TY - JOUR
T1 - Core competencies and the prevention of school failure and early school leaving.
AU - Bradshaw, Catherine P.
AU - O'Brennan, Lindsey M.
AU - McNeely, Clea A.
PY - 2008/12
Y1 - 2008/12
N2 - There is an increasing awareness that school failure and early school leaving are processes, rather than discrete events, that often co-occur and can have lasting negative effects on children's development. Most of the literature has focused on risk factors for failure and dropout rather than on the promotion of competencies that can increase youths' likelihood of successfully completing high school. This chapter applies the core competencies framework to the promotion of youths' success within the school environment. We conclude with a brief review of evidence-based prevention strategies that address the five competencies and identify avenues for future research. (c) Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
AB - There is an increasing awareness that school failure and early school leaving are processes, rather than discrete events, that often co-occur and can have lasting negative effects on children's development. Most of the literature has focused on risk factors for failure and dropout rather than on the promotion of competencies that can increase youths' likelihood of successfully completing high school. This chapter applies the core competencies framework to the promotion of youths' success within the school environment. We conclude with a brief review of evidence-based prevention strategies that address the five competencies and identify avenues for future research. (c) Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 19021248
AN - SCOPUS:61549130623
SN - 1534-8687
VL - 2008
SP - 19
EP - 32
JO - New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
JF - New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development
IS - 122
ER -