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Dropping Out: How Much Do Schools Contribute to the Problem?

by Gary G. Wehlage & Robert A. Rutter � 1986

Using data from High School and Beyond, a national longitudinal study of American high school students, this investigation focused on the role played by school factors in decisions to drop out. Recommendations for reform are presented. (Source: ERIC)

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Cite This Article as: Teachers College Record Volume 87 Number 3, 1986, p. 374-392
http://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 660, Date Accessed: 9/2/2010 10:02:40 PM

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