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Achievement and Social Ascription: A Comparison of Public and Private High Schools.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bickel, Robert – Youth and Society, 1986
Public and private schooling have a roughly uniform effect on achievement, but variability among students' home and neighborhood environments mask the leveling effect. Includes an historical discussion of egalitarianism and stratification in American education. (PS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Educational History, Equal Education
Post-High School Prospects and District-Level Dropout Rates.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bickel, Robert; Papagiannis, George – Youth and Society, 1988
Analyzes the effects of high school students' economic prospects on high school completion rates for 67 Florida school districts. Concludes that students' decisions to drop out or complete high school may be influenced by their perceptions of the economic advantages that accompany a diploma. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, County School Districts, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Post-High School Opportunities and High School Completion Rates in an Appalachian State: A Near-Replication of Florida Research.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bickel, Robert – Youth and Society, 1989
Replicates a Florida study of high school students' decisions to drop out using data for West Virginia. Confirms earlier findings that the decision to drop out is based on the student's perceptions of the economic opportunities obtained by a high school diploma. (FMW)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Opportunities, Multiple Regression Analysis, Outcomes of Education