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The Effectiveness Of Contacting Nonattending Adult Students As Measured By Return Attendance, Dropouts And Reenrollment, Ralph Leland Moody
The Effectiveness Of Contacting Nonattending Adult Students As Measured By Return Attendance, Dropouts And Reenrollment, Ralph Leland Moody
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Problem: To determine the relative effectiveness of four methods of contacting non-attending adult students with an invitation message to return to class. The four methods used to contact students were (1) personally, (2) by telephone, (3) by letter, (4) no contact (control).
Purpose: The major purpose of this study was to analyze (1) the proportion of classes students attended after being absent and then being contacted by a volunteer, {2) the dropout rate of students after being contacted by a volunteer, and (3) the reenrollment rate of students after being contacted by a volunteer.