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Download full textJordan, Will J.; And Others – 1994
This study analyzes NELS:88 data from a dropout sample of students who were enrolled in the eighth grade in 1988 but who were not enrolled in school in 1990. The data for this analysis were collected in Spring 1990 to examine reasons for dropping out and plans for dropouts to resume their education. In both areas, differences were found on…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Black Students, Causal Models, Dropout Research
Peer reviewedJordan, Will J.; And Others – Youth & Society, 1996
Examines reasons for early school dropout among high school students and their plans to resume their education. Dropout data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 reveal various reasons for dropping out that include school-related, family-related, and job-related causes, as well as influences from peers and residential mobility.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Dropout Research, Dropouts
