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Author: Porowski, Allan
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1. Porowski, Allan
Merola, Stacey
Timing of College Dropout: Factors Related to Dropping Out and Persistence in College
Presented: San Antonio TX, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April-May 2017
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Educational Research Association
Keyword(s): College Dropouts; Educational Attainment; Family Income; Grade Point Average (GPA)/Grades

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Survival and ROC analyses were conducted using a nationally representative sample from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY-97) to investigate dropout from four- and two-year colleges. We found that dropout from four-year colleges seems to follow what may be considered a more "traditional" pattern based on prior literature. Students were less likely to drop out of four-year schools if they had higher high school GPAs and came from families with higher household incomes. Predictors of two-year college dropout are largely different (and sometimes the opposite) from predictors of four-year college dropout, yet the dynamics of dropout follow a similar pattern at both types of schools, with approximately 25% of dropout occurring in the first semester.
Bibliography Citation
Porowski, Allan and Stacey Merola. "Timing of College Dropout: Factors Related to Dropping Out and Persistence in College." Presented: San Antonio TX, American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, April-May 2017.
2. Porowski, Allan
Passa, Aikaterini
Charting a Student's Educational Career Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY): Timing and Sequencing of Risk Factors among Dropouts
Presented: Washington DC, American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, October 2013
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: American Evaluation Association
Keyword(s): Bullying/Victimization; Crime; Dropouts; Family Environment; Grade Point Average (GPA)/Grades; Household Income; Sexual Activity; Substance Use

Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher.

The National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) is a publicly-available data source that includes a nationally-representative set of U.S. residents who were between the ages of 12 and 16 in 1997. There are now 14 rounds of annual data on this sample, offering ample opportunities for long-term tracking of student risk factors and outcomes. In this presentation, the authors will provide the results of an inquiry designed to take a holistic view of a dropout's educational career. In particular, the authors will identify key inflection points in a dropout's academic career (from middle school through high school) where risk factors manifested themselves, and present the sequencing of those risk factors. Risk factors investigated include the initiation of alcohol use, initiation of tobacco use, initiation of marijuana use, grades in school, family dissolution, changes in household income, crime victimization, sexual intercourse, and crime. The investigation will help identify the root causes of dropout.
Bibliography Citation
Porowski, Allan and Aikaterini Passa. "Charting a Student's Educational Career Using the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY): Timing and Sequencing of Risk Factors among Dropouts." Presented: Washington DC, American Evaluation Association Annual Conference, October 2013.