TY - JOUR
T1 - Dropouts and Dropout Programs
T2 - Implications for Special Education
AU - Wolman, Clara
AU - Bruininks, Robert
AU - Thurlow, Martha L.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1989/9
Y1 - 1989/9
N2 - With the goal of achieving a better understanding of the nature of the dropout problem for students in special education, this review focuses first on the literature related to the dropout phenomenon in general education. The issues addressed are (a) consequences of dropping out, (b) definitions of dropouts and calculations of dropout rates, (c) characteristics of general education dropouts and their schools, and (d) intervention programs directed toward general education dropouts. The review further examines the literature on students in special education who drop out of school, including (a) overall dropout rates and rates by handicapping conditions, (b) characteristics of dropouts who have received special education services, and (c) outcomes for school dropouts. The paper concludes by discussing implications for research and service programs that can address the dropout problem in special education.
AB - With the goal of achieving a better understanding of the nature of the dropout problem for students in special education, this review focuses first on the literature related to the dropout phenomenon in general education. The issues addressed are (a) consequences of dropping out, (b) definitions of dropouts and calculations of dropout rates, (c) characteristics of general education dropouts and their schools, and (d) intervention programs directed toward general education dropouts. The review further examines the literature on students in special education who drop out of school, including (a) overall dropout rates and rates by handicapping conditions, (b) characteristics of dropouts who have received special education services, and (c) outcomes for school dropouts. The paper concludes by discussing implications for research and service programs that can address the dropout problem in special education.
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U2 - 10.1177/074193258901000504
DO - 10.1177/074193258901000504
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84965756707
SN - 0741-9325
VL - 10
SP - 6
EP - 20
JO - Remedial and Special Education
JF - Remedial and Special Education
IS - 5
ER -