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ERIC Number: EJ1000956
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 18
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
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Staying on Track: Behavioral Engagement of At-Risk and Non-at-Risk Students in Post-Secondary Vocational Education
Elffers, Louise
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v28 n2 p545-562 Jun 2013
Behavioral disengagement from school is a proximal predictor of dropout. Therefore, the enhancement of behavioral engagement is a useful point of entry for dropout prevention. In this study, we examine the behavioral engagement of at-risk and non-at-risk students in Dutch senior vocational education (SVE), a sector confronted with high dropout rates. Using multilevel regression analyses, we assess the role of students' background characteristics and perceived fit with the school environment in their behavioral engagement. Findings indicate that students in highly urbanized areas are significantly less engaged in school. The perceived proportion of autonomous work is most prominently correlated to students' behavioral engagement. Whereas in general SVE students are more engaged if their program requires little autonomous work from students, engineering students appear to favor autonomous work forms. (Contains 2 tables.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Netherlands
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