a self-contained, homogeneous classroom composed of fifth and sixth grade, at-risk, over-age students and known as the Program for Academic Skills and Self-Esteem (PASS). The …
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Identifying targets of the MAST kinase Drop out through genetic and proteomic analysis in Drosophila melanogaster
The drop out (dop) gene is the single homolog of the mammalian MAST (microtubule-associated serine/threonine) kinase family in Drosophila melanogaster. The MAST kinases are a poorly understood family of proteins which have been implicated in human diseases, such as neurodegeneration and breast …
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Preventing drop-out: how can post-primary schools best support students at risk of early school leaving?
The aim o f my study is to evaluate the programmes in place in two post-primary schools to combat early school leaving. In order to do this I plan • To explore the reasons students in these schools leave formal education early. • To ascertain what programmes are in place in the two schools to …
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School drop-out in the Western Cape : the role of prior school progress, ability, pregnancy and family background
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 37-40).
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Analysis of the function of Drop out, the single homologue of human MAST kinases, in <i>Drosophila</i> cellularisation
The Drop out (Dop) kinase is the single homologue of the MAST kinase family in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>. Despite MAST kinases having been implicated in several human diseases such as breast cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, inflammatory bowel disease and cystic fibrosis, the biological role …
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Factors Causing Students' Drop out from Education Programmes at the Open University of Tanzania: a Case of Tanga Region Centre
The study on factors causing students' dropout from the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) focused on selected districts of Tanga Region. The selected districts are Korogwe, Handeni, Lushoto, Muheza and Tanga Urban. The main instruments for data collection were interview guides and focused group …
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A Study of Factors That May Contribute To the High Drop Out Rate Of Business and Office Technology Program Students
… are experiencing significant numbers of students dropping out of their facilities. The technical institute in this study has elected to have the drop out rate of one their many programs' examined. This report will identify and examine factors contributing to the high attrition rate in -- Technical …
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A Study of Drop-out Chinese International Students from a Canadian Pre-University English Language Improvement Program: Acculturation Experiences and Challenges
… understand the life and learning experiences of drop-out Chinese international students who used to study in ELIP, and also seeks to explain the their retention and dropout in this program. Data were collected through interviews, and five participants took part in this study. Chinese …
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Genetic and molecular analysis of <em>drop out</em>, the single homolog of the vertebrate MAST kinases in <em>Drosophila melanogaster</em>
… which represents a polarised epithelium made out of about 6000 cells. The molecular machinery driving cellularisation is complex and not well understood. In this work a novel gene regulating this process is identified and characterised. The mutation drop out causes defects in intracellular …
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School-age care programs : an identification of factors related to nine-to twelve-year-olds' desire to drop-out and their satisfaction
… related to nine- to twelve-year-olds' desire to drop out of after-school programs, as well as to examine the factors related to their satisfaction. While some researchers have demonstrated that older school-age children may prefer to go home alone after school (Cloutier, 1990; Fink, 1986), others …
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A comparative study of the drop-out rate of high school pupils in KwaZulu-Natal: A case study of public and private schools
Submitted in requirements for the Master’s in Public Management and Administration, Durban University of Technology, 2019.
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