Stage One
I. Define the problem.
A. What is the problem?
1. What influences determine the high school drop out rate?
2. What effects do high school drop outs have on the economy?
3. How to improve the drop out rate?
B. What terms do we need to define?
1. High school drop out rate.
2. According to an article published on the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2011). The Condition of Education 2011 (NCES 2011-033) website The status dropout rate represents the percentage of 16- through 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in school and have not earned a high school credential (either a diploma or an equivalency credential such as a General Educational Development
C. What is the expected outcome of the group discussion?
1. How to better reduce the high school dropout rate.
2. Find the best solution in the set time frame of the discussion group.
Stage Two
II. Research and analyze the problem.
A. What influences cause high school drop outs?
1. According to an article published on Facing the School Dropout Dilemma." American Psychological Association (APA). Life events - dropout is prompted by something that happens to the student outside of school, e.g., teen pregnancy, foster care placement, high school mobility. The societal and economic costs of a high dropout rate for the U.S. are gigantic. It is estimated that approximately 12 million students will dropout over the next decade or so costing the U.S. about $3 trillion.
2. Risk of incarceration (jails, prisons, juvenile detention centers) for male dropouts is significant. In 2007, male dropouts aged 16-24 were 6.3 times more likely to be institutionalized than high school graduates and when compared with those with a bachelor degree or higher, their risk skyrocketed to 63 times...
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