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NCJ Number:	115581

Title:	Dropouts Speak Out: Qualitative Data on Early School Departures

Journal:	Adolescence Volume:23 Issue:92 Dated:(Winter 1988) Pages:939-954

Author(s):	R Tidwell

Date Published:	1988

Page Count:	16

Type:	Survey

Format:	Article

Language:	English

Country:	United States of America

Annotation:	From interviews conducted in the home, qualitative data were obtained from 374 urban high school dropouts concerning their primary reason for leaving school early.

Abstract:	Female and male respondents of five ethnic groups answered closed- and open-ended questions concerning their (1) dropout history, (2) reasons for leaving school, (3) feelings about various aspects of the high school experience, (4) past and present activities, (5) academic and general future plans, (6) reflections about school, and (7) recommendations for school improvement. (Author abstract)

Main Term(s):	School dropouts

Index Term(s):	Environmental influences; Peer influences on behavior; Truancy

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