Choose and research one area.
The area of interest chosen was education. The National Center for Education Statistics reported attainment rates for high school diplomas or G.E.D increased for White Americans from 89 to 94 percent; African Americans from 77 to 88 percent; Hispanics from 58 to 71 percent, and Asian/Pacific Islanders from 90 to 95 percent, in the time frame of 1990 to 2011. School is vital to a student’s educational success and development into a competent member of society (Eccles & Wang, 2012). Research has shown that students who are disengaged from school are more prone to exhibit academic failure, school dropout, and a host of negative psychosocial outcomes (Wang & Holcombe, …show more content…
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