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Title: A Note on the Return of Dropouts to High School
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Borus, Michael E. Carpenter, Susan A. |
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A Note on the Return of Dropouts to High School Youth and Society 14,4 (June 1983): 501-507. Also: http://yas.sagepub.com/content/14/4/501 Cohort(s): NLSY79 Publisher: Sage Publications Keyword(s): Educational Costs; High School; High School Dropouts; Teenagers Permission to reprint the abstract has not been received from the publisher. High school age dropouts who return to school each year are studied to test the hypothesis that the same variables leading to dropping out of school influence the decision to return to school. Findings show that older youth and those unable to specify their curriculum were less likely to return, and that young people expecting to attend college, as well as those who were never married, were more likely to return. In addition, youth living in countries where local government expenditures per student were over $975 were more likely to return than youth from countries where less was spent on schools. These findings contrast sharply with the many significant factors found affecting dropping out of school. Only age, intention not to attend college, and not being able to specify a curriculum were significant variables. They were positively related to dropping out and negatively related to returning to school. These findings suggest that the return to school decision is in many respects a random individual event. |
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Borus, Michael E. and Susan A. Carpenter. "A Note on the Return of Dropouts to High School." Youth and Society 14,4 (June 1983): 501-507.
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