School Dropouts: New Approaches to an Enduring Problem.

Fernandez, Ricardo R.; Shu, Gangjian

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Publication Date: 1988

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School Dropouts: New Approaches to an Enduring Problem.

Fernandez, Ricardo R.; Shu, Gangjian

Education and Urban Society, v2 n4 p363-86 Aug 1988

Reviews dropout research and reanalyzes data from the High School and Beyond study of Hispanic students. Concludes that current dropout prevention programs are not effective with Hispanic students because many Hispanic dropouts do not fit the accepted stereotypes of at-risk students. (FMW)

Descriptors: Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, Dropout Research, Dropouts, High Risk Students, High Schools, Hispanic American Students, Potential Dropouts, Program Effectiveness, Research Needs, Secondary Education, Stereotypes, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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