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Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It

reviewed by Robert G. Croninger � January 12, 2012

Title: Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It
Author(s): Russell W. Rumberger
Publisher: Harvard University Press, Cambridge
ISBN: 0674062205, Pages: 400, Year: 2011
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Robert Croninger University of Maryland E-mail Author ROBERT G. CRONINGER is an associate professor and associate chair for the Department of Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership at the University of Maryland. He studies the manner in which educational policies and practices influence the distribution of educational opportunities. His current research focuses on the challenges of studying teaching and identifying instructional practices that affect learning, particularly for students who have been historically disadvantaged in elementary and secondary schools. His work appears in a range of journals, including American Educational Research Journal, Educational Researcher, Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, Sociology of Education, and Teachers College Record.

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