Russell W Rumberger
Biographic Data
| ID | 3771986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Russell W Rumberger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Russell W |
| FAMILY NAME | Rumberger |
| SIGNATURE | RUMBERGER R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 29 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 650 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 29 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 10 |
Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It
The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country’s leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their future…
Student Engagement, Peer Social Capital, and School Dropout Among Mexican American and Non-Latino White Students
Policy makers are especially concerned about persistently high dropout rates among U.S. Latinos, the largest minority population in the United States. This study used a national longitudinal database to show that the behavioral and social aspects of schooling are dynamically linked in the process of school completion and dropout among Mexican American and non-Latino white adolescents. In contrast to the tendency of academically disengaged student…
How much is too much? The influence of preschool centers on children's social and cognitive development
Does Segregation Still Matter? The Impact of Student Composition on Academic Achievement in High School
The Coleman report, published 12 years after the Brown decision, confirmed that widespread school segregation in the United States created inequality of educational opportunity. This study examines whether racial and socioeconomic segregation, which is on the rise in the United States, is still contributing to the achievement differences among students. The study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey of 1988 to estimate multil…
Test Scores, Dropout Rates, and Transfer Rates as Alternative Indicators of High School Performance
This study investigated the relationships among several different indicators of high school performance: test scores, dropout rates, transfer rates, and attrition rates. Hierarchical linear models were used to analyze panel data from a sample of 14,199 students who took part in the National Education Longitudinal Survey of 1988. The results generally support the notion of an alternative as opposed to a common view of school effectiveness: Schools…
The Causes and Consequences of Student Mobility
Student mobility-students making nonpromotional school changes-is widespread in many schools and districts throughout the United States. Mobility not only can harm the students who change schools, it can also harm the classrooms and schools they attend. This article examines the incidence, causes, and consequences of student mobility in the United States. Research reveals that the causes and consequences of mobility are more complicated than many…
The Distribution of Dropout and Turnover Rates among Urban and Suburban High Schools
Although school dropout remains an important policy issue and has generated considerable research, little of this research has examined dropout as a measure of school performance. Even less attention has been paid to student turnover, another, related measure of how well schools are keeping students enrolled. This study examined the distributions of both dropout and turnover rates among a large sample of U.S. high schools and tested a series of m…
Student Mobility and the Increased Risk of High School Dropout
A variety of evidence suggests that students in the United States change schools frequently. But there has been relatively little research that examines the educational consequences of student mobility. This study examined the incidence of student mobility between the eighth and twelfth grades and its effect on high school completion using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey third follow-up data. Three models were tested on two groups of…
Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students
Russell W. Rumberger, Katherine A. Larson, Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students, Sociology of Education, Vol. 71, No. 1 (Jan., 1998), pp. 68-92
Dropping out of Middle School: A Multilevel Analysis of Students and Schools
Prior research on dropouts has often focused on high schools and examined the issue from either the individual perspective or the institutional perspective. Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988 and a new form of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), this study focuses on dropouts from middle school and examines the issue from both individual and institutional perspectives. At the individual level, the results identif…
The University of California Educational Leadership Institute: A New Strategy for Linking Research and Practice
Russell W. Rumberger, The University of California Educational Leadership Institute: A New Strategy for Linking Research and Practice, Educational Researcher, Vol. 21, No. 6 (Aug. - Sep., 1992), pp. 20-24
Research news and Comment: The University of California Educational Leadership Institute
Dropouts from School: Issues, Dilemmas, and Solutions
Research in the Sociology of Work: A Research Annual, Vol. 4: High Tech Work
Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School
Russell W. Rumberger, Rita Ghatak, Gary Poulos, Philip L. Ritter, Sanford M. Dornbusch, Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School, Sociology of Education, Vol. 63, No. 4 (Oct., 1990), pp. 283-299
In Search of Evidence
High School Dropouts: A Review of Issues and Evidence
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 in trying to understand and solve this complex social and educational problem. The issues are grouped into four areas covering the incidence, causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem. Within each area, the discussion identifies the important issues involved, the…
High technology and job loss
The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960–90
(1984). The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960–90. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 433-454
The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960-90
Career Lines and Careers. Volume 3, Entry into Careers Series
Overeducation in the U.S. Labor Market
Dropping out of High School: The Influence of Race, Sex, and Family Background
This paper examines the extent of the high school dropout problem in 1979 and investigates both the stated reasons students leave school and some of the underlying factors influencing their decision. Particular attention is focused on differences by sex, race, and family background. Data for this research come from a new, national sample of youth who were 14 to 21 years of age in 1979. A multivariate model is developed to estimate the effects of …
Democracy, Authority, and Alienation in Work: Workers' Participation in an American Corporation. John F. Witte
The Influence of Family Background on Education, Earnings, and Wealth
Dropping Out: Why Students Drop Out of High School and What Can Be Done About It
The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school—but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. Dropping Out offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country’s leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their future…
Dropping out of Middle School: A Multilevel Analysis of Students and Schools
Prior research on dropouts has often focused on high schools and examined the issue from either the individual perspective or the institutional perspective. Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988 and a new form of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), this study focuses on dropouts from middle school and examines the issue from both individual and institutional perspectives. At the individual level, the results identif…
Student Mobility and the Increased Risk of High School Dropout
A variety of evidence suggests that students in the United States change schools frequently. But there has been relatively little research that examines the educational consequences of student mobility. This study examined the incidence of student mobility between the eighth and twelfth grades and its effect on high school completion using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey third follow-up data. Three models were tested on two groups of…
Dropping out of High School: The Influence of Race, Sex, and Family Background
This paper examines the extent of the high school dropout problem in 1979 and investigates both the stated reasons students leave school and some of the underlying factors influencing their decision. Particular attention is focused on differences by sex, race, and family background. Data for this research come from a new, national sample of youth who were 14 to 21 years of age in 1979. A multivariate model is developed to estimate the effects of …
The Distribution of Dropout and Turnover Rates among Urban and Suburban High Schools
Although school dropout remains an important policy issue and has generated considerable research, little of this research has examined dropout as a measure of school performance. Even less attention has been paid to student turnover, another, related measure of how well schools are keeping students enrolled. This study examined the distributions of both dropout and turnover rates among a large sample of U.S. high schools and tested a series of m…
Student Engagement, Peer Social Capital, and School Dropout Among Mexican American and Non-Latino White Students
Policy makers are especially concerned about persistently high dropout rates among U.S. Latinos, the largest minority population in the United States. This study used a national longitudinal database to show that the behavioral and social aspects of schooling are dynamically linked in the process of school completion and dropout among Mexican American and non-Latino white adolescents. In contrast to the tendency of academically disengaged student…
The Causes and Consequences of Student Mobility
Student mobility-students making nonpromotional school changes-is widespread in many schools and districts throughout the United States. Mobility not only can harm the students who change schools, it can also harm the classrooms and schools they attend. This article examines the incidence, causes, and consequences of student mobility in the United States. Research reveals that the causes and consequences of mobility are more complicated than many…
Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School
Russell W. Rumberger, Rita Ghatak, Gary Poulos, Philip L. Ritter, Sanford M. Dornbusch, Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School, Sociology of Education, Vol. 63, No. 4 (Oct., 1990), pp. 283-299
Test Scores, Dropout Rates, and Transfer Rates as Alternative Indicators of High School Performance
This study investigated the relationships among several different indicators of high school performance: test scores, dropout rates, transfer rates, and attrition rates. Hierarchical linear models were used to analyze panel data from a sample of 14,199 students who took part in the National Education Longitudinal Survey of 1988. The results generally support the notion of an alternative as opposed to a common view of school effectiveness: Schools…
Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students
Russell W. Rumberger, Katherine A. Larson, Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students, Sociology of Education, Vol. 71, No. 1 (Jan., 1998), pp. 68-92
The Changing Skill Requirements of Jobs in the U.S. Economy
Changes in the aggregate distribution of job skills result from changes in the distribution of employment among occupations as well as from changes in the skill requirements of individual occupations. This study measures the effects of both of these factors on the distribution of skills in the U.S. economy between 1960 and 1976. Skill changes in individual occupations are measured with data from the two most recent editions of the Dictionary of O…
Overeducation in the U.S. Labor Market
Recent High School and College Experiences of Youth: Variations by Race, Sex, and Social Class
The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960–90
(1984). The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960–90. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 433-454
The Influence of Family Background on Education, Earnings, and Wealth
The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960-90
The Changing Skill Requirements of Jobs in the U.S. Economy
Changes in the aggregate distribution of job skills result from changes in the distribution of employment among occupations as well as from changes in the skill requirements of individual occupations. This study measures the effects of both of these factors on the distribution of skills in the U.S. economy between 1960 and 1976. Skill changes in individual occupations are measured with data from the two most recent editions of the Dictionary of O…
Overeducation in the U.S. Labor Market
Europe
Recent High School and College Experiences of Youth: Variations by Race, Sex, and Social Class
Overeducation in the U.S. Labor Market
Dropping out of High School: The Influence of Race, Sex, and Family Background
This paper examines the extent of the high school dropout problem in 1979 and investigates both the stated reasons students leave school and some of the underlying factors influencing their decision. Particular attention is focused on differences by sex, race, and family background. Data for this research come from a new, national sample of youth who were 14 to 21 years of age in 1979. A multivariate model is developed to estimate the effects of …
Democracy, Authority, and Alienation in Work: Workers' Participation in an American Corporation. John F. Witte
The Influence of Family Background on Education, Earnings, and Wealth
High technology and job loss
The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960–90
(1984). The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960–90. The Journal of Higher Education: Vol. 55, No. 4, pp. 433-454
The Job Market for College Graduates, 1960-90
Career Lines and Careers. Volume 3, Entry into Careers Series
High School Dropouts: A Review of Issues and Evidence
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 in trying to understand and solve this complex social and educational problem. The issues are grouped into four areas covering the incidence, causes, consequences, and solutions to the problem. Within each area, the discussion identifies the important issues involved, the…
In Search of Evidence
Research in the Sociology of Work: A Research Annual, Vol. 4: High Tech Work
Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School
Russell W. Rumberger, Rita Ghatak, Gary Poulos, Philip L. Ritter, Sanford M. Dornbusch, Family Influences on Dropout Behavior in One California High School, Sociology of Education, Vol. 63, No. 4 (Oct., 1990), pp. 283-299
Dropouts from School: Issues, Dilemmas, and Solutions
The University of California Educational Leadership Institute: A New Strategy for Linking Research and Practice
Russell W. Rumberger, The University of California Educational Leadership Institute: A New Strategy for Linking Research and Practice, Educational Researcher, Vol. 21, No. 6 (Aug. - Sep., 1992), pp. 20-24
Research news and Comment: The University of California Educational Leadership Institute
Dropping out of Middle School: A Multilevel Analysis of Students and Schools
Prior research on dropouts has often focused on high schools and examined the issue from either the individual perspective or the institutional perspective. Using data from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey of 1988 and a new form of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), this study focuses on dropouts from middle school and examines the issue from both individual and institutional perspectives. At the individual level, the results identif…
Student Mobility and the Increased Risk of High School Dropout
A variety of evidence suggests that students in the United States change schools frequently. But there has been relatively little research that examines the educational consequences of student mobility. This study examined the incidence of student mobility between the eighth and twelfth grades and its effect on high school completion using the National Educational Longitudinal Survey third follow-up data. Three models were tested on two groups of…
Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students
Russell W. Rumberger, Katherine A. Larson, Toward Explaining Differences in Educational Achievement among Mexican American Language-Minority Students, Sociology of Education, Vol. 71, No. 1 (Jan., 1998), pp. 68-92
The Distribution of Dropout and Turnover Rates among Urban and Suburban High Schools
Although school dropout remains an important policy issue and has generated considerable research, little of this research has examined dropout as a measure of school performance. Even less attention has been paid to student turnover, another, related measure of how well schools are keeping students enrolled. This study examined the distributions of both dropout and turnover rates among a large sample of U.S. high schools and tested a series of m…
The Causes and Consequences of Student Mobility
Student mobility-students making nonpromotional school changes-is widespread in many schools and districts throughout the United States. Mobility not only can harm the students who change schools, it can also harm the classrooms and schools they attend. This article examines the incidence, causes, and consequences of student mobility in the United States. Research reveals that the causes and consequences of mobility are more complicated than many…
Does Segregation Still Matter? The Impact of Student Composition on Academic Achievement in High School
The Coleman report, published 12 years after the Brown decision, confirmed that widespread school segregation in the United States created inequality of educational opportunity. This study examines whether racial and socioeconomic segregation, which is on the rise in the United States, is still contributing to the achievement differences among students. The study used data from the National Education Longitudinal Survey of 1988 to estimate multil…
Psychology (21 works) · Sociology (18 works) · Economics (14 works) · Mathematics education (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · School Choice and Performance (11 works) · Demographic economics (10 works) · Demography (9 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (9 works) · Medicine (8 works)