Dropping Out of High School: Definitions and Costs

Author: Applied Research Branch Publisher: Human Resources Development Canada Publication: Document Date:                  October 01, 2000 Category: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Employment Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > High School Children > Child Behaviour Education > Drop-Out Education > Educational Attainment   This paper presents research on the costs that high school dropouts incur on themselves and to society as a whole, and focuses specifically on the incidence, characteristics, and the labour market outcomes of dropouts.  It also examines Canada’s dropout rates compared to dropout rates in other countries.     Click to read this article... (HTML) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link