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ERIC Number: EJ543394
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0012-1649
Do Extracurricular Activities Protect against Early School Dropout?
Mahoney, Joseph L.; Cairns, Robert B.
Developmental Psychology, v33 n2 p241-53 Mar 1997
Annually assessed students' academic and social competence from grades 7 through 12. Found that school dropout rate was lower for at-risk students who earlier had, compared to those who had not, participated in extracurricular activities. Extracurricular involvement was only modestly related to early school dropout for students who had been judged competent or highly competent during middle school. (BC)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Extracurricular Activities, High Risk Students, High School Students, High Schools, Interpersonal Competence, Longitudinal Studies, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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