...An increasing high school dropout rate is due to the fact that our education system is a grade-based system, that uses standardized tests to measure ones intelligence and achievements. Students who don’t measure up as well as others in terms of their grades, begin to quit at an earlier stage in education, with the belief they aren’t good enough to succeed in further education. With education inflation, the grade standards and pressure for students, are at a constant rise, which makes it more difficult for students to excel. For example, if a student was once a B grade student, they could easily be downgraded to a low C, because of the increasing competitive rivalry amongst students. As shown in Figure 3. There is a large percentage of students...
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...Dropping out of high school is an issue that has always occurred and that will most likely always exist. High School dropouts have always been apparent in the United States, but the epidemic did not begin to receive attention until after the second world war. Before World War II, only a very small percent of Americans attended college. In the year 1937, only 15 percent of students went on to the next level of education. The majority of the students who went onto college came from families of wealth. This was a time of crisis in the United States with soldiers coming home with large sums of money to pay and large families to feed. After the ending of the war, enrollment rates surged in direct relation to the expensive GI bills being given out...
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...Although most high school students graduate within the United States, some millions do not, resulting in a weaker job market and lower pay for these individuals and a dropout number that has fluctuated over the years. Data has shown most of these dropouts are Hispanic (United States Census Bureau) and the median pay of high school and college graduates is significantly more than that of high school dropouts (United States Census Bureau.) It is important steps are taken now to prevent high-school students from dropping out, such as using the solution-focused principles and techniques program because, while data has shown various ethnicities drop out of high school in all states, all of these individuals are limited in their career options. It...
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...that on-time graduation rates are still low (Stetser, 2014). Many studies have been conducted to identify the factors that contribute to the high school dropout rate. One of the factors that has been identified is the success or lack of success in Algebra 1. Some educational professionals have proposed that an earlier exposure to Algebra 1 in middle school could assist students with being more successful in high school. Thus those students would have a greater chance of graduating with their cohort and possibly even being accepted into a post-secondary school. This action research project studied the correlation between the use of graphic organizers and concept...
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...If everyone had a high school degree employers would not take it seriously and schools would soon be exposed for just pushing ill-equipped students out the door. The opposite logic is more credible: a robust economy lures students away from school to earn some cash so massive unemployment may be the best way to keep potential dropouts in school. In New York City where Mayor Bloomberg promised to cut the dropout rate, a lawsuit uncovered a particularly devious "Solution." It turns out that thousands of students, were "Discharged" even before entering high school and therefore were not classified as "Dropouts" though they never completed school. One tip off regarding the economic foolishness of the anti-drop campaign is the explosive growth of...
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...Once a public high school student in the US reaches the age of 16, they have the legal option to stop attending school. Many students today are taking the decision to walk away from their education and shut down opportunities for their future. High school students who are capable of doing more with their lives aren’t making the smart decision of staying on the path to becoming successful. According to Kim Wright from University of Toronto "On average high school dropouts earn less money, are more likely to spend time in jail, and are less healthy, and less happy". The dropout age should be raised in high schools to prevent students from having a troubled and difficult future. One reason that the dropout age should be raised for high school students is because it decreases job and economical opportunities for them in the future. According to a "USA today" article, "Among people with a bachelor's degree or higher, the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.2%. Among people with less than a high school diploma, the rate was 13.1%." This statement proves that people with less than a high school diploma have a higher unemployment rate than those with a bachelor's degree or higher. Notably, it is more likely that a person is unemployed if they have less than a high school diploma rather than a person with a higher degree of education....
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...Program will have On High School Dropouts Male and female A directed study project submitted to the faculty of the Graduate school of business candidacy For the degree of masters of Education Definition of terms………………………………………………………………8 Significance of the study………………………………………………………...9 Organization of the study………………………………………………………..9 II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Current Literature…………………………………………………………………….13 III. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODLOGY Research methodology……………………………………………………………….16 IV. FINDINGS Results………………………………………………………………………………..17 V. CONCLUSION Introduction………………………………………………………………………….30 Summary and Conclusion……………………………………………………………31 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………32 REFERENCES References………………………………………………………………………...33 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Context of the problem Every year the statistics reveal that more high school students are dropping out of school at an alarming rate. There are many factors that contribute to the high school dropout rate such as: teen pregnancy, substance abuse and socio-economic standards, peer pressure and familial factors. Three-quarters of state prison inmates are high school drop outs, 90% of the 11,000 youth in adult detention facilities...
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...Urban Issue: School Dropout Rate Michael Neeley National University Urban Issue: School Dropout Rate The issue of quitting school and leaving a high school diploma to the wayside is an issue that has long term consequences for both the individual and society. Common media reports state that every nine seconds a student drops out of school. Various reasons for dropping out of school are cited and vary from personal to social problems. While the dropout rate for high school has steadily fallen since the 1980’s where it was 14.1, the rate in 2008 was reported at 8.0 according to US Department of Education, the issue still at the forefront of urban affairs. The reason for the alarm is due to the correlation of dropping out of school and criminology as well as unemployment, both of which are urban problems of themselves. The problem with dropping out of school is best summed up as an individual and as a societal view. The individual consequences of a 16-24 year old quitting school include they are less likely to be part of the labor force and more likely to be unemployed. High School dropouts reportedly had worse single and family income, measures of assets, and self-reported depression than their Diploma and GED accredited counterparts. (Caputo, 2005) Education and dropout rates have significant effects on criminal incarceration, specifically fifty percent of all United States inmates are dropouts. Additionally...
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...Our Young Adults in School: It is possible Staci N. Holt RN Excelsior University Writing for the Professionals ENG 201 Dr. Katherine Nelson-Born May 30, 2011 Abstract The purpose of this research paper is to establish that the social, economic, and demographic factors are in direct correlation to the high school dropout rate. Research shows that high schools that identify these three categories’ and implement specific programs can lower their dropout rate. These variables have been identified; therefore, precise programs need to be implemented for the at risk student to obtain a high school diploma. Our greatest defense in a global economy is an educated work force and having our young adults choose to drop out of high school poses a threat to the country's strength and prosperity. According to the U.S. Department of Education, the group of non-graduates will continue to rise unless extreme improvements take place, especially in the state of California. Rubidoux High School (RHS) is one of three comprehensive high schools’ within the Jurupa Unified School district (JUSD). The graduation rate for RHS for the 2008-2009 school years was 72.3% and the state of California’s average for the 2008-2009 school years was 78.6% (Jurupa Unified School District, n.d., p. 16). If the Jurupa Unified School District (JUSD) better identified social, economic, and demographic factors and provide stronger intervention programs then they will decrease their dropout rate. Keeping Our...
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...has ditched school to work full time to assist his financially struggling family. He sells pineapples, watermelons and other local seasonal fruits by the roadside six days a week. Chatting away while expertly skinning and slicing succulent pineapples with a dangerously sharp-looking knife, Ali said he has been doing this work since he was 14. Before he quit school, he was working only on weekends. Last year his parents gave him permission to start working full-time. “I did not like school and I wanted to make money to help my family,” he said, smiling. Ali’s father, who is a taxi driver, and his mother, a tailor at agarment factory, did not protest too hard when their son said he wanted to leave school and work. The family was struggling to make ends meet, and the extra income was much needed. Observers believe that the situation of tens of thousands of poor families like Ali’s has become even more desperate since the global economic crisis struck in 2007. Such families are now forced to prematurely pull their children out of school and send them to work. Several other boys with similar stories to Ali are employed by the latter’s boss. Some, like 16-year-old Anzar Khan, along with his younger brother and sister, are still in school. But further hardships could force him and his siblings to follow in Zoheb’s footsteps. Biman Prasad, an economics professor at the University of the South Pacific, said that despite having more than 95 percent of children in school, there are...
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...Campbell Systematic Reviews 2011:8 First published: 14 November, 2011 Last updated: 14 November, 2011 Search date: April, 2011 Dropout prevention and intervention programs: Effects on school completion and dropout among schoolaged children and youth Sandra Jo Wilson, Emily E. Tanner-Smith, Mark W. Lipsey, Katarzyna Steinka-Fry, & Jan Morrison Colophon Title Institution Authors Dropout prevention and intervention programs: Effects on school completion and dropout among school-aged children and youth The Campbell Collaboration Wilson, Sandra Jo Tanner-Smith, Emily E. Lipsey, Mark W. Steinka-Fry, Katarzyna Morrison, Jan 10.4073/csr.2011.8 62 24 August, 2011 Wilson SJ, Tanner-Smith EE, Lipsey, MW, Steinka-Fry, K, Morrison, J. Dropout prevention and intervention programs: Effects on school completion and dropout among school aged children and youth. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2011:8 DOI: 10.4073/csr.2011.8 © Wilson et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. School dropout, school attendance, early school leaving, school failure Wilson, Tanner-Smith, and Lipsey contributed to the writing and revising of this review and protocol. Wilson, Tanner-Smith, Steinka-Fry and Morrison contributed to information retrieval and data collection. Work on this review was supported by the Campbell Collaboration...
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...Source 1 Koeing, Judith A.,et al. High School Dropout, Graduaton, And completion Rates: Better Date, Better Measures, Better Decisions. Washington, D.C.: National Academics Press, 2010. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 23 Oct. 2014. “To truly improve outcomes for students, data systems need to incorporate information that enables early identification of at-risk students.” Factors associated with dropouts: frequent absences, failing grades in reading or math, poor behavior, being over age for grade, having a low grade 9 grade-point average (GPA), failing grade 9, or having a record of frequent transfers. These are all things that could be identified to prevent someone from dropping out before it’s too late. Source 2 MESSACAR, DEREK, and PHILIP OREOPOULOS. “Staying In School: A Proposal For Raising High-School Graduation Rates.” Issues In Science & Technology 29.2 (2013): 55-61. MasterFILE Elite. Web. 23 Oct. 2014. 16% of high school dropouts are unemployed. 32% live below the poverty line. 33% of female high school dropouts have given birth as teenagers. A majority of high school dropouts say they Are unmotivated to do anything. 74% would have stayed in school if they could decide again. By raising the high school dropout age to 18, that would lead to approximately 55,000 more students graduating. (Raising the high school drop out age could help for many reasons)- more maturity, legal adult instead of young teenager, etc. Could give more...
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...Causes of High School Dropouts 1/11/13 For a parent of a child is frequently a good future, in many cases, the most important target. However, breaking through each obstacle as a child might be the most difficult ability. Nevertheless, basically breaking school regulations is much easier and therefore a lot more popular, especially in the ages of puberty – the High School years. Students choose to leave high school for a variety of reasons, but the decision to do so has serious long-term consequences. Those without High School diploma may face restrict job opportunities or lower educational potential. The main causes which should be mention are inappropriate behavior, bad attitude and background. Recent research reveals that most High School dropouts occur, because of inappropriate behavior. In other words, the student’s engagement is missing and absenteeism is increasing. Student engagement includes active studying and preparation in academic work (coming to class, doing homework) and missing in social classes of school (participation in sports or other socialism activities). On the other hand, absenteeism is a specific indicator of engagement which easily means students missing basically particular exams consciously. This eventually leads to incomplete education and also possibly a dropout of the certain school institute. A second High School dropout cause is bad attitude. For instance, some High School students tend to “sacrifice” all their previous accomplishments...
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...also Nigerian students drop out of school. The problem of high school dropout has generated increased interest among researchers, policy makers and educators in recent years. “Dropout” may refer to dropping out of school or one who quits from school (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2000). Dropout rates of teens in secondary school are of great interest to educators across the country. An analysis has been done by researchers to identify the risk factors related to high school dropout rates. The analysis shows various factors for dropping out of school which include: school related, family related and job relates causes as well as influences from peers and residential mobility. These risk factors are then related to what educators can do to improve been programming efforts as well as decrease high school dropout rates (National Educational Longitudinal study, 2000). Dropping out of school is an issue faced by many teens today. According to the United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2011), it enumerated some factors which causes dropout among secondary school. These factors include making wrong choices such as taking drugs or alcohol and pregnancy among female students, inability of teachers to instill discipline in the class, not doing well and getting bad grades in test and examination, socio-economic factor of the family and mis-guidance and peer group influence. The cost of dropping out of school can have a profound effect on a young...
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...Out of High School, According to Their Own Reports Are They Pushed or Pulled, or Do They Fall Out? A Comparative Analysis of Seven Nationally Representative Studies Abstract Research on school dropout extends from early 20th-century pioneers until now, marking trends of causes and prevention. However, specific dropout causes reported by students from several nationally representative studies have never been examined together, which, if done, could lead to a better understanding of the dropout problem. Push, pull, and falling out factors provide a framework for understanding dropouts. Push factors include school-consequence on attendance or discipline. Pull factors include out-of-school enticements like jobs and family. Finally, falling out factors refer to disengagement in students not caused by school or outside pulling factors. Since 1966, most nationally representative studies depicted pull factors as ranking the highest. Also, administrators in one study corroborated pull out factors for younger dropouts, not older ones, while most recent research cites push factors as highest overall. One rationale for this change is a response to rising standards from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which can be ultimately tested only by future dropout research. education social sciences academics disparities educational measurement and assessment history and sociology of education Introduction The cause of a student dropping out is often termed as the antecedent of dropout because...
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