Containing Attrition in School-Based Research: An Innovative Approach.

Ellickson, Phyllis L.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ381141

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Containing Attrition in School-Based Research: An Innovative Approach.

Ellickson, Phyllis L.; And Others

Evaluation Review, v12 n4 p331-51 Aug 1988

An approach for tracking a mobile group of 1,045 junior high school transfers and minimizing attrition in a longitudinal study of adolescent behavior was studied. Students were tracked through the home or directly through the new school. The new school strategy was very effective and greatly improved tracking. (SLD)

Descriptors: Attrition (Research Studies), Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Junior High School Students, Longitudinal Studies, Research Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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