High school dropout, graduation, and completion rates : better data, better measures, better decisions /

High school graduation and dropout rates have long been used as indicators of educational system productivity and effectiveness and of social and economic well being. While determining these rates may seem like a straightforward task, their calculation is in fact quite complicated. How does one coun...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Academy of Education
Otros Autores: Hauser, Robert Mason, Koenig, Judith A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2011?], ©2011.
Temas:
High school graduates > United States.
High school dropouts > United States.
Dropout behavior, Prediction of.
Educational indicators > United States.
Diplômés de l'enseignement secondaire > États-Unis.
Prédiction du comportement des décrocheurs.
Indicateurs éducationnels > États-Unis.
EDUCATION > Secondary.
Dropout behavior, Prediction of
Educational indicators
High school dropouts
High school graduates
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Dropout Rates, Graduation Rates, and Public Policy
  • Decisions Required to Compute the Indicators
  • Current and Proposed Measures
  • Early Warning Indicators
  • Developing Longitudinal Data Systems
  • Using Comprehensive Data Systems to Improve Public Policy and Practice
  • Summary of Recommendations
  • References and Bibliography
  • A: Workshop Agenda and Participants
  • B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff.

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