The evidence base does not yet provide a menu of program options for helping students at risk of dropping out, and program developers need a way to identify approaches while stronger scientific evidence is developed¶

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Evidence · 1 study · theoretical r? · q1
Currency · newest study 2004 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? There is not yet a menu of program options for helping students at risk of dropping out. → Mark Dynarski 2004 q1 i? The author suggests a way to identify approaches that program developers can use while efforts to develop a stronger scientific basis for new programs continue. → Mark Dynarski 2004

Evidence¶

Mark Dynarski 2004¶

Mark Dynarski. (2004). Interpreting the Evidence from Recent Federal Evaluations of Dropout-Prevention Programs: The State of Scientific Research. In Dropouts in America: Confronting the Graduation Rate Crisis. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/interpreting-the-evidence-from-recent-federal-evaluations-of-dropoutprevention-programs-the-state-of-scientific-research

q1 · i? · theoretical · r?

Theoretical argument from a book chapter drawing on recent federal evaluations of dropout-prevention programs (associated project time frame 1991-1998, prepared for the U.S. Department of Education). The page states the author "Argues that we do not yet have a menu of program options" and proposes an identification approach.

"Argues that we do not yet have a menu of program options for helping students at risk of dropping out and suggests a way to identify approaches that program developers can use while efforts to develop a stronger scientific basis for new programs continue."

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