The problem of high school dropouts has generated increased interest among researchers,
policymakers, and educators in recent years. This paper examines the many issues involved …

Educational researchers studying student dropout and teacher attrition typically ask whether
specific events occur by particular points in time. In this article, we argue that a more …

Research on dropping out of school has focused on characteristics of the individual or
institution that correlate with the dropout decision. Many of these characteristics are …

The combination of Afrocentric students in Eurocentric schools results in a conflict of cultures
that places black students at risk. Although schools endorse societal beliefs concerning …

Previous research on high school dropouts has typically examined the relationship between
a student's attributes and dropping out, but research on the more" voluntary" or behavioral …

The evaluation of siudeni perfonnance is a central fask of schools and teachers. Indeed.
evaluation activities peoneale the educational process. Although this is particularly apparent …

BACKGROUND Since BidwelΓs (1965) seminal analysis of the school as a formal organi
zation, organizational studies in education have continually noted the rel ative absence of …

A conceptual framework for understanding student and teacher commitment is presented
and illustrated with data from a field study of 10 urban high schools. Three points are made …

Research has investigated a wide range of factors associated with dropout behavior,
including family-related factors. However, most investigations of family-related factors have …

A SERIES of pulpit discourses on the obvious subject-matter of Scripture, is of a different
character from those critical and expository works, the object of which is to fix and ascertain …