Caliste E R
Adolescence. 1984 Fall;19(75):649-57.
The problem of the high school dropout has been of serious concern to educators, service agencies, and society for many years. The problem has reached epidemic proportions in large urban communities with high concentrations of minority youngsters from low-income families. Given the magnitude of this problem from both the economic and humanistic perspective, the purpose of the study was to determine the effect of a twelve-week intervention program on potential dropouts. It was initiated in the Spring of the 1981-82 school year with a follow-up on the retention and absence rates in the fall of the same year. The results of the intervention revealed that the experimental intervention did impact significantly upon both variables of primary concern in the study, the retention and absence rates; the four affective measures of student attitude were not significantly affected by the program. These results pose serious questions concerning the generalizations of the self-concept to academic achievement.
多年来，高中辍学问题一直是教育工作者、服务机构和社会严重关切的问题。在低收入家庭中少数族裔青少年高度集中的大型城市社区，这个问题已达到流行程度。从经济和人文角度来看，鉴于这个问题的严重性，该研究的目的是确定一项为期十二周的干预计划对潜在辍学者的影响。该计划于1981 - 1982学年春季启动，并于同年秋季对留校率和缺勤率进行了跟踪。干预结果表明，实验性干预确实对该研究中两个主要关注变量，即留校率和缺勤率产生了显著影响；该计划对学生态度的四项情感指标没有显著影响。这些结果对自我概念与学业成绩之间的普遍关系提出了严重质疑。
