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008 061128s2005 eng d
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100 1 d'Hemecourt, Shannon Mulkey
245 14 The impact of accountability on school dropouts: The
students' voices
300 141 p
500 Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 66-
05, Section: A, page: 1572
500 Adviser: Peggy Kirby
502 Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of New Orleans, 2005
520 The purpose of this study was to determine the factors
that influenced students of one suburban Louisiana school
district to leave school prior to obtaining a diploma,
Qualitative methods were used to investigate the reasons
that students gave for what influenced them in making
their decision to leave school. Additionally, it was the
intent of the study to determine if the Louisiana school
accountability program had any influence on the students'
decisions. Interviews were conducted with 11 students who
dropped out of school in the 2003--2004 school year. With-
in case and cross-case analyses were performed and themes
were developed to illustrate the responses given by the
participants during their interview. The data suggest
students leave school because they face personal obstacles
that they cannot overcome. Additionally, participants of
this study cited a lack of alternative schooling and
disappointment with the systems as other factors that
influenced their decision to drop out of school.
Furthermore, participants did not feel that school
accountability had an influence on their decision to leave
school
590 School code: 0108
590 DDC
650 4 Education, Administration
690 0514
710 20 University of New Orleans
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