Giftedness and High School Dropouts - Neag Center for Gifted ...

List of Figures
Figure 1. Tinto's Conceptual Schema for Dropping Out of College 8
Figure 2. Study 1 and Study 2 Samples 18
Figure 3. Time Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School Spent Using
Computers 23
Figure 4. Time Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School Spent Doing Hobbies,
Arts, or Crafts 24
Figure 5. Time Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School Spent Volunteering 24
Figure 6. Time Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School Spent Talking With
Friends 25
Figure 7. Time Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School Spent Talking With
Parents 25
Figure 8. Weighted Percentages of Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School and
Who Completed High School by SES 29
Figure 9. Weighted Percentages of Gifted Students Who Dropped Out of School by
Race/Ethnicity 30
Figure 10. Weighted Percentages of Father's Highest Level of Education (of Gifted
Students Who Dropped Out of School) 31
Figure 11. Weighted Percentages of Mother's Highest Level of Education (of Gifted
Students Who Dropped Out of School) 32
Figure 12. Reasons That Gifted Students Drop Out of School 43
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