Staying Back and Dropping Out: The Relationship Between Grade Retention and School Dropout
Abstract
Students who repeat a grade prior to high school have a higher risk of dropping out of high school than do students who are continuously promoted. This study tested whether standard theories of dropout—including the participation-identification model and the social capital model—explain this link. Although the presence of variables, including academic achievement and disciplinary problems, reduces the higher probability of retained students...
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Title
Staying Back and Dropping Out: The Relationship Between Grade Retention and School Dropout
Published Date
Jul 1, 2007
Journal
Volume
80
Issue
3
Pages
210 - 240
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