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Download full textSween, Joyce; And Others – 1987
This study focuses on school system characteristics that affect the dropout rate in the Chicago public high schools. Although the primary variable for investigation is attendance rate, other school system variables examined include type of school, percentage of low-income students in a school, and the overall level of student ability for a school…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, Attendance Records, Disadvantaged Youth
