Drop** out of high school among language minority youngsters, a group characterized by
an extremely high dropout rate, has seldom been examined. In this review, direct and …

This paper presents a conceptual model for better understanding how poverty jeopardizes a
host of childhood and adulthood abilities. An explicit link is made between this conceptual …

BACKGROUND. Socioeconomic status (SES) is usually measured by determining
education, income, occupation, or a composite of these dimensions. Although education is …

Who Drops Out of High School and Why? Findings from a National Study - Ruth B. Ekstrom,
Margaret E. Goertz, Judith M. Pollack, Donald A. Rock, 1986 Skip to main content Intended for …

Although previous research has developed scales that measure the situational variables
found in classroom climates, it has failed to address the question of how such climates are …

Abstract We examined the Big Five personality traits of Agreeableness, Conscientiousness,
Emotional Stability, Extraversion, and Openness, as well as four narrower traits of …

This paper explores the tension between prevailing ideologies of the high school dropout as
“loser” and data which indicate that many dropouts are highly motivated, intelligent, and …

The school lives of 31 culturally diverse students who were identified by the school as
potential dropouts were studied using ethnographic methods. Data were collected across 2 …

The effect of teaching parents of at-risk students to facilitate a home-based self-management
program to improve homework performance and academic achievement was Investigated …

This article presents the results of a study designed to evaluate the impact of an in-class
service model on the achievement of students at risk of school failure. The model, which …