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Download full textAscher, Carol; Schwartz, Wendy – 1987
Determining how many students drop out of school and why they leave is not easy. The definition of a "dropout" varies from school district to school district, and the mobility of students makes counting them accurately nearly impossible. In an effort to define dropouts in a way that can be applied uniformly across the country, a…
Descriptors: Definitions, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Rate
