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Peer reviewedScanlon, David; Mellard, Daryl F. – Exceptional Children, 2002
Young adults (N=277) with and without learning disabilities or emotional or behavioral disorders were interviewed regarding their school and post-drop out experiences. Findings indicate that factors such as disability status, when individuals drop out, and self-perspectives influence education participation. Strategies for helping students who…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Peer reviewedLichtenstein, Stephen – Exceptional Children, 1993
In-depth, structured interviews were conducted over a two-year period with four young adults (previously identified as learning disabled) who had dropped out of high school. Their stories cast doubt on the idea that dropouts are necessarily "failures" but suggest serious shortcomings in the secondary education programing and the transition…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Case Studies, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
