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Why and How Young Men Drop Out of High School [microform] : Some Preliminary Findings. Interim Report / Ilona D. Wirtanen
Bib ID 5200027
Format BookBook, MicroformMicroform, OnlineOnline
Author
Wirtanen, Ilona D
 
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Description [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1969 
43 p. 
Summary

Descriptive material about the process of, and reasons for, dropping out of high school is presented in this working paper. The data were collected through personal interviews with 207 young male dropouts. This report is limited to univariate response distributions. The most frequently-mentioned type of reason for leaving school is one which refers to some aspect of the school environment and/or the school personnel. Many dropouts reported they received no encouragement from school officials to stay in school. Other findings include: (1) 62.8% of the boys dropped out by choice, (2) the decision is not thought about long in advance, (3) most current dropouts intend to return to school someday, (4) the decision is usually reached independently, (5) dropping out is not encouraged or supported by parents, siblings, or friends, and (6) most dropouts have specific plans for doing something while not attending school. (Author/KP)

Notes

Contract Number: OEC-5-85-054.

Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Bureau of Research.

Reproduction Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. 
Subjects Out of School Youth.  |  Student Alienation.  |  Dropout Attitudes.  |  Dropout Characteristics.  |  Dropout Research.  |  Dropouts.  |  School Holding Power.
Other authors/contributors Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor. Inst. for Social Research
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