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Author : Gary Orfield
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015059559313
Only half of our nation's minority students graduate from high school. Dropouts in America confronts the challenges facing urban schools, as well as strategies to combat increasing high school dropout rates in the face of higher academic expectations.
Author : Carolyn Hondo,Mary E. Gardiner,Yolanda Sapien
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 0791473880
Latino high school students in rural communities talk about dropping out of school.
Author : David Kirp
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780190862220
Higher education today faces a host of challenges, from quality to cost. But too little attention gets paid to a startling fact: four out of ten students -- that's more than ten percent of the entire population - -who start college drop out. The situation is particularly dire for black and Latino students, those from poor families, and those who are first in their families to attend college. In The College Dropout Scandal, David Kirp outlines the scale of the problem and shows that it's fixable - -we already have the tools to boost graduation rates and shrink the achievement gap. Many college administrators know what has to be done, but many of them are not doing the job - -the dropout rate hasn't decreased for decades. It's not elite schools like Harvard or Williams who are setting the example, but places like City University of New York and Long Beach State, which are doing the hard work to assure that more students have a better education and a diploma. As in his New York Times columns, Kirp relies on vivid, on-the-ground reporting, conversations with campus leaders, faculty and students, as well as cogent overviews of cutting-edge research to identify the institutional reforms--like using big data to quickly identify at-risk students and get them the support they need -- and the behavioral strategies -- from nudges to mindset changes - -that have been proven to work. Through engaging stories that shine a light on an underappreciated problem in colleges today, David Kirp's hopeful book will prompt colleges to make student success a top priority and push more students across the finish line, keeping their hopes of achieving the American Dream alive.
Author : Carolyn Hondo,Mary E. Gardiner,Yolanda Sapien
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780791478684
Latino high school students in rural communities talk about dropping out of school.
Author : Russell W. Rumberger
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 395 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674063167
The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country’s leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures? Students start disengaging long before they get to high school, and the consequences are severe—not just for individuals but for the larger society and economy. Dropouts never catch up with high school graduates on any measure. They are less likely to find work at all, and more likely to live in poverty, commit crimes, and suffer health problems. Even life expectancy for dropouts is shorter by seven years than for those who earn a diploma. Russell Rumberger advocates targeting the most vulnerable students as far back as the early elementary grades. And he levels sharp criticism at the conventional definition of success as readiness for college. He argues that high schools must offer all students what they need to succeed in the workplace and independent adult life. A more flexible and practical definition of achievement—one in which a high school education does not simply qualify you for more school—can make school make sense to young people. And maybe keep them there.
Author : Lois Weis,Eleanor Farrar,Hugh G. Petrie
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1989-11-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438423630
The authors examine the major groups within the dropout population, the myriad of factors within schools that lead to dropping out, and the larger social and economic context within which dropping out occurs. The resulting synthesis of knowledge and perspectives provided here will enhance our understanding of an important topic that has, to this time, been given too little attention.
Author : National Academy of Education,National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Committee for Improved Measurement of High School Dropout and Completion Rates: Expert Guidance on Next Steps for Research and Policy Workshop
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309163071
High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one count a student who leaves a regular high school but later completes a GED? How does one count a student who spends most of his/her high school years at one school and then transfers to another? If the student graduates, which school should receive credit? If the student drops out, which school should take responsibility? High School Dropout, Graduation, and Completion Rates addresses these issues and to examine (1) the strengths, limitations, accuracy, and utility of the available dropout and completion measures; (2) the state of the art with respect to longitudinal data systems; and (3) ways that dropout and completion rates can be used to improve policy and practice.
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2001-08-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309170581
The role played by testing in the nation's public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity (CEETE) was formed to monitor the effects of education reform, particularly testing, on students at risk for academic failure because of poverty, lack of proficiency in English, disability, or membership in population subgroups that have been educationally disadvantaged. The committee recognizes the important potential benefits of standards-based reforms and of test results in revealing the impact of reform efforts on these students. The committee also recognizes the valuable role graduation tests can potentially play in making requirements concrete, in increasing the value of a diploma, and in motivating students and educators alike to work to higher standards. At the same time, educational testing is a complicated endeavor, that reality can fall far short of the model, and that testing cannot by itself provide the desired benefits. If testing is improperly used, it can have negative effects, such as encouraging school leaving, that can hit disadvantaged students hardest. The committee was concerned that the recent proliferation of high school exit examinations could have the unintended effect of increasing dropout rates among students whose rates are already far higher than the average, and has taken a close look at what is known about influences on dropout behavior and at the available data on dropouts and school completion.
Author : Randall G. Shelden
Publisher : Waveland Press
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-08-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781478610175
Extensively revised, the second edition blends theory, research, and applications into a superb overview of the complex issues surrounding juvenile delinquency and societys attempts to address juvenile crime. After providing an excellent historical foundation, Shelden presents the theories essential to understanding crime and delinquency. He then explores the system and its effects on juveniles and society, including comprehensive coverage of female delinquency. The social, legal, and political influences on how the public perceives juveniles and the inequality in U.S. society that affects families, communities, and schools are highlighted throughout the book. The concluding chapter looks at solutions that have worked and identifies trends in treating juvenile delinquency. The authors almost four decades of teaching about and researching juveniles and the system make him eminently qualified to offer readers the tools necessary to think critically about delinquency and to evaluate the policies enacted to manage the juveniles who violate the laws. Delinquency and Juvenile Justice in American Society, 2/E provides affordable, up-to-date, easily accessible, and thorough analysis of a significant topic.
Author : Andrew Hahn,Jacqueline Danzberger,Bernard Lefkowitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Education
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173025431426
Dropouts are defined throughout this document (including in its graphic displays) as: early school leavers, expelled, intermittent learners, leftouts, pushouts, stopouts, suspended, and truants. Sufficient research has been done about school dropouts to begin a comprehensive solution. Schools and other institutions must mobilize the knowledge to devise ways of: (1) identifying at risk youth early in their school career, (2) intervening in their personal lives with a unique array of prevention services through longitudinal case management, (3) using skills-training programs to alleviate the crisis of incompetence which alienates dropouts from the labor market, (4) improving training for educators and social service staff, and (5) establishing a state level monitoring agency. In a rebuttal statement by a member of the publication's advisory board, the report is praised for its sense of urgency and commitment, but two caveats are added: (1) research on the problems of dropouts is not yet adequate regarding the implementation or impact of various programs and policies, and (2) ways to coordinate the proposed services to dropouts and at risk youth are vague and lack the framework needed to create an organized efficient agency at the state level. (VM)
Author : President's National Advisory Council on Supplementary Centers and Services (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Dropouts
ISBN : UOM:39015009150676
Author : National Research Council,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Center for Education,Board on Testing and Assessment,Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-09-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780309076029
The role played by testing in the nation's public school system has been increasing steadily-and growing more complicated-for more than 20 years. The Committee on Educational Excellence and Testing Equity (CEETE) was formed to monitor the effects of education reform, particularly testing, on students at risk for academic failure because of poverty, lack of proficiency in English, disability, or membership in population subgroups that have been educationally disadvantaged. The committee recognizes the important potential benefits of standards-based reforms and of test results in revealing the impact of reform efforts on these students. The committee also recognizes the valuable role graduation tests can potentially play in making requirements concrete, in increasing the value of a diploma, and in motivating students and educators alike to work to higher standards. At the same time, educational testing is a complicated endeavor, that reality can fall far short of the model, and that testing cannot by itself provide the desired benefits. If testing is improperly used, it can have negative effects, such as encouraging school leaving, that can hit disadvantaged students hardest. The committee was concerned that the recent proliferation of high school exit examinations could have the unintended effect of increasing dropout rates among students whose rates are already far higher than the average, and has taken a close look at what is known about influences on dropout behavior and at the available data on dropouts and school completion.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Children
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030030440715
Author : Bill Milliken
Publisher : Hay House, Inc
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2022-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781401971410
A revised and updated edition of an exploration into the foundational principles, impact, and real-life success stories from Communities In Schools. Since 1977, Communities In Schools (CIS) has reached more than one million students and their families annually approximately 3,000 American schools, surrounding them with a community of support and empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. In The Last Dropout, CIS founder Bill Milliken offers nine key principles that Communities In Schools has tested over four decades. Interwoven are his real-world life stories, a journey that began in the turbulent 1960s as a youth worker and evolved into a handful of groundbreaking "Street Academies" that became the CIS movement with a national network of hundreds of local affiliates. Milliken also shares transformative stories about how CIS leaders have adopted these principles in their own communities, with stunning results. Milliken's guiding philosophy has been "It is relationships, not programs, that change children," and it is a principle that has served as a beacon in the movement for educational equity and success.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105219352734
