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Nolan, Joseph R.; Cole, Tarah; Wroughton, Jacqueline; Clayton-Code, Kimberly P.; Riffe, Holly A. – Journal of At-Risk Issues, 2013
Truancy is an important issue facing U.S. school systems as it is known that students who are truant are more likely to participate in criminal activity later in life (Baker, Sigmon & Nugent, 2001; Henry & Thornberry, 2010). This study examines recent data from students at 21 schools within a large midwestern school district. Survival…
Descriptors: Truancy, Attendance Patterns, At Risk Students, Elementary Secondary Education
George-Ezzelle, Carol E.; Zhang, Wenmin; Douglas, Karen – GED Testing Service, 2006
The research topics addressed in this study include the following: (1) reasons dropouts who immediately pursued a General Educational Development (GED) did not complete high school; (2) characteristics of the schools those GED examinees last attended; (3) differences in the reasons for not completing school by school characteristics; and (4)…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dropouts, At Risk Students, Exit Examinations