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Peer reviewedEkstrom, Ruth B.; And Others – Teachers College Record, 1986
Using data from High School and Beyond, a national longitudinal study of American high school students, the authors investigated who drops out, why one student drops out but not another, what dropouts do while peers remain in school, and what impact dropping out has on gains in tested achievement. (MT)
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cohort Analysis, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
