Giftedness and High School Dropouts - Neag Center for Gifted ...
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Table 9<br />
Mother's Educational Expectations by Child's Gender<br />
<strong>Gifted</strong> Students Who Dropped<br />
Out of <strong>School</strong><br />
Males (N=103)<br />
N (%)<br />
Females (N=82)<br />
N (%)<br />
Complete some high school 3 (2.6) 1 (1.3)<br />
Graduate from high school 18 (17.8) 8 (9.2)<br />
Attend vocational, trade, business school after high<br />
school<br />
6 (5.8) 7 (8.7)<br />
Attend college 12 (11.8) 14 (17.0)<br />
Graduate from college 18 (17.6) 28 (34.2)<br />
Continue education after college 46 (44.3) 24 (29.6)<br />
Note. N <strong>and</strong> percent are weighted values. N was rounded.<br />
Table 10<br />
<strong>Gifted</strong> Students' Educational Aspirations by Gender<br />
<strong>Gifted</strong> Students Who Dropped<br />
Out of <strong>School</strong><br />
Males (N=143)<br />
N (%)<br />
Females (N=94)<br />
N (%)<br />
Complete some high school 7 (5.2) 3 (3.0)<br />
Graduate from high school 47 (32.5) 27 (28.6)<br />
Attend vocational, trade, business school after high<br />
school<br />
17 (11.6) 10 (10.6)<br />
Attend college 12 (8.5) 15 (15.8)<br />
Graduate from college 15 (10.8) 27 (29.1)<br />
Continue education after college 45 (35.6) 12 (13.0)<br />
Note. N <strong>and</strong> percent are weighted values. N was rounded.<br />
In addition to educational expectations, employment <strong>and</strong> pregnancy issues were<br />
examined. Chi-square analyses were per<strong>for</strong>med to investigate differences between gifted<br />
male <strong>and</strong> female students who dropped out of school with respect to employment <strong>and</strong>
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