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Students' Perspectives On Their High School Experience, Kathleen M. Cauley, Carl Chafin, Janine Certo
Students' Perspectives On Their High School Experience, Kathleen M. Cauley, Carl Chafin, Janine Certo
MERC Publications
This study explored what it is like to be a high school student today. Our purpose was to describe the extent to which the schools in the metropolitan area are meeting the needs of their diverse body of students.
Knowing whether disengagement and alienation are widespread is important if we are to determine whether systemic change is needed or a more localized approach that targets particular students. We looked at those internal (school) factors related to instructional time; non-instructional time in school, extracurricular activities and school climate that help or hinder students’ perceived levels of engagement. Obtaining a snapshot of …
Dropping Out: Why Students Leave School, Joseph R. Boyle
Dropping Out: Why Students Leave School, Joseph R. Boyle
MERC Publications
Previous research has indicated that students permanently leave school for a number of reasons including low grades, overage, high absentee rate, behavior problems, pregnancy, work, family problems, or drugs/alcohol. While many of these factors are often described in nebulous terms, the purpose of this study was to examine specific academic factors within the classroom that lead up to students’ permanent departure from school, and to learn firsthand, from students who have dropped out of school.
The purpose of this study was to use qualitative in-depth interviews of students who had left school for academic reasons, to identify specific factors in …