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| Autor/inn/en | Bull, Kay S.; und weitere |
|---|---|
| Titel | ACRES At-Risk Task Force: Dropout Survey. |
| Quelle | (1990), (26 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Prevention; Dropout Research; Dropouts; Elementary Secondary Education; High Risk Students; National Surveys; Research Needs; Rural Areas; Rural Schools; Special Education; Student Attrition; Teacher Attitudes |
| Abstract | This paper describes a study by the American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) to determine its membership's opinions on priorities and expertise regarding the dropout problem. ACRES members, primarily rural special-education teachers, parents, and collateral service workers, were surveyed about the dropout problem and what research they considered necessary for an effective intervention program. Four sets of variables affecting students' decisions to drop out of school are specified, based on a literature review. They are: family, school, peer groups, and intrapersonal influences. These four variables were used to generate a scale of dropout causes used in the study. A total of 305 ACRES members responded to the mail survey in fall 1989. Respondents rated causes (e.g.,"frustrations") in terms of national importance and as to whether or not enough research had been done. Factor analysis and Chi-square analysis of the data provide no clear direction as to which needs should be addressed immediately. Survey responses were further correlated with years of respondents' teaching experience, but no significant links were found. The authors advise readers not to accept any of the alleged causes of dropping and not to expand existing programs without first: (1) establishing sufficient research evidence that the proposed treatment will be effective; or (2) developing public awareness that the existing research is substantial. (TES) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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