Effect of retention in elementary grades on dropping out of school early

Volume: 65, Pages: 11 - 27
Published: Dec 1, 2017
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of grade retention in elementary school on dropping out of school by age 16. Participants were 538 (54% males) ethnically diverse, academically at-risk students recruited from Texas schools into a longitudinal study when they were in first grade (mean age=6.58). Propensity score weighting successfully equated the 171 retained students and the 367 continuously promoted students on 65 covariates assessed in grade...
Paper Details
Title
Effect of retention in elementary grades on dropping out of school early
Published Date
Dec 1, 2017
Volume
65
Pages
11 - 27
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