03884cam a22004694a 4500 16740176 BJBSDDR 20251113134606.0 ta 110418s2012 maua b 001 0 eng 2011016123 015841498 Uk 9780674066564 0674066561 16740176 (OCoLC)709670257 DLC DLC YDX BTCTA YDXCP UKMGB IAD BWX CDX STF COO PUL EEK DLC eng eng pcc n-us--- LC 146.6 R936d 2012 373.12/913 Rumberger, Russell W. 45795 Dropping out : why students drop out of high school and what can be done about it / Russell W. Rumberger. Cambridge, Mass : Harvard University Press, 2012. xii, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Introduction -- 2. The varying requirements and pathways for completing high school : The conflicting goals of high school ; The requirements for completing high school ; Alternative pathways to high school completion -- 3. The nature and extent of the dropout crisis : What does it mean to drop out of school? ; The debate over dropout and graduation rates ; Measuring dropout and graduation rates ; The vast differences in dropout and graduation rates -- 4. The individual consequences of dropping out : Labor market outcomes ; Crime ; Family formation ; Health ; Civic engagement ; Well-being ; Intergenerational mobility -- 5. The social consequences of dropping out : Consequences for the economy ; Consequences for the larger society ; Total economic losses from dropouts -- 6. Understanding why students drop out : The process of dropping out ; The reasons students report for dropping out -- 7. Predictors of dropping out : Individual predictors of dropping out ; Institutional predictors of dropping out ; Explaining racial and ethnic differences in dropout rates -- 8. Learning from past efforts to solve the dropout crisis : Alternative approaches to improving dropout and graduation rates ; What works? ; What have we learned from large-scale reform efforts? -- 9. What should be done to solve the dropout crisis : Current efforts ; Moving beyond current efforts. The vast majority of kids in the developed world finish high school - but not in the United States. More than a million kids drop out every year, around 7,000 a day, and the numbers are rising. "Dropping Out" offers a comprehensive overview by one of the country's leading experts, and provides answers to fundamental questions: Who drops out, and why? What happens to them when they do? How can we prevent at-risk kids from short-circuiting their futures? Students start disengaging long before they get to high school, and the consequences are severe - not just for individuals but for the larger society and economy. Dropouts never catch up with high school graduates on any measure. They are less likely to find work at all, and more likely to live in poverty, commit crimes, and suffer health problems. Even life expectancy for dropouts is shorter by seven years than for those who earn a diploma. High school dropouts United States. High school dropouts United States Prevention. Deserción escolar Estados Unidos 22974 Deserción escolar Prevención 45983 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK rmza 125778 125778 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-11-06 0 LC 146.6 R936d 2012 00000183749 2025-11-06 16:24:00 1 2025-11-06 BK