Influences That Affect Students Decision To Drop Out Of School

Influences That Affect Students’ Decision to Drop Out Of SchoolNameCourseTutor’s NameDateLITERATURE REVIEW: IntroductionThe problem caused by high school drop outs has generated higher interest among researchers. Currently, research aims to understand when and why students drop out of school (Jordan et al., 1996; Russell & Rumberger, 2012). There are many issues involved in this educational and social problem that currently affects society. Teens leave schools for a variety of reasons, majority being disciplinary problems, academic failure, family issues, employment opportunities and the social media. This paper explores a range of available literature to unveil influences that affect students’ decision to drop out of school, with the factors of interest narrowed down to four categories: the community, school, social media and family issues. Just a few decades ago, drop-out rates in high school students were slightly higher than they are currently (Jason, 2012). In Ontario State, for instance, there has been a significant drop in percentage of students who leave school. From 1990 to 1993, the national drop-out rate was steady at 15.7%. the rate, however, dropped down to 10.2% between 2001 to 2005 (Jason, 2012). Most significantly, the rate has