Table 4.
Predicting Academic Suspension at Program Exit from Background Factors, Program Participation, and the Interaction of Program Participation × Background Factors
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Academic Suspensions by Program Exit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictors | β | Odds ratio | χ2 | Δχ2 |
| Step I. Main effects | ||||
| Demographic background | ||||
| Grade | −.11*** | 0.82 | ||
| Sex | −.13*** | 0.59 | ||
| Minority | .08** | 1.34 | ||
| Proximal behavioral risks | ||||
| Prior course failures | .13*** | 1.63 | ||
| Prior school suspensions | .39*** | 6.19 | ||
| Demographic risks: | ||||
| Parents’ education level | .00 | |||
| Single-parent household | .11*** | 1.50 | ||
| Program participation | −.18*** | 0.52 | ||
| Summary statistics for Step I | 533.1*** | 533.1*** | ||
| Step II. Interactions with demographic background | ||||
| Prog. participation × grade | .05 | |||
| Prog. participation × gender | .01 | |||
| Prog. participation × minority | −.02 | |||
| Summary statistics for step II | 535.9*** | 2.8 | ||
| Step III. Interactions with behavioral risks | ||||
| Prog. participation × prior course failures | .02 | |||
| Prog. participation × prior suspensions | .04 | |||
| Summary statistics for step III | 538.6*** | 2.7 | ||
| Step IV. Interactions with familial risks | ||||
| Prog. participation × par. educ. level | .01 | |||
| Prog. participation × single-parent household | −.02 | |||
| Summary statistics for step IV | 539.1*** | 0.5 | ||
Note: ***p > .001; **p > .01. β weights and odds ratios are from variables entry into model. Odds ratios are presented only for significant βs.