| Literature DB >> 29145939 |
Jan N Hughes1, Qian Cao2, Stephen G West3, Paula Allee Smith4, Carissa Cerda5.
Abstract
This study investigated the effect of grade retention in elementary school on dropping out of school by age 16. Participants were 538 (54% males) ethnically diverse, academically at-risk students recruited from Texas schools into a longitudinal study when they were in first grade (mean age=6.58). Propensity score weighting successfully equated the 171 retained students and the 367 continuously promoted students on 65 covariates assessed in grade 1. Fifty-one students dropped out of school by age 16 and 487 persisted. Retention (vs. promotion) led to an increased early dropout rate (odds ratio=1.68), even after controlling for 65 covariates associated with school achievement, retention, or both. Implications of findings for dropout prevention and grade retention policies are discussed.Entities:
Keywords: Early school leaving; Ethnicity; Gender; Grade retention; Propensity score analyses; Prospective study; School dropout
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Year: 2017 PMID： 29145939 PMCID： PMC5726297 DOI： 10.1016/j.jsp.2017.06.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Sch Psychol ISSN： 0022-4405