Social Factors, Enrollment in Vocational/Technical Courses, and High School Dropout Rates

Autor:	Robert B. Pittman
Rok vydání:	1991
Předmět:	Power (social and political) Reading comprehension Business education Vocational education Social environment Psychology Socioeconomic status Social psychology Dropout (neural networks) Education Social influence Developmental psychology
Zdroj:	The Journal of Educational Research. 84:288-295
ISSN:	1940-0675 0022-0671
Popis:	The question investigated was whether enrollment in vocational/business courses has special "holding power" for students or whether personal, social characteristics were more salient in the dropout decision. The data were taken from the first follow-up responses of the High School and Beyond survey. Public school students who had dropped out of school were compared with age mates who had graduated. The two groups were matched on the following variables: reading comprehension, socioeconomic status (SES), gender, geographic region, and community size. Using a path analytic approach with the data, I found that participation in vocational/ business courses does not seem to be related to persistence. The variables that were identified as being most highly associated with dropout status reflected the influence of a student’s social relationships within the school environment. Peer interest, sense of social belonging, and relationships with school staff were differentially linked to school interest for g...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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