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Willing to Play the Game: How At-Risk Students Persist in School
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Knesting, Kimberly; Waldron, Nancy – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
A qualitative case study of 17 high-school students identified as at risk for dropping out, this research develops a grounded theory describing the process of students' persistence and the support they received from teachers and school administrators. Three interactive factors appear critical to persistence: (a) goal orientation--students' belief…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Academic Persistence, Student Attitudes, School Holding Power