High School Dropouts: A Review of Issues and Evidence

Rumberger, Russell W.

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“…For example, studies in the United States (Coley, 1995;Kaestle, et al, 2001; National Center for Educational Statistics, 2002;Rumberger, 1987;Schwartz, 1995) indicate that high school graduates are less likely to be unemployed than those who drop out of high school and they are less likely to go on public assistance. High school completers are also less likely to have health problems, to engage in criminal activities, and to become dependent on government programs than are high school dropouts (Rumberger, 1987). Dropouts comprise nearly half of the heads of households on welfare, and a similar percentage of the prison population.…”

Section: Studies Of the Economic And Social Impact Of Educationmentioning

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National Policies that Connect ICT-Based Education Reform to Economic and Social Development

Kozma¹

2005

Human Technology

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Information and communication technology (ICT) is a principal driver of economic development and social change, worldwide. In many countries, the need for economic and social development is used to justify investments in educational reform and in educational ICT. Yet the connections between national development goals and ICT-based education INTRODUCTIONOver the past several decades, the development of new information and communications technologies (ICTs) has resulted in significant changes in the global economy and the way people, companies, and countries interact and do business (Bhagwati, 2004;Sachs, 2005;Soros, 2002;Stiglitz, 2002). The reduced costs of communication and transportation have lowered barriers to the flows between countries of goods, services, capital, knowledge, and, to a lesser extent, people. Increased global trade is associated with significant economic growth. This growth has, in turn, corresponded to an increased standard of living for millions of people across the globe, although the benefits of this growth have not been uniformly distributed across and within countries (Sachs, 2005;World Bank, 2002b).Beyond the increased flow of goods, economists acknowledge that globalization has corresponded to a profound shift in the role that knowledge creation and innovation play in driving productivity and global economic growth (OECD, 1996(OECD, , 1999Romer, 1993 , a phenomenon referred to as the "knowledge economy." Knowledge-unlike commodities-can be used multiple times and by more than one person without losing value, and it has marginal distribution costs. These facts open the possibility of an economic production factor with compounding rather than diminishing returns. The production, distribution, and use of new knowledge and technological innovations have been major contributors to increased productivity, the upgrade of physical capital, and the creation of new, high-value-added jobs. Increases in human, institutional, and technological capabilities are, in turn, major sources of new knowledge and innovation which then feed economic growth. From this perspective, technological innovation and new knowledge are both the engine and the product of economic growth. Consequently, investments in research and development and technological innovation can create new knowledge that spawns a virtuous cycle of growth. A third, parallel and related development-sometimes referred to as the "information society" (European Commission, 2000)-is the set of broader social changes resulting from the convergence of computers and communication technologies, their assimilation throughout society and their use for communication, collaboration, and the sharing of knowledge. As ICTs-including laptops wirelessly connected to the Internet, personal digital assistants, lowcost video cameras, and cell phones-become more accessible and embedded in society they offer the potential to restructure organizations, promote collaboration, increase democratic participation of citizens, improve the transparency and res...

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Section: Studies Of the Economic And Social Impact Of Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

National Policies that Connect ICT-Based Education Reform to Economic and Social Development

Kozma¹

2005

Human Technology

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“…In addition to the theoretical perspectives on engagement, empirical studies have investigated the relationship between engagement and school dropout [5,11]. Most of these studies focus on a student's negative behaviors, interpreted as a lack of engagement [9].…”

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“…While researchers have focused their inquiries on the predictors of dropout to develop effective dropout prevention programs [3], most education-based dropout prevention programs have focused on quantitative outcome measures, such as grades, state test scores, absenteeism, and disciplinary records. These factors were found to be significant predictors of dropout [4,5]; knowledge of these predictors has helped identify target groups for prevention efforts. This knowledge, however, has not shed much light on the bigger issue of understanding a student's motivation to complete school and the process preceding a student's decision to drop out of school.…”

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Psychosocial Wellbeing of Black Youth in the Age of Hip-Hop: From Theory to Practice

Owens¹,

Harper²,

Sd³

2017

J Community Med Health Educ

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Introduction: Throngs of young people are disengaging from traditional schooling, opting instead to spend most of their waking hours engaged in an alternate reality depicted in popular youth culture (PYC) and popular youth music multimedia (PYMM), in particular. This alternative reality is graphic and disturbingly real with images, messages, and stereotypes that may be perceived as promoting highly risky, problem behaviors, often failing to present the consequences of these behaviors. School aged adolescents most at-risk for negative health and social outcomes may be particularly vulnerable to themes and messages and perceived this as promoting risky and problem behavior. Stakeholders concerned with preventing negative health outcomes must address the psychosocial wellbeing of these vulnerable youth. Leveraging the ubiquitous appeal of PYMM for health-enhancing, prosocial learning offers key stakeholders culturally-relevant and culturally-responsive content and context to prompt critical thinking and discussion about prevailing themes and messages in popular music.

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“…Accordingly, the problem of students' disengagement with the task encounters the students with the risk of dropping out of school that cause many social and personal problems. Rumberger (1987) stated that students who quit school are more expected to be unemployed, to participate in antisocial behaviors, to be in need of welfare and to experience health and affective problems.…”

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The Relationship between Iranian EFL Teachers’ Critical Thinking Skills, Their EQ and Their Students’ Engagement in the Task

Alvandi

Mehrdad

Karimi

2015

TPLS

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Abstract-This study attempted to investigate the relationship between Iranian EFL teachers' critical thinking skills, their Emotional Quotient (EQ) and their students' engagement in the task. To that end, 20 EFL high school teachers completed "Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal" (Form A) and the "Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory". Furthermore, 600 male and female learners, the students of the teacher participants at the time, participated in the study by answering the Persian version of "Tinio High School Survey on Student Engagement". The findings of the study indicated that there was a significant relationship between teachers' critical thinking skills and their students' engagement in the task. However, the results did not show any meaningful relationship between teachers' EQ and their students' engagement in the task and also between teachers' critical thinking skills and their EQ, although the results pointed to a high degree of correlation between 'intrapersonal aspects of teachers' EQ' and 'students' behavioral engagement'. Index Terms-critical thinking skills, emotional quotient, engagement in the task

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High School Dropouts: A Review of Issues and Evidence

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