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Download full textBryk, Anthony S.; Thum, Yeow Meng – 1989
Examined in this paper are the effects of school characteristics on both the probability of dropping out and absenteeism as the strongest predictor of dropping out. The project employed a subsample from the High School and Beyond database that contains results from questionnaires and achievement tests given in 1980 to approximately 30,000…
Descriptors: Attendance, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
