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Autor/inn/en | Alexander, Karl L.; und weitere |
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Titel | For Whom the School Bell Tolls: The Impact of Dropping Out on Cognitive Performance. |
Quelle | In: American Sociological Review, 50 (1985) 3, S.409-20Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
Schlagwörter | Academic Achievement; Academic Persistence; Cognitive Development; Disadvantaged Youth; Dropout Characteristics; Dropouts; High Schools; Withdrawal (Education) |
Abstract | Describes a study that assessed the contribution of schooling to cognitive development by comparing the cognitive development for high school graduates and dropouts over a two-year period. Reports that the cognitive skills of students who stay in school improve more than those of dropouts and that dropping out harms disadvantaged students most. (KH) |
Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2004/1/01 |