02518cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000110011910000270013024500290015726400510018630000470023733600260028433700260031033800360033649000800037250000310045250800890048352013270057253400450189965300190194465300250196365300250198865300200201383000800203385600430211315683UtSlPG20260610133352.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a19015710  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aLBaLC1 aO'Brien, F. P.,d1885-14aThe high school failures 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aColumbia University. Teachers College. Contributions to education, no. 102.  aRelease date is 2005-04-22  aProduced by Martin Agren, Lynn Bornath and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team.  a"The High School Failures" by Francis P. O'Brien is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. This study scrutinizes the school records of students who failed in academic or commercial high school subjects, focusing on identifying the causes and implications of academic failure. By thoroughly analyzing the failure rates across multiple high schools, the work aims to shed light on the educational system and its effectiveness in supporting student achievement.  The opening of the work presents an introduction to the relevance of studying high school failures amid an era of educational reform and growing public investment in secondary education. O'Brien highlights the increasing scrutiny of school performance and the pressing need for accountability in high schools, given the high dropout rates and failures observed among students. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the context and factors surrounding these failures, underscoring that they can be linked to a variety of systemic and individual components within the educational apparatus. The chapter outlines the scope of research, the population studied, and the types of data collected, establishing a foundation for a comprehensive exploration of this significant educational issue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnderachievers  aAcademic achievement  aHigh school dropouts  aThesis (Ph. D.) 0aColumbia University. Teachers College. Contributions to education, no. 102.40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15683