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Direct linkHakkarainen, Airi M.; Holopainen, Leena K.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2015
In this longitudinal study, we investigated the role of word reading and mathematical difficulties measured in 9th grade as factors for receiving educational support for learning in upper secondary education in Grades 10 to 12 (from ages 16 to 19) and furthermore as predictors of dropout from upper secondary education within 5 years after…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research, Secondary Education
Jahnukainen, Markku; Helander, Jaakko – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2007
Dropping out of school is a universal problem, concerning fairly similar target groups in all countries. Several action plans to prevent dropping out and to activate the dropouts have been developed worldwide. The object of this study, the Activity School of East Finland, is an exceptionally comprehensive entity, within which alternative…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Nontraditional Education, Dropouts, Student Attitudes
