Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ498339
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Extracurricular Activities and High School Dropouts.
McNeal, Ralph B., Jr.
Sociology of Education, v68 n1 p62-81 Jan 1995
Reports on a study of 14,249 students to determine whether participation in specific extracurricular activities (athletics and fine arts) significantly reduces a student's likelihood of dropping out. Finds that, when all activities are examined, only athletic participation remains significantly related to dropping out. (ACM)
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Athletics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Extracurricular Activities, Fine Arts, Secondary Education, Sex Differences, Student Attitudes, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics, Student Interests, Student Participation
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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