A01=David E. Engel
A01=Don T. Martin
A01=Richard J. Altenbaugh
A01=Rodney R Cocking
adolescent disengagement
african
African American Female
African American Female Student
Alienated Students
Author_David E. Engel
Author_Don T. Martin
Author_Richard J. Altenbaugh
Author_Rodney R Cocking
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Category=JKS
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Category=JNC
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corps
Counter-school Culture
Disengaging
Dropout Literature
early
Early School Leavers
Early Schoolleavers
educational policy analysis
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Extracurricular
Follow
Ged
high
intervention programme evaluation
job
Job Corps
Juvenile Delinquency
leavers
left
Left School
Non-traditional Family Structure
Pittsburgh High School
Pittsburgh's Public Schools
qualitative interview research
Reentry Programs
school
school dropout prevention case study
School Leaver Problem
School Leavers
schoolleaver
Squirrel Hill
student retention strategies
urban
urban education reform
Urban School Leavers
Winter Time
Wo
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780750701938
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 05 Jun 1995
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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The official school drop-out figure in the US in recent years has been 25 per cent of the cohort. Estimates from large cities are often double these rates, and in some areas 60 per cent or worse. This text focuses on this problem in US schools, but from an unusual perspective. It is a study gained from in-depth interviews of 100 "stop-outs" - that is, those who dropped out but then decided to return to school. Four basic questions are posed by this text: who drops out?; why did they drop out?; what caused them to return?; and what intervention policies can be formulated to prevent students dropping out in the first place? The answers provided by this text for the last question are intended to make it of particular interest to school administrators.
Richard J. Altenbaugh, David E. Engel, Don T. Martin
