Competition presented by a world market demands improvements in our country's productivity.
We cannot afford to lose the talents and potential contributions of nearly four million young adults who have left the formal educational environment. However, technology alone will not provide a solution. Dropping out of school is not an event, but rather a process. The educational and sociological factors surrounding this complex process must be identified, researched, and used as a basis for product development. Our approach to research and product development is not a simple one.