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Lana Van Den Berghe; Lana De Clercq; Sarah De Pauw; Stijn Vandevelde – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
In current Western societies, the number of students dropping out of school is high. At the same time, the importance of education leads to an increase in Second Chance Education (SCE) initiatives as an alternative way to obtain a degree. Little is known about the roles SCE can play as a learning environment for students "'dropping in'"…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Reentry Students, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Bryk, Anthony S.; Thum, Yeow Meng – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2017
This paper examines the effects of school characteristics on both the probability of dropping out and the strongest predictor of dropping out -- absenteeism. The authors employ a sub-sample from the High School and Beyond (HS&B) database which contains results of background questionnaires and standardized achievement tests given in 1980 to…
Descriptors: Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth, 2018
This paper was written in 2018 by NCWD/Youth [National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth] to inform the development of the Guideposts for Success 2.0, an update to the original Guideposts for Success published in 2005. Since it was created in 2005, the Guideposts for Success has become nationally recognized as a valuable…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Secondary School Curriculum, High Schools