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ERIC Number: EJ454942
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-4805
Graduates and Dropouts: Comparing Perceptions of Self, Family, and School Supports.
Persaud, Dushyanta; Madak, Paul R.
Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v38 n3 p235-50 Sep 1992
Surveyed 92 students about to graduate from 3 Winnipeg high schools and 38 dropouts. Results revealed that graduates perceived themselves as being smarter, more ambitious and responsible, more involved in church and volunteer work, less involved with drugs and alcohol, and less involved in criminal activities than dropouts. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts, Family Characteristics, Foreign Countries, High School Graduates, High Schools, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Canada (Winnipeg)