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Publication Date: 1988
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Post-High School Prospects and District-Level Dropout Rates.
Bickel, Robert; Papagiannis, George
Youth and Society, v20 n2 p123-47 Dec 1988
Analyzes the effects of high school students' economic prospects on high school completion rates for 67 Florida school districts. Concludes that students' decisions to drop out or complete high school may be influenced by their perceptions of the economic advantages that accompany a diploma. (FMW)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, County School Districts, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research, Dropouts, Economic Factors, Economic Opportunities, Graduation, High School Graduates, High School Students, Outcomes of Education, School Holding Power, Secondary Education, Social Influences, Statistical Analysis, Student Attitudes
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