Dropout prevention and intervention programs increase the odds of school completion, with an average odds ratio of 1.63¶

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q3 i? Across 130 independent samples, students in dropout prevention programs had 1.63 times greater odds of completing school than comparison students, reducing an average control-group dropout rate of 44% to about 32%. → Wilson 2011

Evidence¶

Wilson 2011¶

Wilson, S. J., Tanner-Smith, E., & Lipsey, M. W. (2011). Dropout Prevention and Intervention Programs: Effects on School Completion and Dropout Among School-aged Children and Youth. 2011 SREE Conference. http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/reports/dropout/topic/#top doi:10.4073/csr.2011.8

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Random-effects meta-analysis of 130 coded independent samples of dropout prevention and intervention programs, using odds ratios for binary dropout/completion outcomes. The pooled OR was "1.63 (95% CI 1.41-1.89)"; the article reports the average control group dropout rate of 44% falls to about 32% under treatment.

"The weighted mean random effects odds ratio for the effects of treatment on high school dropout was 1.63 (95% CI 1.41-1.89). After treatment, the odds of completing school are 1.63 times greater for students in prevention programs"

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