Understanding School Dropout: An Analysis of the Underlying Causes and Their Significance in Building Meaningful Interventions

<p>This paper is a review of research regarding high school dropout rates and trends in the United States. Findings on the underlying reasons students are dropping out and analyzing this data can help implement widely accessible multi-level support systems in the schools and design sensible policies to aid students with emotional, and learning disabilities. While building these policies, it is essential to be mindful of our student populations' ethnicity and socioeconomic factors and their educational implications. This paper will address the leading causes for withdrawing before obtaining a diploma (early traumas, homeless, foster and juvenile justice youth, emotional and learning disabilities, cultural/ethnic biases, mental health and, discipline). Researchers have found targeted interventions proven to mitigate learning loss and lower the number of students being pushed or pulled out of their schools before graduation. “Understanding the factors that lead young people to leave school can have significant benefits for these young people and society as a whole” (Zaff et al., 2016, page. 1). The manual is built as a supplement to the literature review. Its purpose is to function as a reference for educators with tips, lessons, ideas and, resource’s for students that are at risk for an early dropout. There are four main sections including; interviews from experienced teachers, information on understanding cultural influences and, engaging and supporting students' families in the classroom.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Level thesis:degree_level

Master's Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counseling Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2021

Author dc:creator

• Stewart, Kelli K

Contributors dc:contributor

• Carlos Molina, EdD, LMFT
• Maryjane Landolina

• School Dropout
• High School Dropout
• Interventions for dropout
• Graduation Rates
• Counseling Psychology
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Secondary Education
• Teacher Education and Professional Development

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https://scholar.dominican.edu/counseling-psychology-masters-theses/4

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