Reducing the High School Dropout Rate in California [microform] : Why We Should and How We May / David Stern and Others
- Bib ID:
- 5470997
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- Stern, David
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED273712
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1986
- 119 p.
- Summary:
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This report on the high proportion (25 percent) of California high school students who drop out is divided into five major sections. The first discusses the historical shifts in reform efforts to address, alternately, "relevance" and "excellence." It finds that high school students are now more bored and apathetic than committed to excellence, but they stay in school for instrumental reasons: to get better jobs, to get into college, etc. The second section focuses on students' reasons for withdrawing from school, common characteristics of dropouts, and the consequences of dropping out. School attitude is the major reason cited for leaving school, and students most likely to drop out are: Hispanic and black, from families with low socioeconomic status or where the father is absent, and often from families who have frequently moved from one school to another. High school dropouts are far less likely than graduates to attend postsecondary school or to be employed. The third section describes several programs offered by California school districts which have some expectation of influencing the decisions of youth to stay in school. These include continuation high schools, work experience programs, and independent study programs. The fourth section analyzes survey data to assess the effects of retention programs in students' decisions. The final section summarizes conclusions and offers recommendations which emphasize giving students a choice of commitments that demand active involvement and effort. A five-page reference list concludes the document. (KH)
- Notes:
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- Reproduction:
- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- California Univ., Berkeley. Inst. of Governmental Studies
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- ERIC
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1986
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