High School Dropout Rates Would Most Likely Be Highest

question 78

Multiple Choice

High school dropout rates would most likely be highest

• A) in schools that emphasize academic achievement because those schools fail a higher percentage of students.
• B) in schools where few faculty members are supportive of or committed to their students.
• C) when students who are having difficulties are allowed to change schools.
• D) when students are promoted from one grade to the next based on achievement rather than age.

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Definitions:

Preconventional Morality

The first level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development, where behavior is guided by punishment avoidance and self-interest.

Conventional Morality

A stage in moral development where individuals make decisions based on societal norms and laws.

Conventional Morality

A stage of moral development where individuals make judgments based on societal rules and norms concerning right and wrong.

Unconventional Morality

A system of ethics that differs from the customary or established norms in a society.