Motivation for Educational Attainment in Grade 9 Predicts High School Completion

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen G. West ◽  
Jan N. Hughes ◽  
Han Joe Kim ◽  
Shelby S. Bauer
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
School Completion

scholarly journals The Association between Family Structure Changes and High School Completion in South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Annah Vimbai Bengesai ◽  
Nompumelelo Nzimande
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Young People ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
National Income ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
School Completion ◽  
Using Data

Over the past few years, family structures have been dramatically transformed, yet limited research from South Africa has assessed the effect on children’s developmental outcomes. Using data from the National Income Dynamics Study, we aim to contribute to the literature by examining the relationship between family structure disruption and high school completion in South Africa. Our sample consisted of 1649 young people who were aged 12, 13 and 14 in 2008 and their educational attainment was tracked through to 2017. The results from the logistic regression analysis demonstrate that family structure disruption is negatively associated with high school completion. After controlling for variation in household income change, the child’s educational factors and socio-demographic controls, young people who experienced a change from a co-resident family or were in stable non-resident parent family structures were up to 50% less likely to complete high school relative to those from undisrupted co-resident parent family structures. Given that family structure disruption is a widespread phenomenon in South Africa, research should consider it as a key determinant of educational attainment and policymakers should come up with holistic interventions to support families as well as allocate public resources in ways that can help reduce educational inequalities.

The Timing of a First Birth and High School Completion

1990 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Upchurch ◽  
James McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
First Birth ◽  
School Completion

Opportunity and high school completion

1989 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Bickel
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
School Completion

Contrary to Breastfeeding Initiation, High School Completion is Associated with Lower Cardiovascular Risk after Intrauterine Exposure to Diabetes

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. S58
Author(s):  
Laetitia Guillemette ◽  
Brandy Wicklow ◽  
Elizabeth A. Sellers ◽  
Allison Dart ◽  
Garry X. Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cardiovascular Risk ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
Breastfeeding Initiation ◽  
School Completion ◽  
Intrauterine Exposure

Does External Accountability Affect Student Outcomes? A Cross-State Analysis

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Carnoy ◽  
Susanna Loeb
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Student Performance ◽  
High School Completion ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
Completion Rates ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
School Completion ◽  
9Th Grade ◽  
8Th Grade ◽  
Math Test

We developed a zero-to-five index of the strength of accountability in 50 states based on the use of high-stakes testing to sanction and reward schools, and analyzed whether that index is related to student gains on the NAEP mathematics test in 1996–2000. The study also relates the index to changes in student retention in the 9th grade and to changes in high school completion rates over the same period. The results show that students in high-accountability states averaged significantly greater gains on the NAEP 8th-grade math test than students in states with little or no state measures to improve student performance. Furthermore, students in high-accountability states do not have significantly higher retention or lower high school completion rates.

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