School-based extracurricular activity involvement and high school dropout among at-risk students: Consistency matters

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Éliane Thouin ◽  
Véronique Dupéré ◽  
Eric Dion ◽  
Julie McCabe ◽  
Anne-Sophie Denault ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Extracurricular Activity ◽  
Activity Involvement ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Extracurricular Participation, “At-Risk” Status, and the High School Dropout Decision

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura M. Crispin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
At Risk ◽  
At Risk Students ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Average Treatment Effect ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Risk Indicators ◽  
Extracurricular Participation ◽  
National Education

I estimate the effect of extracurricular participation on the high school dropout decision with a particular focus on at-risk students. Using a sample of tenth grade students from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, I jointly estimate the dropout and participation decisions (including extracurricular offerings per student), and eligibility requirements as instruments for extracurricular participation. I include an interaction between the participation and at-risk indicators in the dropout equation because past disadvantages may differentially affect at-risk students. I also estimate alternative specifications to identify the effect of participation in different types of activities. Local average treatment effect estimates range from 14 to 20 percentage points, indicating that participants are significantly less likely to drop out of high school than they would have been if unable to participate, with similar estimates for both at-risk and not-at-risk students. These findings are relevant to policy makers and administrators seeking to increase high school graduation rates and improve educational outcomes.

School-Based Health Center Use and High School Dropout Rates—Reply

2012 ◽  
Vol 166 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanne E. U. Kerns ◽  
Michael D. Pullmann ◽  
Sarah Cusworth Walker ◽  
Aaron R. Lyon ◽  
T. J. Cosgrove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Health Center ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Dropout Rates ◽  
School Based ◽  
High School Dropout Rates
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