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Kolasa, Bernard – 1989
This study examines patterns of student attrition and retention in the Omaha (Nebraska) Public Schools (OPS). The following dropout characteristics were studied: (1) low socioeconomic status (SES); (2) minority group membership; (3) low achievement test scores; (4) low academic grades; (5) enrollment in a nonacademic (vocational or general) high…
Descriptors: Attendance, Black Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research