| Creating the Dropout: An Institutional and Social History of School Failure Contributor(s): Dorn, Sherman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275951758 ISBN-13: 9780275951757 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: By the 1960s, high schools had become mass institutions saddled with the expectation of universal education for America's youth. Ironically, with this broadening of clientele and mission came the idea and phenomenon of the "dropout." The consolidation of a dropout stereotype focused on the presumed dependency and delinquency of dropouts, with the resulting programs focusing on guidance and vocational training. Why the problem persists is the topic of this study with more constructive perspectives on dropping out. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Secondary - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 373.129 |
| LCCN: 95045414 |
| Lexile Measure: 1330 |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.94 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By the 1960s, high schools had become mass institutions saddled with the expectation of universal education for America's youth. Ironically, with this broadening of clientele and mission came the idea and phenomenon of the dropout. The consolidation of a dropout stereotype focused on the presumed dependency and delinquency of dropouts, with the resulting programs focusing on guidance and vocational training. Why the problem persists is the topic of this study with more constructive perspectives on dropping out. |