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ERIC Number: EJ332523
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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A Population at Risk: Potential Consequences of Tougher School Standards for Student Dropouts.
McDill, Edward L.; And Others
American Journal of Education, v94 n2 p135-81 Feb 1986
Reviews findings on factors that predict dropping out and relates these to recent recommendations for raising school standards. Identifies the adverse effects these standards might have on potential dropouts and discusses some ways of circumventing the negative consequences. Proposes an agenda for simultaneously raising standards and addressing dropout problems. (KH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, High Schools, Potential Dropouts, Student Needs
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - General
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Reform Reports