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ERIC Number: EJ514741
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0192-6365
Why Do So Many High Achieving High School Students Dislike School?
LoVette, Otis K.; Jacob, Shirley
NASSP Bulletin, v79 n575 p70-75 Dec 1995
An investigation into student attendance in 8 Louisiana high schools showed that a greater percentage (82.4%) of high-achieving students disliked school than did average and low achievers together (73.2%). Kids cited boring teachers, uninteresting courses, and busywork as reasons. There is little research in this area, aside from strategies to make schoolwork challenging. (11 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Attendance, High Achievement, Instructional Improvement, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes, Surveys
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Boredom; Louisiana (Southeast); Student Engagement