Exceptions to high school dropout predictions in a low-income sample: Do adults make a difference?

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-94

  Englund, Michelle M ^a   Egeland, Byron ^a   Collins, W Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; AGE; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ELDERLY POPULATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; PREDICTION; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049095371     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2008.00549.x     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Achenbach, T. M. (1991). Manual for the youth self-report and 1991 profile. Burlington: University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry.
2. Achenbach, T. M., & Edelbrock, C. (1986). Manual for the teacher's report form and teacher version of the child behavior profile. Burlington: University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry.
3. Alexander, K. L., Entwisle, D. R., & Horsey, C. S. (1997). From first grade forward: Early foundations of high school dropout. Sociology of Education, 70, 87-107.
4. Alexander, K. L., Entwisle, D. R., & Kabbani, N. S. (2001). The dropout process in life course perspective: Early risk factors at home and school. Teachers College Record, 103, 760-822.
5. Barrington, B. L., & Hendricks, B. (1989). Differentiating characteristics of high school graduates, dropouts, and nongraduates. Journal of Educational Research, 82, 309-319.
6. Battin-Pearson, S., Newcomb, M. D., Abbott, R. D., Hill, K. G., Catalano, R. F., & Hawkins, J. D. (2000). Predictors of early high school dropout: A test of five theories. Journal of Educational Psychology, 92, 568-582.
7. Boggess, S. (1998). Family structure, economic status, and educational attainment. Journal of Population Economics, 11, 205-222.
8. Brewster, A. B., & Bowen, G. L. (2004). Teacher support and the school engagement of Latino middle and high school students at risk of school failure. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 21, 47-67.
9. Burchinal, M. R., Peisner-Feinberg, E., Pianta, R., & Howes, C. (2002). Development of academic skills from preschool through second grade: Family and classroom predictors of developmental trajectories. Journal of School Psychology, 40, 415-436.
10. Cairns, R. B., Cairns, B. D., & Neckerman, H. J. (1989). Early school dropout: Configurations and determinants. Child Development, 60, 1437-1452.
11. Catterall, J. S. (1998). Risk and resilience in student transitions to high school. American Journal of Education, 106, 302-333.
12. Croninger, R. G., & Lee, V. E. (2001). Social capital and dropping out of high school: Benefits to at risk students of teachers' support and guidance. Teachers College Record, 103, 548-581.
13. Day, J. C., & Newburger, E. C. (2002). The big payoff: Educational attainment and synthetic estimates of work-life earnings (U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, No. P23-210). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
14. Dunn, L. M., & Markwardt, F. C., Jr. (1970). Peabody individual achievement test. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service, Inc.
15. Egeland, B., Weinfield, N., Hiester, M., Lawrence, C., Pierce, S., Chippendale, K., et al. (1995). Teaching tasks administration and scoring manual. Unpublished manuscript, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
16. Ekstrom, R. B., Goertz, M. E., Pollack, J. M., & Rock, D. A. (1986). Who drops out of high school and why? Findings from a national study. Teachers College Record, 87, 356-373.
17. Ensminger, M. E., & Slusarcick, A. L. (1992). Paths to high school graduation or dropout: A longitudinal study of a first-grade cohort. Sociology of Education, 65, 95-113.
18. Feinstein, L., & Peck, S. (2008). Unexpected educational pathways: Why do some students not success in school and what helps others beat the odds? Journal of Social Issues, 64, 1-20.
19. Garnier, H. E., Stein, J. A., & Jacobs, J. K. (1997). The process of dropping out of high school: A 19-year perspective. American Educational Research Journal, 34, 395-419.
20. Garson, G. D. (2006). Logistic regression. Retrieved December 7, 2005, from http://www2.chass.ncsu.edu/garson/pa765/logistic.htm
21. Goldschmidt, P., & Wang, J. (1999). When can schools affect dropout behavior? A longitudinal multilevel analysis. American Educational Research Journal, 36, 715-738.
22. Gregory, L. W. (1995). The "turnaround" process: Factors influencing the school success of urban youth. Journal of Adolescent Research, 10, 136-154.
23. Hamre, B. K., & Pianta, R. C. (2001). Early teacher-child relationships and the trajectory of children's school outcomes through eighth grade. Child Development, 72, 625-638.
24. Hamre, B. K., & Pianta, R. C. (2006). Student-teacher relationships. In G. G. Bear & K. M. Minke (Eds.), Children's needs III: Development, prevention, and intervention (pp. 59-71). Washington, DC: National Association of School Psychologists.
25. Haveman, R., Wolfe, B., & Spaulding, J. (1991). Childhood events and circumstances influencing high school completion. Demography, 28, 133-157.
26. Howes, C., & Hamilton, C. E. (1992). Children's relationship with child-care teachers: Stability and concordance with parental attachments. Child Development, 63, 867-878.
27. Iceland, J. (2000). Poverty among working families: Findings from experimental poverty measures (U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, No. P23-203). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
28. Jaccard, J., & Guilamo-Ramos, V. (2002). Analysis of variance frameworks in clinical child and adolescent psychology: Issues and recommendations. Journal of Clinical Child and adolescent Psychology, 31, 130-146.
29. Janosz, M., Archambault, I., Morizot, J., & Pagani, L. S. (2008). School engagement trajectories and their differential predictive relations to dropout. Journal of Social Issues, 64, 21-40.
30. Jimerson, S., Egeland, B., Sroufe, L. A., & Carlson, E. (2000). A prospective longitudinal study of high school dropouts: Examining multiple predictors across development. Journal of School Psychology, 38, 525-549.
31. Kasen, S., Cohen, P., & Brook, J. S. (1998). Adolescent school experiences and dropout, adolescent pregnancy, and young adult deviant behavior. Journal of Adolescent Research, 13, 49-72.
32. Lee, V. E., & Burkam, D. T. (2003). Dropping out of high school: The role of school organization and structure. American Educational Research Journal, 40(2), 353-393.
33. McCaul, E. J., Donaldson, G. A. Jr., Coladarci, T., & Davis, W. E. (1992). Consequences of dropping out of school: Findings from high school and beyond. Journal of Educational Research, 85, 198-207.
34. McNeal, R. B. Jr. (1999). Parental involvement as social capital: Differential effectiveness on science achievement, truancy, and dropping out. Social Forces, 78, 117-144.
35. Pianta, R. C. (1999). Enhancing relationships between children and teachers. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
36. Pianta, R. C., Hamre, B., & Stuhlman, M. (2003). Relationships between teachers and children. In W. M. Reynolds & G. E. Miller (Eds.), Handbook of psychology: Vol. 7. Educational psychology (pp. 199-234). New York: Wiley.
37. Pianta, R. C., Nimetz, S. L., & Bennett, E. (1997). Mother-child relationships, teacher-child relationships, and school outcomes in preschool and kindergarten. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12, 263-280.
38. RAND Corporation. (2005). Labor and population research brief. Children at risk: Consequences for school readiness and beyond. Retrieved July 10, 2006 from http://www.rand.org
39. Rosenfeld, L. B., Richman, J. M., & Bowen, G. L. (1998). Supportive communication and school outcomes for academically "at risk" and other low income middle school students. Communication Education, 47, 309-325.
40. Rosenthal, B. S. (1998). Non-school correlates of dropout: An integrative review of the literature. Children and Youth Services Review, 20, 413-433.
41. Rumberger, R. W. (1987). High school dropouts: A review of issues and evidence. Review of Educational Research, 57(2), 101-121.
42. Rumberger, R. W., Ghatak, R., Poulos, G., Ritter, P. L., & Dornbusch, S. M. (1990). Family influences on dropout behavior in one California high school. Sociology of Education, 63, 283-299.
43. Swift, M. (1982). Devereux elementary school behavior rating scale II. Devon, PA: The Devereux Foundation.
44. Tucker, C. M., Zayco, R. A., Herman, K. C., Reinke, W. M., Trujillo, M., Carraway, K., et al. (2002). Teacher and child variables as predictors of academic engagement among low-income African-American children. Psychology in the Schools, 39(4), 477-488.
45. U.S. Census Bureau. (2005). Current population survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement: Table PINC-04. Educational attainment - People 18 years old and over, by total money earnings in 2004, age, race, Hispanic origin, and sex. Retrieved July 6, 2006, from http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032005/perinc/new04_001.html
46. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2001). Dropout rates in the United States: 2000 (NCES Report No. 2002-114). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
47. U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2004). The condition of education 2004 (NCES Report No. 2004-077). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
48. U.S. Department of Labor. (2006). Unemployment rate 32.9 percent among recent dropouts. Retrieved July 10, 2006, from http://www.bls.gov/opub/ ted/2006/mar/wk4/art02.html
49. Vitaro, F., Larocque, D., Janosz, M., & Tremblay, R. E. (2001). Negative social experiences and dropping out of school. Educational Psychology, 21, 401-415.
50. Woodcock, R. W., & Mather, N. (1989). WJ-R tests of achievement: Examiner's manual. In R. W. Woodcock & M. B. Johnson (Eds.), Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery-Revised. Allen, TX: DLM Teaching Resources.
51. Worrell, F. C. (1997). Predicting successful or non-successful at risk status using demographic risk factors. The High School Journal, 81(1), 46-53.
52. Younge, S. L., Oetting, E. R., & Deffenbacher, J. L. (1996). Correlations among maternal rejection, dropping out of school, and drug use in adolescents: A pilot study. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 52, 96-102.