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Why Students In The Hispanic Culture Dropout Of School?, Lori A. Schoenauer
Why Students In The Hispanic Culture Dropout Of School?, Lori A. Schoenauer
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Many Hispanic students, almost 1/3, dropout of high school, and it is important to understand the factors leading to this extremely high dropout rate (Munk, 2004). While only 9% of white and 12% of black students dropout of high school, the number of Hispanic dropouts is on the rise. The increase in Hispanic dropouts is not fully understood; however, research has shown that factors such as the parent's education, involvement, low expectations, school attitude, limited English skills, limited school funding, and cultural differences contribute to Hispanic dropout.
The paper is organized into five different chapters. The first chapter discussed the …