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Peer reviewedRumberger, Russell W.; And Others – Sociology of Education, 1990
Investigated how family processes influence high school student dropout behavior. Used a sample of 114 dropouts from 1 California high school, 48 of whom were matched to similarly profiled continuing students. Identified factors that explain students' dropout decisions: permissive parenting, negative parental reactions to grades, excessive…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Cohort Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Levin, Boris Mikhailovich; Levin, Mikhail Borisovich – Soviet Education, 1990
Compares opinions of students from secondary, vocational, and technicums technical schools in the USSR on why Soviet students drink alcohol. Reasons include companionship, celebrations, curiosity, and imitation. Investigates gender differences. Underscores student naivete about alcohol's effects. Indicates discrepancies between students' stated…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Alcohol Abuse, Alcoholism, Comparative Analysis
