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Wake County high school drop out rates.
- 1. Comprehending the student drop out rates in Wake County William Peace University, Raleigh, N.C. Anthony McCue, Max Williams, Alex Jarrell
- 2. Introduction Students who do not receive their diploma have a less likely chance at obtaining a job post-primary education There are various reasons for students not receiving their primary education degree. What are these reasons for dropping out?
- 3. Causes for dropping out Family Issus School difficulty Pregnancy Expulsion Job Offers • Self-Made Money • Mental Issues • Social Life • Boredom
- 4. Method We gave Wake County jail prisoners a survey to those who dropped out of high school We gave the same questionnaire to high school dropouts in the Wake County jail, allowing them to write anything that they want as the answers to them Questionnaire: 17 Questions 8 Open ended questions 5 Multiple Choice questions
- 5. Drop Out Reasoning by Frequency Family Issues School Difficulty Pregnancy Expelled Job Offer(s) Self-Made Money Mental Issues Social Life Boredom Frequency X X X 1 2 X X X 3 X X 4 5 X 6 Family Issues: 25% School Difficulty: 10% Pregnancy: 10% Expulsion: 15% Job Offer(s): 15% Self-Made Money: 10% Mental Issue: 5% Social Life: 5% Boredom: 5%
- 6. Drop Out Reasoning by Race 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Family Issues School Difficulty Pregnancy Expelled Job Offer(s) Self-Made Money Mental Issues Social Life Boredom NumberofDropouts Justifications High School Dropouts' Justifications by Race African Am. White Hispanic Bi-Racial Native Am. Other Unspecified Total:
- 7. Limitations Low number of surveyors who completed the survey Indirectly applied the questionnaire
- 8. Ideas for Future Research Does the reasoning for dropping out change over time? What can be done to lower the high school dropout rate?
- 9. Possible Solutions Wake County can apply a mandatory family-teacher conference Create a required education course on the possibilities after obtaining a primary education degree Also encourage collegiate opportunities The course can focus on issues such as long term financial stability to contrast a quick salary that can be obtained by dropping out.
- 10. References Wake County Jail Open ended surveys were provided to inmates and all of our data was collected from such surveys