Caring For Kids: A Critical Study Of Urban School Leavers

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Synopsis
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.
Copyright:
1995

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
215 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781135396138
Related ISBNs:
9781315043012, 9780750701938, 9780750701921
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Rodney R Cocking, Richard J. Altenbaugh, David E. Engel, Don T. Martin
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Education
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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