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Hickman, Gregory P.; Bartholomew, Mitchell; Mathwig, Jennifer; Heinrich, Randy S. – Journal of Educational Research, 2008
The authors examined the developmental pathways between high school graduates and dropouts. The authors obtained official school data via a random sample of 119 students enrolled across 4 cohorts. The authors postulated 2 research questions: (a) Do differences exist in the developmental pathways of high school graduates in comparison with high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Dropouts, High School Graduates, Developmental Stages
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Fiordaliso, Richard; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1977
Both the experimental group (receiving positive feedback) and the social skills group (receiving special social skills training) showed significant reduction in absentee rates in relation to the no-treatment control group. (MB)
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems
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Brunsma, David L.; Rockquemore, Kerry A. – Journal of Educational Research, 1998
Examined 10th-grade data from the 1988 National Educational Longitudinal Study to investigate the effects of school uniforms on student attendance, behavior problems, substance use, and academic achievement. Data from public, private, and Catholic schools indicated that uniforms had no direct effect on substance use, attendance, or behavior, and a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance Patterns, Behavior Problems, Catholic Schools