Dropout-Prevention Programs: Right Intent, Wrong Focus, and Some Suggestions on Where to Go from Here

Education and Urban Society

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-188

  Montecel, María Robledo ^a,b,c   Cortez, Josie D ^d   Cortez, Albert ^d,e  

^a Intercultural Devmt Res Assoc   (United States)

^b Texas School Dropout Survey Project   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d IDRA's Div of Res and Evaluation

^e IDRA Inst for Policy and Leadership

Author keywords

Dropout calculating; Dropout prevention; Dropouts; School holding power

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742306074     PISSN: 00131245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013124503261327     Document Type: Article

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