...Program will have On High School Dropouts Male and female A directed study project submitted to the faculty of the Graduate school of business candidacy For the degree of masters of Education Definition of terms………………………………………………………………8 Significance of the study………………………………………………………...9 Organization of the study………………………………………………………..9 II. REVIEW OF LITERATURE Current Literature…………………………………………………………………….13 III. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODLOGY Research methodology……………………………………………………………….16 IV. FINDINGS Results………………………………………………………………………………..17 V. CONCLUSION Introduction………………………………………………………………………….30 Summary and Conclusion……………………………………………………………31 Recommendations……………………………………………………………………32 REFERENCES References………………………………………………………………………...33 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Context of the problem Every year the statistics reveal that more high school students are dropping out of school at an alarming rate. There are many factors that contribute to the high school dropout rate such as: teen pregnancy, substance abuse and socio-economic standards, peer pressure and familial factors. Three-quarters of state prison inmates are high school drop outs, 90% of the 11,000 youth in adult detention facilities...
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...UNDERLYING CAUSES OF HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT This paper provides a brief overview of the major underlying causes of high school dropout and its consequences. The subject is directly related to two benchmarks being addressed by many of Georgia’s county collaboratives: “Increase the percentage of students who graduate from school on time” and “Reduce the percentage of students absent 10 days or more from school annually.” The hope is that by understanding the underlying root causes of high school dropout – and its key components - a collaborative can examine relevant data for their local community and develop a comprehensive strategy that produces results. What Are the Characteristics of Students Who Drop Out?_______________ Socioeconomic Background. National data show that students from low-income families are 2.4 times more likely to drop out of school than are children from middle-income families, and 10.5 times more likely than students from high-income families. (3) Disabilities. Students with disabilities are also more likely to drop out. The National Transition Study estimates that as many as 36.4% of disabled youth drop out of school before completing a diploma or certificate. (4) Race-ethnicity. Hispanics and African Americans are at greater risk of dropping out than whites, with Hispanics at a greater risk of dropping out than either white or African American students. Nearly 40% of Hispanics who drop out do so before the eighth grade. (1, 2) Academic Factors...
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...Understanding Why Students Drop Out of High School, According to Their Own Reports Are They Pushed or Pulled, or Do They Fall Out? A Comparative Analysis of Seven Nationally Representative Studies Abstract Research on school dropout extends from early 20th-century pioneers until now, marking trends of causes and prevention. However, specific dropout causes reported by students from several nationally representative studies have never been examined together, which, if done, could lead to a better understanding of the dropout problem. Push, pull, and falling out factors provide a framework for understanding dropouts. Push factors include school-consequence on attendance or discipline. Pull factors include out-of-school enticements like jobs and family. Finally, falling out factors refer to disengagement in students not caused by school or outside pulling factors. Since 1966, most nationally representative studies depicted pull factors as ranking the highest. Also, administrators in one study corroborated pull out factors for younger dropouts, not older ones, while most recent research cites push factors as highest overall. One rationale for this change is a response to rising standards from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), which can be ultimately tested only by future dropout research. education social sciences academics disparities educational measurement and assessment history and sociology of education Introduction The cause of a student dropping out is often termed as...
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...Urban Issue: School Dropout Rate Michael Neeley National University Urban Issue: School Dropout Rate The issue of quitting school and leaving a high school diploma to the wayside is an issue that has long term consequences for both the individual and society. Common media reports state that every nine seconds a student drops out of school. Various reasons for dropping out of school are cited and vary from personal to social problems. While the dropout rate for high school has steadily fallen since the 1980’s where it was 14.1, the rate in 2008 was reported at 8.0 according to US Department of Education, the issue still at the forefront of urban affairs. The reason for the alarm is due to the correlation of dropping out of school and criminology as well as unemployment, both of which are urban problems of themselves. The problem with dropping out of school is best summed up as an individual and as a societal view. The individual consequences of a 16-24 year old quitting school include they are less likely to be part of the labor force and more likely to be unemployed. High School dropouts reportedly had worse single and family income, measures of assets, and self-reported depression than their Diploma and GED accredited counterparts. (Caputo, 2005) Education and dropout rates have significant effects on criminal incarceration, specifically fifty percent of all United States inmates are dropouts. Additionally...
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...CAUSES OF DROPOUT RATES AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTANCY AS PERCEIVED BY THE FIRST YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES ________________________ A RESEARCH PAPER Presented To: Rhea Benzon, MAME Statistics Instructor ________________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the 1st Semester 2012-2013 In Statistics I __________________________ Presented by: Genafril Mae A. Benzon Danna Marie B. Tabuada Jaidee M. Rosario Kim L.Umnas Reynaldo B. Deocales Jr. Virgette B. Lavanar Ruthleen Jane A. Castro Karen R. Jaramillo CERTIFICATION This research entitled “CAUSES OF DROPOUT RATES AT THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTANCY AS PERCEIVED BY THE FIRST YEAR BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES” in the COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTANCY, UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN PHILIPPINES, TAMAG, VIGAN CITY, ILOCOS SUR prepared and submitted by Genafril Mae A. Benzon, Danna Marie Tabuada, Jaidee M. Rosario, Kim L.Umnas, Reynaldo Deocales Jr., Virgette Lavanar, Karen Jaramillo, Ruth Jane Castro in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the 1st Semester of Statistics I, have been reviewed and recommended for acceptance and approval for final defense. Novie Ada Urbis, MAT-Eng Critic Rhea Benzon, MAME Statistics Instructor APPROVAL SHEET Approved by the Panel of Examiner on...
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...Examining the School Dropout Rate of Students with Disabilities Strayer University Instructor: Dr. Steven Brown Research and Communication- RES 531 August 22, 2010 Abstract This paper examines the reported school dropout rate of students with disabilities and attempts to identify determinants and interventions that are available as well as offering potential programs and interventions in the future. As our population of children identified with disabilities grows we must anticipate their growth into adulthood and prepare them for entrance into the workforce, or prepare ourselves for the financial implications of institutionalizing and caring for this population. By examining historical statistic information along with past and current program implementation conclusions will be formulated and offered regarding what has been successful and where improvements are possible. Context of the Problem There are a multitude of issues that parents of special needs children are unaware of at the onset of diagnosis. The question of what happens to your child when you are gone is paramount in the minds of all parents. One problem is being unaware of what questions to ask. My son received his diagnosis from a psychiatrist who did not make me aware of any medical testing that should be addressed. Necessary information or guidance is not always provided by the attending physician. Educational needs are also of paramount importance, however if parents are unaware of necessary...
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...American and also Nigerian students drop out of school. The problem of high school dropout has generated increased interest among researchers, policy makers and educators in recent years. “Dropout” may refer to dropping out of school or one who quits from school (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2000). Dropout rates of teens in secondary school are of great interest to educators across the country. An analysis has been done by researchers to identify the risk factors related to high school dropout rates. The analysis shows various factors for dropping out of school which include: school related, family related and job relates causes as well as influences from peers and residential mobility. These risk factors are then related to what educators can do to improve been programming efforts as well as decrease high school dropout rates (National Educational Longitudinal study, 2000). Dropping out of school is an issue faced by many teens today. According to the United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (2011), it enumerated some factors which causes dropout among secondary school. These factors include making wrong choices such as taking drugs or alcohol and pregnancy among female students, inability of teachers to instill discipline in the class, not doing well and getting bad grades in test and examination, socio-economic factor of the family and mis-guidance and peer group influence. The cost of dropping out of school can have a profound effect...
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...BACKGROUND INFORMATION This case study is based on a former student of Nadi Muslim College.Due to confidentiality his real name will not be used in this project.Zoheb Ali, 16, has ditched school to work full time to assist his financially struggling family. He sells pineapples, watermelons and other local seasonal fruits by the roadside six days a week. Chatting away while expertly skinning and slicing succulent pineapples with a dangerously sharp-looking knife, Ali said he has been doing this work since he was 14. Before he quit school, he was working only on weekends. Last year his parents gave him permission to start working full-time. “I did not like school and I wanted to make money to help my family,” he said, smiling. Ali’s father, who is a taxi driver, and his mother, a tailor at agarment factory, did not protest too hard when their son said he wanted to leave school and work. The family was struggling to make ends meet, and the extra income was much needed. Observers believe that the situation of tens of thousands of poor families like Ali’s has become even more desperate since the global economic crisis struck in 2007. Such families are now forced to prematurely pull their children out of school and send them to work. Several other boys with similar stories to Ali are employed by the latter’s boss. Some, like 16-year-old Anzar Khan, along with his younger brother and sister, are still in school. But further hardships could force him and his siblings to follow...
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...1995 report on high school dropouts by the Educational Testing Service (ETS)—Dreams Deferred: High School Dropouts in the United States. The report uses some of the latest information from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of the U.S. Department of Education to discuss the hundreds of thousands of young people who drop out of school each year. The dreams of these young dropouts are said to be “deferred,” or postponed, because more and more jobs today require a high level of skill and education. By dropping out of high school, teens are “locking themselves out of mainstream society and are barred from good-paying jobs,”2 says the ETS. For example, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census, in 1996 high school dropouts earned an average salary of only $14,013, about one-third less than the $21,431 earned by high school graduates. In addition, dropouts comprise half of all heads of households on welfare and more than half of all people in jail. Despite these sobering facts, 5 percent of all teens in high school drop out each year. This percentage has remained fairly stable over the past ten years. While it may not seem high, in 1996 it represented 485,000 young people— almost half a million. Many of the 1996 dropouts were over eighteen, but almost half—43 percent—were only fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen years old. It is also important to realize that if 5 percent of students drop out each year, the dropout rate for all four years of high school can be much higher...
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... If the hypothesis remains unrefuted by facts, then the hypothesis is said to be verified or corroborated (BusinessDictionary.com, 2011). I reviewed the article “Inclusive Schools and Dropout Rates: A Phenomenological Approach” by Connie F. Holloway. The hypothesis involved how high schools in the study impacted students, the relationship between these schools and the increasing number of high school dropouts, and whether or not these students graduated without the skills or knowledge necessary to secure employment (Holloway, 2010). The study explained how educators expressed concerns with the increasing numbers of high school students not graduating, and how those who did graduated without the necessary tools for gainful employment. The study explains how this problem negatively affects the labor market and hurts the economy in this country. That many of the students are between 14 to 16, and come from lower income Black and Latino families. The study explains how concerns by many produced increased interest in alternative schools and programs, and how career technical schools may provide viable solutions toward decreasing the dropout rate (Holloway, 2010). The study provides a background citing the example of a National Football League player who suffered from the school system, and although he graduated did...
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...The Concern of College Dropout rates in The United States RES/351 October 31, 2013 Dr. Albert Smothers The Concern of College Dropout rates in The United States The United States is known for spending a great deal of funds on higher education. However in recent years statistics have revealed a high rate of college students fail to obtain their bachelor’s degrees. Currently 42% of college enrolled students fail to complete their education for bachelor’s degrees. Both educators and economists see this as an issue that can impact the country economically and the overall quality of life (Dunn, W. 2013). Purpose of the Research The purpose of our organizations study is to determine the correlation between a student’s level of preparation for higher education and the national dropout rate of colleges in the United States. Specifically, this study will focus on students that attended four year universities with intentions of obtaining their bachelor’s degree, however, they ended up leaving school without this degree. Many people pursue college degrees to obtain specific disciplines and higher education in order to become successful and contributing members of society. However, many of these students are exposed for the first time to environments or challenges that college may present with no preparation or ability to adapt and complete their degree programs. Dropping out of college could potentially impact ones future income earnings and quality of life (Dunn, W. 2013). The...
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...Campbell Systematic Reviews 2011:8 First published: 14 November, 2011 Last updated: 14 November, 2011 Search date: April, 2011 Dropout prevention and intervention programs: Effects on school completion and dropout among schoolaged children and youth Sandra Jo Wilson, Emily E. Tanner-Smith, Mark W. Lipsey, Katarzyna Steinka-Fry, & Jan Morrison Colophon Title Institution Authors Dropout prevention and intervention programs: Effects on school completion and dropout among school-aged children and youth The Campbell Collaboration Wilson, Sandra Jo Tanner-Smith, Emily E. Lipsey, Mark W. Steinka-Fry, Katarzyna Morrison, Jan 10.4073/csr.2011.8 62 24 August, 2011 Wilson SJ, Tanner-Smith EE, Lipsey, MW, Steinka-Fry, K, Morrison, J. Dropout prevention and intervention programs: Effects on school completion and dropout among school aged children and youth. Campbell Systematic Reviews 2011:8 DOI: 10.4073/csr.2011.8 © Wilson et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. School dropout, school attendance, early school leaving, school failure Wilson, Tanner-Smith, and Lipsey contributed to the writing and revising of this review and protocol. Wilson, Tanner-Smith, Steinka-Fry and Morrison contributed to information retrieval and data collection. Work on this review was supported by the Campbell Collaboration...
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...For some students, getting accepted to a university is only the first in an uphill battle toward a degree. Persevering long enough to graduate can be just as challenging. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau revealed in 2000 that one in three Americans drops out of college. This is an increase from the 1960s when one in five discontinued his or her studies. Some studies indicate that a considerable proportion of college dropouts come from low-income families. The U.S. Department of Education found that 41% of low-income students enrolled in a four-year institution managed to graduate within five years. For higher income students, this jumps to 66%. Of the low income students that did not return, 47% left in good academic standing. Though research links financial difficulties to dropout rates, there are a number of factors that account for why students decide to leave school. Students tend to drop out because their expectations of college—academically, socially, or both—don’t match up with the reality once they get there. They also suffer from lack of motivation, inadequate preparation, and poor study skills. The National Center for Education Statistics indicates that dropout rates are particularly high for African American and Hispanic students. Other student populations at greater risk of dropping out include those who are the first in their family to attend college, those who have limited English proficiency, and nontraditional students such as returning adult students. Few students...
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...Overview: This paper presents statistics on major factors that affects the property crime rates in the U.S. Abstract: The property crime rates of 45.7% occurs more in urban areas. About 16.8% of the crimes were committed by high school dropouts and only 0.4% of the crimes that occurs were related to the population density. The type of property crimes that happens includes larceny-theft, home burglary, home invasion, grand theft auto, forgery, and arson. These types of crimes may be caused by factors such as high school dropouts, the population density per square mile, and people living in urban areas. The paper will focus on the crimes against properties such as larceny-theft, home burglary, and grand theft auto, not a person. Crimes of property happen more often than other crimes. Larceny is a type of theft when someone takes something that does not belong to them. Home burglary is breaking into a private resident with the intent of stealing something. Grand theft auto is an act of stealing a motor vehicle. Are the property crime rates higher in urban areas? Does the level of education have any effect on the percentage of crimes that are happening? How about the percentage of people living in a population per square mile? All of these factors may play an important role with the number of crimes that are happening today. Method: Louis J. Moritz, an Operations Manager, collected data from a variety of U.S. government sources. He provided a sample data set of...
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...Immigrant Students in Secondary Schools. As a previous high school immigrant when I first arrived in United States, I have experience numerous difficulties in school that I would never forget. In addition, I believe immigrant students of secondary school can face major difficulties in learning English and succeeding in school. Since these students do not have a lot of time than elementary students to learn English, and they have to pass several test that require English skill such as the ACT and SAT. Above all, most secondary school texts and materials require a sufficient English reading ability to understand, which will even make learning experience becoming even tougher for high school immigrant. Before going into detail, lets take a look at the statistics of the United States’ immigration in the past few decades. According to U.S Bureau of the Census 1997a statistic, over a million immigrants, legal and illegal, entering the United States each year. And since the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965, which eliminated national origin quotas. Europe is no longer the main sources of newcomers to the United States but instead of Asia and Latin America. The largest groups come from Mexico, China, Cuba, and Vietnam. In the fall of 1997, 9 million (about one in five) elementary and secondary school students had a foreign born parents. With over 90% of recent immigrants coming from non English speaking countries, schools are increasingly receiving students who do not...
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