Research and Data

It is important to know about research and data for several reasons. Whether you are trying to prove a point, increase your knowledge, or receive grant funding, the following research reports may be able to help you.

Are Experiments the Only Option? A Look at Dropout Prevention Programs Adobe PDF Document (PDF)
R. Agodini & M. Dynarski. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. August 2001.

Do We Know Whom to Serve? Issues in Using Risk Factors to Identify Dropouts Adobe PDF Document (PDF)
P. Gleason & M. Dynarski. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. June 1998.

How Can We Help? What We Have Learned from Evaluations of Federal Dropout-Prevention Programs Adobe PDF Document (PDF)
M. Dynarski & P. Gleason. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. June 1998.

Impacts of Dropout Prevention Programs: Final Report Adobe PDF Document (PDF)
M. Dynarski, P. Gleason, A. Rangarajan, & R. Wood. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. June 1998.

Making Do with Less: Interpreting the Evidence from Recent Federal Evaluations of Dropout-Prevention Programs Adobe PDF Document (PDF)
M. Dynarski. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. December 2000.

Service Learning at Historically Black Colleges and Universities: A Preliminary Study Adobe PDF Document (PDF, 103 KB)
Clemson, SC: National Dropout Prevention Center.

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