An Examination of Compulsory School Attendance Ages and High School Dropout and Completion

Autor/inn/en	Landis, Rebecca N.; Reschly, Amy L.
Titel	An Examination of Compulsory School Attendance Ages and High School Dropout and Completion
Quelle	In: Educational Policy, 25 (2011) 5, S.719-761 (43 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-9048
DOI	10.1177/0895904810374851
Schlagwörter	High Schools; Attendance; Dropout Rate; Graduation Rate; Dropout Characteristics; Dropout Prevention; Comparative Analysis; Educational Policy; Public Education; Compulsory Education; School Statistics; Statistical Data; Instructional Program Divisions; Statistical Analysis; Academic Persistence + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Anwesenheit; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Schulpflicht; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	An increasingly popular, but underresearched, initiative aimed at reducing high school dropout is raising the compulsory school attendance age. This study used a national data set from academic years 2001-02 to 2005-06 to examine the grade level at which students drop out, rates of dropout over time, and high school completion by state, region of the country, and compulsory school attendance ages of 16, 17, and 18. Results indicated that the compulsory school attendance age had a small relationship with the timing of dropout but no meaningful relationship with high school graduation. Also, no discernible pattern of reductions in drop-out rates was evident for states that raised their attendance ages. Implications and the effective prevention strategies are discussed. (Contains 4 figures, 15 tables, and 10 notes.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10