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Dropout PreventionIII. METHODOLOGYA. LITERATURE SEARCH STRATEGIESKey WordsFollowing are key words that will be used <strong>for</strong> dropout prevention literature searches:Academic persistence Continuation students Dropout attitudesDropout characteristics Dropout prevention Dropout intervention Dropout programs Dropout rateDropout researchDropoutsEvaluationGeneral educational developmentHigh schoolHigh school dropoutsHigh school equivalency programsJunior high school Middle schoolResiliencePersistencePotential dropoutsRetentionSchool completion School holding power Student attritionWithdrawalTable 1: Journals to be hand searched1. High School Journal2. Journal of School Psychology 3. <strong>Review</strong> of Education Research (quarterly)4. Psychology in the Schools5. School Psychology <strong>Review</strong>6. School Psychology Quarterly7. Education and Urban Society8. Journal of Negro EducationTable 2: Journals to be electronically searched1. Economics of Education <strong>Review</strong>2. American Economic <strong>Review</strong>3. Journal of Political Economy4. <strong>Review</strong> of Economics and StatisticsTable 3: Core List of Organizations1. American Institutes <strong>for</strong> Research2. Consortium <strong>for</strong> Policy Research in Education3. RAND4. Mathematica Policy Research5. Urban Institute6. National Dropout Prevention Center at Clemson7. ED-funded National Research and Development Centers8. ED funded Regional Labs9. SRI International10. Society <strong>for</strong> Prevention Research7