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Download full textAltenbaugh, Richard J.; And Others – 1995
The study reported concentrated on school leavers in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) who returned (dropbacks) to Job Corps Programs over an 8-year period. Interviews with 100 dropbacks explored who left school, why they left school, what caused them to come back, and the kinds of interventions that might succeed with other students. Part 1 provides a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
