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Opportunities, Costs, and High School Completion in West Virginia: A Replication of Florida Research.
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Bickel, Robert; Lange, Linda – Journal of Educational Research, 1995
Building on previous data, researchers used West Virginia school district data to investigate the value of examining structurally determined opportunities and costs to explain high school students' dropping out. The study interpreted dropping out as a rational consequence of students' assessments of the opportunities and costs associated with…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Economic Opportunities
Post-High School Opportunities and High School Completion Rates in an Appalachian State: A Near-Replication of Florida Research.
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Bickel, Robert – Youth and Society, 1989
Replicates a Florida study of high school students' decisions to drop out using data for West Virginia. Confirms earlier findings that the decision to drop out is based on the student's perceptions of the economic opportunities obtained by a high school diploma. (FMW)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Economic Opportunities, Multiple Regression Analysis, Outcomes of Education
Post-High School Prospects and District-Level Dropout Rates.
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Bickel, Robert; Papagiannis, George – Youth and Society, 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