The purpose of this study is to review the literature on the most accurate indicators of
students at risk of dropping out of high school. We used Relative Operating Characteristic …

During the past 25 years researchers have indicated the importance and complexity of the
relationships between family learning environments and students' school-related outcomes …

Parent involvement in children's learning at school and at home is considered a key
component of school reform, but more information is needed about how the effects of this …

From a life course perspective, high school dropout culminates a long-term process of
disengagement from school. The present paper uses data from a representative panel of …

A volume in the American Sociological Association's Rose Series in Sociology West
Baltimore stands out in the popular imagination as the quintessential “inner city”—gritty, run …

The empirical relationship between educational attainment and credentials with
socioeconomic attainment is well established, but why this relationship arises remains in …

In this paper, we examine the antecedents and consequences of timing in the transition from
high school to college. Using the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS: 88) …

Education is a prominent social institution in advanced societies, with primary responsibility
for socializing the young to become productive adults. The movement of individuals through …

We examined the nature and implications of family differentiation among adolescents facing
a life transition in 2 European countries with differing family cultures. One hundred and …

This article examines the expectation to complete a bachelor's degree among a
predominantly low-income, mainly African American, panel of Baltimore youths at the end of …