Who Needs a Second Chance? The Challenge of Documenting K-12 Dropout and Why Adult Educators Should Be Concerned

Autor/in	Zachry, Elizabeth M.
Titel	Who Needs a Second Chance? The Challenge of Documenting K-12 Dropout and Why Adult Educators Should Be Concerned
Quelle	In: Adult Basic Education and Literacy Journal, 4 (2010) 2, S.75-85 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1934-2322
Schlagwörter	Elementary Secondary Education; Dropout Rate; Dropouts; Adult Basic Education; High School Equivalency Programs; Adult Education; Literature Reviews; Educational Policy; Computation; Research Methodology; National Standards; Graduation Rate; High School Freshmen; High School Students; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Trend Analysis; Educational Finance + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult basic education; Adult training; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Research method; Forschungsmethode; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung; Trendanalyse; Bildungsfonds
Abstract	This literature review examines current practice in reporting school dropout rates and the impact that school dropout may have on adult education programs and policies. First, I investigate the five dropout estimates commonly reported by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE), examining how these measures vary in their estimation of school dropout. I then review new methods for estimating dropout which reveal school dropout to be a more substantial problem than previously recognized. Finally, I examine ways K-12 school dropout may affect adult basic education (ABE) and General Educational Development (GED) programs and consider how ABE and GED programs and policies may be reformed to deal with the U.S. school dropout problem. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Commission on Adult Basic Education and ProLiteracy America. 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13210. Tel: 315-422-9121; Web site: http://www.coabe.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10