ERIC Number: EJ1180033
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Publication Date: 2018
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Dropout Typologies: Relating Profiles of Risk and Support to Later Educational Re-Engagement
McDermott, Elana R.; Anderson, Sara; Zaff, Jonathan F.
Applied Developmental Science, v22 n3 p217-232 2018
A large body of work has examined factors that push and pull youth to drop out. However, a relatively minimal amount of work has examined whether and how these factors cluster in individuals' lives preceding or concurrent to leaving school. This study used Latent Class Analysis with a national sample (N = 1,942) to examine how push, pull, and protective experiences clustered in the lives of individuals who left high school without graduating. Then, we asked how the resultant classes differentially predicted youth re-engagement in educational endeavors. We identified three classes: youth with the presence of protective factors and absence of push/pull factors (Quiet Dropouts), youth with the presence of protective factors and an abundance of push/pull factors (High Adversity), and youth with the presence of instability in factors related to social relationships and school or housing (Instability). Results indicated each profile differentially predicted youths' re-engagement in education and achievement of educational outcomes.
Descriptors: Dropouts, Individual Characteristics, Classification, Multivariate Analysis, Resilience (Psychology), Interpersonal Relationship, Housing, Reliability, Profiles, Predictor Variables, Reentry Students, Educational Attainment, At Risk Persons, Social Support Groups, Learner Engagement, Family Influence, Peer Influence, Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Student Mobility, Online Surveys, National Surveys, Statistical Analysis
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Language: English
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