Dropping Out of High School: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Remediation Strategies
- Author(s):
- Burrus, Jeremy; Roberts, Richard D.
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Report Number:
- RDC-18
- Source:
- R&D Connections, n18, Feb, 2012
- Document Type:
- Periodical
- Page Count:
- 9
- Subject/Key Words:
- Dropping Out, Dropout, Dropout Factories, Social Consequences, Economic Consequences, Theory of Planned Behavior, Workforce Readiness, Graduation Rates
Abstract
The article discusses the high school dropping out phenomena in the United States. The authors estimate that the number of 16- to 24-year-old dropouts in the United States may exceed 4 million at any one time. They discuss the social and economic consequences for the affected individuals and for society at large. They state that it is possible to identify the great majority of students on track to drop out and the schools most likely to produce dropouts. Research indicates that the dropout problem can be ameliorated, assuming that there is a political will to do it. This is the 18th edition in the R&D Connections series.