Graduating and Dropping Out of High School in the South Bronx.

Autor/in	Marin, Patria V.
Institution	City Univ. of New York, NY. Bernard Baruch Coll. Dept. of Compensatory Programs.
Titel	Graduating and Dropping Out of High School in the South Bronx.
Quelle	(1990), (14 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Behavior Problems; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Research; Dropouts; Drug Use; Early Parenthood; High Risk Students; High School Graduates; High Schools; Hispanic Americans; Migrants; Potential Dropouts; Questionnaires; Self Concept; Social Influences; New York (New York) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Problemschüler; High school; High schools; Graduate; Graduates; Oberschule; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Migrantin; Fragebogen; Selbstkonzept; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	This study evaluates the personal, academic, and social factors associated with high school graduation and non-graduation among Hispanics. Subjects for this study included 56 high school graduates, 58 high school equivalency (GED) students, and 50 dropouts from high schools in the South Bronx (New York). The following measurement instruments were used: (1) the High School Study Questionnaire; (2) the Life Event Scale-Adolescents; and (3) the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale. The following findings are discussed: (1) the dropout group had a lower self-concept than the graduate and GED groups; (2) dropouts had more children than the other subjects; (3) graduates had lived and studied more years outside the mainland than the GED group; (4) there were no significant differences in life events among the groups; (5) graduates were less likely to be involved with drugs, alcohol, and crime than the GED and dropout groups; and (6) graduates had a better academic record and behavior history than the others. These research findings suggest that given the plight of many low-income U.S. Hispanics, the more time spent living and studying on the mainland the more likely a Hispanic youngster with low self-esteem will not graduate from an inner city high school. A list of 13 references is included. (JS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC