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Social Factors, Enrollment in Vocational/Technical Courses, and High School Dropout Rates.

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Pittman, Robert B. – Journal of Educational Research, 1991

Researchers investigated whether enrollment in high school vocational/business courses had more holding power than personal, social factors, using High School and Beyond survey data to examine 12 variables. Peer interest, sense of social belonging, and relationships with school staff differentially related to persistence, but participation in…

Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Business Education, Dropout Characteristics