School Dropouts: A Survey of the National Problem and a Review of Types of Service Programs With Special Reference to Gaps in Service and to New Directions: 1963
Abstract
Background of the Study. Historically the phenomenon of dropouts is as ancient as the schools themselves. Stu- dents have failed to complete or graduate school virtually ever since schools were organized. As our public schools have gained strength and skill, they have succeeded in "holding" an increasing number and percentage of pupils through graduation. Thus, one observer has pointed out: "In 1890 only 8% of the fourteen to seventeen-year olds were in high school, compared with the 20% in 1910, 50% in 1950, and an estimated 80% in 1960."This progress is in sharp contrast to the situation at the turn of the century when hundreds of thousands of youth as young as eight years were at work instead of in school.
Subject Area
Higher education|Higher Education Administration|Social work
Recommended Citation
Rosenbaum, Selma Stein, "School Dropouts: A Survey of the National Problem and a Review of Types of Service Programs With Special Reference to Gaps in Service and to New Directions: 1963" (1964). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097153.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097153
