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Author: McNally, Kathleen V.
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Estimation of Academic Attrition Behavior: An Analysis of Predictors of High School Dropout Behavior in the United States Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University, 1979 Cohort(s): Young Men, Young Women Publisher: UMI - University Microfilms, Bell and Howell Information and Learning Keyword(s): Behavioral Problems; Bias Decomposition; Dropouts; Family Influences; Fathers, Influence; High School; High School Dropouts; Job Search; Work Knowledge In general, the results indicate that differentials in dropout rates are considerable by race for each sex, but are not significantly different by sex within race groups. Although the magnitude of the black dropout rate exceeds that for whites, the timing pattern of dropout behavior in the high school years is remarkably similar for blacks and whites. Young women are slightly less likely to drop out of school than are young men, yet they are also less likely to attend college, hence there is less variation in ultimate educational attainment among young women than among young men. Furthermore, for blacks and whites, males are more likely to have had no high school experience than are females. |
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McNally, Kathleen V. Estimation of Academic Attrition Behavior: An Analysis of Predictors of High School Dropout Behavior in the United States. Ph.D. Dissertation, Columbia University, 1979. |