High school dropouts: Interactions between social context, self-perceptions, school engagement, and student dropout

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 787-798

  Fall, Anna Mária ^a   Roberts, Greg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic achievement; Academic engagement; Behavioral engagement; Dropping out of high school; Parent support; Self perceptions; Teacher support

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HIGH SCHOOL DROPOUT; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STUDENT DROPOUTS; STUDENTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84863443945     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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