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Londoner, Carroll A. – Adult Education, 1972
Research into the psychological-motivational bases of adult participation to determine the reasons why people do not perservere in adult high school programs. (RB)
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dropout Attitudes
Peer reviewedKaplan, Diane S.; And Others – Journal of Experimental Education, 1994
Using data from 4,141 students tested in grade 7 and again as young adults, a theoretically informed model is proposed which specifies the effects of failing to finish high school on the latent construct "psychological functioning" in young adulthood. Results suggest that dropping out has a significantly negative effect on psychological…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Alienation, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research
