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• Title:"Why we drop out" : understanding and disrupting student pathways to leaving school / Deborah L. Feldman, Antony T. Smith, Barbara L. Waxman ; foreword by Camille Farrington.
  
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• Variant Title:Why we drop out
  
• Author/Creator:Feldman, Deborah L., author.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Smith, Antony T., author.
  Waxman, Barbara L., author.
  
• Published/Created:New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2017]
  

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  • Location:EDUCATION LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: LC142 .F45 2017
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Dropout behavior, Prediction of.
  Dropouts--Prevention.
  
• Description:ix, 150 pages ; 23 cm
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:0807758620 paperback
  9780807758625 paperback
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: Listening to Youth Perspectives
  School Factors Connected to Dropping Out: Key Themes
  Organization of the Book
  1. Pathways to Dropping Out
  Problem (Why Should We Care About This?)
  Pathways to Dropping Out: Common Patterns
  Conclusion
  2. Early School Years
  Positive Early Experiences
  Emerging School Challenges
  Conclusion
  3. Middle School Challenges
  New Academic Challenges and Expectations
  Negative Mindsets
  Unsupportive Learning Environments
  Early and Unchecked Skipping Behavior
  Conclusion
  Yolanda's Story
  Xavier's Story
  4. Navigating High School
  Increased Academic Struggles
  Peer Issues in High School
  Serious Truancy
  Conclusion
  Trisha's Story
  Derrick's Story
  5. Teen Family and Personal Issues
  Overview of Participant Characteristics
  Health Issues
  Peer Influences
  Family Issues
  Conclusion
  Jack's Story
  Callie's Story
  6. Exiting School
  Tipping Points
  Dropping Out Patterns
  Successful and Unsuccessful Re-enrollment in School
  Regretting Dropping Out
  Conclusion
  7. Implications and Possibilities
  Principle 1 Understand the Story Behind the Behavior
  Principle 2 Build a Caring Community and Foster a Sense of Belonging
  Principle 3 Institute Instructional Approaches That Support and Engage
  Conclusion.