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Download full textSmith, David Lawson; Ament, Patrick A. – 1990
Estimates of the current national dropout rate during grades 9-12 ranged between 25 percent and 30 percent. Studies were undertaken to determine the characteristics of dropouts; the consequences of dropping out of school; and associations between dropping out and specific curricula, including the occupational curriculum. Because of methodological…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
