Graduation vs. education
Reform effect for at-risk youth
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11488360 |
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| Authors | Janice Patterson (corresponding author), Janice H Patterson |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 81-101 |
| Publication date | 1990-12-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Education Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-0939 • E-ISSN: 1464-5106 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02680939008549066 |
| OpenAlex | W2147455784 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Because American society equates education with high school graduation, many Americans will judge the success of school reforms that increased graduation requirements by the extent to which high school dropout rates have increased, decreased, or remained the same. This chapter explores the outcome of school level responses to state mandates that demanded increased graduation requirements, and the effect of these reforms on youth at risk of academic failure. It pays particular attention to one district's use of state monies set aside for drop-out prevention. In addition, the related question of whether graduation or education is the real agenda is discussed. Finally, recommendations are offered for mediating some of the effects of the state requirements and for improving the likelihood of at-risk youth absorbing a curriculum with higher expectations and graduating as competent members of society
Aside · Curriculum · Demographic economics · Drop out · Dropout (neural networks · Economics · Graduation (instrument · Medical education · Pedagogy · Political science · State (computer science · Early Childhood Education and Development · Engineering · Higher Education Research Studies · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
| Highly cited | No |
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