Community context and dropout rates

Figueira-McDonough, Josefina

doi:10.1016/0190-7409(92)90031-p

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“…However, factors associated with the school context were less likely to differentiate among those young fathers who completed school and those who did not. Although inconsistent with past research (e.g., Figueira-McDonough, 1992;Hardre & Reeve, 2003), our findings may be due to the homogeneity in SES among these fathers; most resided in low SES households and, hence, more likely to attend schools in poorer, low-income neighborhoods.…”

Section: Adolescent Fathers' Educational Pathscontrasting

confidence: 70%

A Fork in the Road to High School Completion: Exploring Adolescent Fathers' Educational Paths

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Olmstead

Pasley

et al. 2012

Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Me

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Early childbearing frequently disrupts development and reduces prospects of realizing one's human capital potential. Using life course and risk and resiliency perspectives, we explored factors associated with the educational paths of adolescent fathers who (a) continued and completed high school, (b) dropped out of high school but returned, and (c) dropped out of high school and stayed out. Using the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), resampling methods were employed to compare individual, familial, and community risk and protective factors in these three groups. Differences were found among fathers as their educational paths diverged from school completion. Overall, our findings suggest that labeling all adolescent fathers as "at-risk" misrepresents them as a homogenous group and ignores the variability of behaviors and experiences affecting their educational progress.

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Section: Adolescent Fathers' Educational Pathscontrasting

confidence: 70%

A Fork in the Road to High School Completion: Exploring Adolescent Fathers' Educational Paths

Futris

Olmstead

Pasley

et al. 2012

Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Me

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“…Figueira-McDonough (1992) found that community characteristics, such as the number of children per household, percentage of community residents who did not complete high school, percentage of unattached individuals, and the concentration of minorities within a community were positively related to the dropout rate of the community. Figueira-McDonough (1992) found that community characteristics, such as the number of children per household, percentage of community residents who did not complete high school, percentage of unattached individuals, and the concentration of minorities within a community were positively related to the dropout rate of the community.…”

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Changes in Students' Academic Performance and Perceptions of School and Self Before Dropping Out of Schools

Lan¹,

Lanthier²

2003

Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk (JESPAR)

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This study was designed to investigate changes in personal attributes of high-school dropout students between 8th grade and 12th grade. Students who participated in 3 waves of data collection in the "National Educational Longitudinal Study: 1988Study: -1994 in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades, but who dropped out before completing high school, were identified. Scales were developed on rational and empirical grounds that measured the following personal attributes: academic performance, relationships with teachers, relationships with peers, perceptions of school, participation in school activities, motivation for school work, effort expended in school work, self-esteem, and locus of control. Longitudinal comparisons in the personal attributes showed a gradually deteriorating process. Except in academic performance, the students scored at the national average in eighth grade. However, their academic performance, relationship with teachers, perception of school, motivation in school work, and participation in school activities were significantly below the national average in the 10th and 12th grades. The study showed a developmental pattern of the personal attributes of dropout students and identified that the transition to high school is a critical yet neglected time when interventions should be provided.The high-school dropout rate is a major educational problem for dropout students and for society. Technological advancements have placed a demand for a highly educated work force and decreased demand for unskilled labor.

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“…For example, some theories examine structural challenges that influence the potential for involvement in delinquent activities (Fiqueira-McDonough, 1992;Merton, 1952). Other theories focus on intermediate level factors such as family, community (Hirschi, 1969), and peers, while others focus on individual, usually psychological factors such as locus of control.…”

Section: Keyterms Samoan Adolescents Delinquency Theoriesmentioning

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Conceptualizing Delinquency Among Samoan Adolescents: An Integrative Model

Godinet

Vakalahi

2009

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

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Information about various ethnic groups, particularly Samoans, that evince high rates of juvenile crimes is surprisingly sparse. The existing information regarding delinquency suggests that Samoan adolescents appear in disproportionate numbers in the justice system and other social systems in the United States. Current research on delinquency tends to incorporate 2 or more theories as a way to account for varying influences on delinquency. An analysis of the literature on social problems confronting Samoan adolescents, theories of delinquency, and studies on delinquency in communities of color is provided. As such, an integrative theoretical model attempting to explain delinquency with Samoan adolescents is proposed.

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Community context and dropout rates

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

A Fork in the Road to High School Completion: Exploring Adolescent Fathers' Educational Paths

A Fork in the Road to High School Completion: Exploring Adolescent Fathers' Educational Paths

Changes in Students' Academic Performance and Perceptions of School and Self Before Dropping Out of Schools

Conceptualizing Delinquency Among Samoan Adolescents: An Integrative Model

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