Promoting School Completion through Understanding School Failure: A Multi-Factorial Model of Dropping Out as a developmental Process Cover Image

Încurajarea finalizării educaţiei şcolare prin înţelegerea eşecului şcolar: un model multifactorial al abandonului şcolar ca proces al dezvoltării
Promoting School Completion through Understanding School Failure: A Multi-Factorial Model of Dropping Out as a developmental Process

Author(s): Shelley Hart, Kaitlyn Stewart, Shane Jimerson, Tyler Renshaw, Meagan O'Malley
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: academic success; school failure; development models

Summary/Abstract: In a progressively more globalized economy, completion of upper secondary school (e.g., high school) is becoming increasingly more important in countries throughout the world. Current research reveals that upper secondary school completion is associated with positive individual outcomes, as well as societal benefits. Many models have been created to explain the progression of the school dropout process. This article provides a brief review of salient scholarship that informs our understanding of the many dynamic factors associated with school completion and dropout. Furthermore, in an effort to advance both science and practice, a multi-factorial developmental model is outlined. Implications for school psychologists are discussed, emphasizing the numerous opportunities to facilitate the social and cognitive competence, academic success, and school completion of students.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: I - 2
  • Page Range: 7-28
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: English
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