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A 10 page discussion of the manner that social workers can be helpful in addressing specific problems in the educational arena. This paper addresses the Hispanic dropout rate and discusses how social workers can be of value in solving the problem. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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concern to parents, educators, and social workers alike. It is a concern, in fact, that should extend to society as a whole. An unfortunate fact of educational dropout
is that some groups are more likely to drop out of school than are others. Hispanic dropout rates are of particular concern in that they appear to be related
to certain barriers that exist within the school system. This is no better evidenced than in Miami city schools. This phenomena is one that social workers can play
an active role not just in defining but in developing appropriate interventional plans. The purpose of this paper is to explore the Hispanic dropout phenomena and to identify a
likely path of intervention in which social workers would play a pivotal role. Hispanic drop out rates are a subject of considerable controversy.
The statistics utilized to report these rates are questionable at best. Numerous authors have noted that these statistics often include students that, in actuality, have never attended U.S.
schools. While it would be overwhelming to address the factors that contributed to those students decision to drop out of school, given that they did so before they ever
entered the U.S., an address of the factors that cause Hispanic students in the U.S. school system to drop out is not only needed but possible. A considerable portion
of the literature has commented on this phenomena and the possible solution for it. A critical factor in this solution is insuring the acculturation of Hispanics to their new
environment so that they are encouraged, as opposed to discouraged, to attend regular classes. It is important to note, of course,
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