Author: Carolyn H. DuffyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Comparative Study of Two Groups of High School Dropouts who Returned to School -- One that Continued in School and One that Re-dropped
Author: Carolyn H. DuffyHigh School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates
Author: National Academy of EducationPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309163072
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 154
Book Description
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one count a student who leaves a regular high school but later completes a GED? How does one count a student who spends most of his/her high school years at one school and then transfers to another? If the student graduates, which school should receive credit? If the student drops out, which school should take responsibility? High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates addresses these issues and to examine (1) the strengths, limitations, accuracy, and utility of the available dropout and completion measures; (2) the state of the art with respect to longitudinal data systems; and (3) ways that dropout and completion rates can be used to improve policy and practice.
Research in Education
Author: The Early Employment and Further Education Experiences of High School Dropouts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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This study examines the experiences of high school dropouts from the United States and Australia in the first two years beyond high school. The authors define a school dropout as any student who ever quit high school. By using this definition , the authors are able to examine not only which students quit high school, but which ones ultimately return and complete high school through various alternative means. The study then goes on to compare the post-school education, training and employment experiences of school dropouts who complete high school with those who do not complete high school as well as with high school graduates who never quit school. The analysis reveals substantial differences in the post-school education and employment experiences of these threee groups, with school dropouts experiencing much longer periods where they are neither employed nor in post-school education or training.
Resources in Education
Author: Dissertation Abstracts
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 1312
Book Description
Federal Probation
Author: Women of the World
Author: Jeanne S. NewmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Women
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Subsequent Educational Attainment of High School Dropouts
Author: Jennifer BerktoldPublisher: Department of Education Office of Educational
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
This study uses data from the 1988 National Education Longitudinal Study and its 1994 followup to examine the educational and employment attainment of 1988 eighth graders who dropped out of high school. About half of them ultimately completed high school. By 1994, 16% had completed a high school diploma, 29% had completed a General Educational Development (GED) or equivalency certificate, and 24% were working on a diploma or GED. The remaining one-third of dropouts had no credential and were not pursuing any further education. High school completion among dropouts was associated with socioeconomic status. Dropouts who had demonstrated academic ability, although not necessarily academic performance, were most likely to complete high school. By 1994, 2 years after most of the"cohort" had completed high school, high school completion among dropouts was associated with some educational, but few employment, characteristics. In 1994, most dropouts were either working, looking for work, or at home. About the same proportion of dropouts as 1988 eighth graders who had never dropped out reported working full time or part time in 1994, but those who had never dropped out were more likely to be taking academic courses. More than half of those who had never dropped out were enrolled in 2-year or 4-year postsecondary institutions. About one in four dropouts had enrolled in a postsecondary institution by 1994. One appendix is a glossary, and the other contains technical notes and remarks on methodology. (Contains 19 tables, 7 figures, and 12 references.) (SLD)
The School Environment and Programs for Dropouts
Author: Jacob Joseph KaufmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dropouts
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description