Personal, Family, and Curriculum Variables Among High School Dropouts with Mild Disabilities

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dc.contributor.authorWhitt, Teresa Jr.en
dc.contributor.committeechairGillespie, Diane Newkirken
dc.contributor.committeememberBenson, Mark J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberRogers, Cosby Steeleen
dc.contributor.committeememberHoerner, James L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberSalmon, Richard G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberYin, Rayen
dc.contributor.departmentAdministration and Supervision of Special Educationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:22:24Zen
dc.date.adate1998-08-14en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:22:24Zen
dc.date.issued1998-04-22en
dc.date.rdate1999-08-14en
dc.date.sdate1998-04-22en
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this study was to examine personal, family, and curriculum variables among high school dropouts with mild disabilities. The review of research literature on dropouts from general and special education assisted in the selection of the variables. The outcome variable (high school dropouts with mild disabilities) and the relationship to the following variables: personal (age, attendance, gender, and ethnicity); family (parents' economic level, parents' educational level, and one vs. two-parent households) and curriculum (academic credits, vocational credits, support credits, and work experience credits) were examined. The research examined the relationship of selected variables to dropouts. Dropout status among students with mild disabilities was found to be 29 percent. When age was examined, increased age was weakly associated with a higher likelihood of becoming a dropout. Increased absenteeism was moderately associated with a higher likelihood of dropping out. However, the strength of the relationship between gender and the drop out status was not significant across any of the three categories of mild disabilities. The analysis of ethnicity found that African-Americans with learning disabilities were more likely to drop out. In addition, the drop out rates for Caucasian youth were statistically significantly lower than drop out rates for other groups. Higher economic level was associated with a lower likelihood of dropping out. Increased educational level and households with two parents were also associated with a lower likelihood of dropping out among students with learning disabilities or mental retardation. The higher the number of credits, the lower the likelihood of dropping out. Dropouts took fewer credits which is not surprising since dropouts by nature have fewer credits.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.identifier.otheretd-71498-115319en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-71498-115319/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30665en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectDropoutsen
dc.subjectNLTSen
dc.subjectDisabilitiesen
dc.subjectCurriculumen
dc.subjectAgeen
dc.subjectGenderen
dc.subjectEthnicityen
dc.subjectAbsenteeismen
dc.subjectSESen
dc.subjectEducational levelen
dc.subjectOne versus two-parent householdsen
dc.titlePersonal, Family, and Curriculum Variables Among High School Dropouts with Mild Disabilitiesen
dc.typeDissertationen
thesis.degree.disciplineAdministration and Supervision of Special Educationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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