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Peer reviewedFrench, Doran C.; Conrad, Jody – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2001
Assessed at eighth and tenth grades the prediction of school dropout from measures of antisocial behavior, social preference, and achievement. Found that social preference does not uniquely predict school dropout. The possibility exists, however, that youth who are both antisocial and rejected may be at heightened risk for school dropout.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Causal Models
Download full textSutherland, Maura B.; MacMillan, Robert C. – 2001
This paper reviews research on best practices for preventing students with mild disabilities from dropping out of high school. Findings from the literature review indicate there is a consensus among the researchers that warning signs for school dropout among students with mild disabilities include: poor attendance, academic difficulties,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
