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Title	Engagement and dropping out of school: A life-course perspective.
CitationType	Non-periodical
Category	Government Report
Authors	Audas, R., & Willms, J.D.
Year	2001
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Place of Publication	Hull, Que.
Publisher	Human Resources Development Canada, Applied Research Branch
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Abstract	In this paper the authors review the literature on dropping out of school, with a view to developing an empirical model that can be used for the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth and other longitudinal surveys of child and youth development. The review details a rich and developed literature with a consistent finding of an inverse relationship between dropping out of school and socio-economic status. However, relatively few studies have examined the processes which lead to dropping out, and thus, the literature does not provide a strong base for making policy decisions or designing interventions that might reduce the prevalence of dropping out. There is growing evidence that "engagement" - the extent to which young people identify with their school and derive a sense of well-being from their academic work - is a crucial determinant of success in school. In addition, considerable evidence suggests paths towards academic success begin at birth. As such, the authors of this paper believe that both a true understanding of the factors associated with dropping out and potential remedies need to be considered as a part of a life-course model. They offer a model that considers six broad categories of factors affecting individuals' chances from early childhood: individual effects, family effects, engagement, peers, schools and communities. The paper concludes with a di
Notes	Report No. SP-483-01-02E; W-01-1-10E

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