Katarzyna Bobrowicz, Areum Han, Jennifer Hausen, Samuel Greiff
Aiding Reflective Navigation in a Dynamic Information Landscape: A Challenge for Educational Psychology
Frontiers in psychology
variety evidence suggests students united states change schools frequently relatively little research examines educational consequences student mobility study examined incidence student mobility eighth twelfth grades effect high school completion using national educational longitudinal survey third followup data three models tested two groups students eighthgrade students 1988 predicted 1 whether students changed schools dropped eighth twelfth grades 2 high school completion status two years twelfth grade twelfthgrade students 1992 predicted high school completion status two years twelfth grade models developed conceptual framework based theories dropping postsecondary institutional departure student transfer adjustment suggest school mobility may represent less severe form educational disengagement similar dropping results generally support idea measures social academic engagement low grades misbehavior high absenteeism predicted whether students changed schools dropped results indicate controlling predictors students made even one nonpromotional school change eighth twelfth grades twice likely complete high school students change schools together findings suggest student mobility symptom disengagement important risk factor high school dropout