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Adolescence. 1986 Summer;21(82):449-52.
The literature supports the theory that high school dropouts are unable to find employment when they leave school, and that girls who dropout are more likely than boys to return. It was hypothesized that schools may not want to take back students who had once dropped out of school. To investigate the schools' response to dropouts trying to return, three actors were used to portray a male dropout, a female dropout and a parent of a dropout. Fifteen schools were contacted, to determine the differences in response to each actor. The results indicate that schools were more likely to accept the child who is represented by the parent, and that schools reacted more favorably to the parent. The results are discussed and specific recommendations made for program and practice.
文献支持这样一种理论，即高中辍学者在离校后无法找到工作，而且辍学的女孩比男孩更有可能重返学校。据推测，学校可能不想接纳曾经辍学的学生。为了调查学校对试图重返学校的辍学者的反应，使用了三名演员来扮演一名男性辍学者、一名女性辍学者和一名辍学者的家长。联系了15所学校，以确定对每个演员的反应差异。结果表明，学校更有可能接纳由家长代表的孩子，并且学校对家长的反应更积极。对结果进行了讨论，并针对项目和实践提出了具体建议。
