Academic and Participation Profiles of School-Age Dropouts with and without Disabilities

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Promoting School Completion of Urban Secondary Youth with Emotional or Behavioral Disabilities (2005, background): “Attendance difficulties were a common reason for dropping out noted by youth with learning or emotional or behavioral disabilities (Scanlon & Mellard, 2002).”
Effective Practice in Inclusive and Special Needs Education. (2016, background): “Students with disabilities often lack an awareness of their strengths and weaknesses (Brinckerhoff, 1994; Scanlon & Mellard, 2002) as well as skills in self-determination and advocacy (Durlack, Rose, & Bursuck, 1994; Field, 1996; Janiga & Costenbader, 2002).”
Variables Affecting Students' Decisions to Drop Out of School (2004, background): “…use of cigarettes, marijuana, and other illicit drugs (Mensch & Kandel, 1988); aggressive behavior (Ensminger & Slusarcick, 1992); absenteeism, course failure, and peer influences (Scanlon & Mellard, 2002); the number of schoolto-school transitions in grades K–12; and school size (Alspaugh, 1998).”
Mathematical and Reading Difficulties as Predictors of School Achievement and Transition to Secondary Education (2013, background): “…dropping out of school and are often inadequately prepared for the academic challenges they face during their secondary education and later in their lives (Murray, Goldstein, Nourse, & Edgar, 2000; National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, 2008; Savolainen, 2001; Scanlon & Mellard, 2002).”