Examining the High School Dropout Rate among African American and Hispanic Students

Autor/in	Digneo, Miriam L.
Titel	Examining the High School Dropout Rate among African American and Hispanic Students
Quelle	(2009), (211 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, Northcentral University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1092-9077-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; High Schools; Dropouts; Urban Areas; Economic Factors; Grade Point Average; Dropout Rate; At Risk Students; Urban Schools; High School Students; Statistical Analysis; Qualitative Research; Secondary School Teachers; Administrators; Parents; Best Practices; Academic Failure; Sociocultural Patterns; Cultural Influences; Social Influences; Hispanic American Students; New York + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; High school; Oberschule; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Urban area; Stadtregion; Ökonomischer Faktor; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadt; Schule; High schools; Student; Students; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Statistische Analyse; Qualitative Forschung; Eltern; Soziokulturelle Theorie; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sozialer Einfluss; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner
Abstract	The focus of this study was the problem of the high dropout rate among African American and Hispanic students enrolled in Westchester, New York, high schools during the 2003-2004 school year. A mixed method was used to collect data in this study. The 90 participants consisted of minority and non minority high school students who had dropped out of school or who were still in high school as well as teachers, administrators, and parents from the Westchester high school districts in New York State. One group consisted of high school dropouts between 14 and 21 years old and potential high school dropout students between 14 and 21 years old with a grade point average below 2.0. The second group included parents, and the third group consisted of teachers/staff. The study was designed to establish the factors that contribute to the dropout rate among African American and Hispanic students enrolled in Westchester high schools. The results of the study showed that students who dropped out of high school were influenced by socio-cultural, educational, and economic factors. The findings in this study helped identify specific factors that contribute to a higher incidence of dropping out of inner city high schools today to support a best practices approach. This approach included a profile for failure for African American and Hispanic students that can lead to the development of alternative strategies and an academic support plan for this at-risk group of students to help reduce the dropout rate in the urban high schools in Westchester, New York. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10