1st Edition
Caring For Kids A Critical Study Of Urban School Leavers
226 Pages
by
Routledge
226 Pages
by
Routledge
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The official school drop-out figure in the US in recent years has been 25 per cent of the cohort. Estimates from large cities are often double these rates, and in some areas 60 per cent or worse. This text focuses on this problem in US schools, but from an unusual perspective. It is a study gained from in-depth interviews of 100 "stop-outs" - that is, those who dropped out but then decided to... Read more
Part I Introduction; Chapter 1 The Social Terrain; Chapter 2 School Leavers in American Society; Chapter 3 The Problem: Context and Approach; Part II The Pittsburgh Study; Chapter 4 The School Setting; Chapter 5 School Personnel; Chapter 6 School Knowledge; Chapter 7 Why School Leavers Left and Why They Returned; Part III Conclusions, Analyses, and Policy Implications; Chapter 8 The Social Context; Chapter 9 Caring; Chapter 10 Policy Recommendations;
Biography
Richard J. Altenbaugh, David E. Engel, Don T. Martin
