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Peer relations and dropout behavior: Evidence from junior high school students in northwest rural China
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, Center for Experimental Economics in Education (CEEE), China ; , Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, United States ; , , Center for Experimental Economics in Education (CEEE), China ; , Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, United States

International Journal of Educational Development Volume 65, Number 1, ISSN 0738-0593 Publisher: Elsevier Ltd

Abstract

A startling number of students drop out from junior high school in rural China every year. Little is known about the social aspect of the dropout process in rural China. The goal of this paper is to examine the relationship between student peer relations and dropout behavior in rural China’s junior high schools. Covering 4596 students in 38 schools, our study finds that 6.9 percent of grade 7 students did not finish school, along with 12.3 percent of grade 8 students. Using a “push out and pull out” framework to understand peer relations, results suggest that both push out and pull out factors are strongly associated with student dropout.

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Gao, S., Yang, M., Wang, X., Min, W. & Rozelle, S. (2019). Peer relations and dropout behavior: Evidence from junior high school students in northwest rural China. International Journal of Educational Development, 65(1), 134-143. Elsevier Ltd. Retrieved August 7, 2024 from .

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