Dropout Prevention for Youth with Disabilities: Efficacy of a Sustained School Engagement Procedure
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The purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of a sustained dropout prevention procedure that incorporated monitoring and school engagement strategies. Ninety-four students with learning and emotional/behavioral disabilities received interventions in Grades 7 and 8; half of the students (treatment group) continued to receive intervention through Grade 9. Results of this experimental study indicated that, for two of three measures, students in the treatment group were significantly more likely to be engaged in school than were control group students. The overall performance of both treatment and control students, however, points to the need for early and sustained support for students with learning and behavioral disabilities to attain academic and behavioral standards.
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- Authors
- Sinclair, M. F., Christenson, S. L., Evelo, D. L., & Hurley, C. M.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Minneapolis Public Schools (US)
- ORCID
- Sinclair, Mary F.
- Venue
- Exceptional Children
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1998-10
- Volume
- 65
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-21
- ISSN
- 0014-4029 (ISSN-L)
- 2163-5560
- OpenAlex
- W1754613454
- Cited by
- 261
- References
- 10
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- FWCI
- 7.15
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Exceptional Children (publishedVersion)
- Exceptional Children
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Social Sciences › Education › Educational Outcomes and Influences
- Keywords
- school dropout prevention, school engagement, students with disabilities, learning disabilities, academic performance, behavioral effects, junior high school students
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