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Direct linkMcDermott, Elana R.; Donlan, Alice E.; Zaff, Jonathan F. – Journal of Educational Research, 2019
Understanding the reasons that individuals drop out of high school is fundamental to improving intervention efforts to promote graduation. The authors present a mixed methods analysis of the reasons individuals drop out of high school before graduating. Using a survey methodology with young adults who left school before graduating (N = 1,047, M…
Descriptors: Dropout Attitudes, Dropouts, Young Adults, Stress Variables
Peer reviewedThornburg, Hershel D. – Journal of Educational Research, 1975
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedMcCaul, Edward J.; And Others – Journal of Educational Research, 1992
The High School and Beyond survey collected experiences of dropouts and high school graduates. Researchers compared dropping out to personal, social, and labor market experiences four years after projected graduation date. Dropouts differed from graduates in personal and social adjustment but not self-esteem. Male and female dropouts had different…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research
