Do Extracurricular Activities Protect Against Early School Dropout?
By Joseph L. Mahoney, Ph.D., & Robert B. Cairns, Ph.D.
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 3, 1999, Pages 10-12
Abstract:
Drs. Joseph L. Mahoney and Robert B. Cairns discuss the effects of extracurricular activities on school dropout. They annually interviewed 392 youth from 7th grade through 12th grade. Additionally they obtained information from the students? teachers, peers, and school yearbooks. Using this process they were able to track the amount of extracurricular involvement before the youth dropout of school.
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This article can be found in the issue:
School Dropout Prevention
The Prevention Researcher,
Volume 6, Number 3, 1999
School dropout is an important issue in our communities and the focus of this 1999 issue of The Prevention Researcher.
This issue also featured these articles:
- • Do Extracurricular Activities Protect Against Early School Dropout?, Pages 10-12
- • Dropout Prevention for Highest-Risk Latino Students, Pages 7-9
- • Reaching Youth Out of the Mainstream, Pages 4-7
- • Rethinking the Causes of High School Dropout, Pages 1-4
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