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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Early school leaving"”.
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Early School Leaving: A Narrative Inquiry of the School Dropout
… component when determining the effectiveness of schools, levels of student engagement, and a measure of the learning that is occurring in schools. In particular, certain criteria have been identified as appropriate measures for monitoring the effectiveness of school systems, individual school …
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Early School Leaving in Ireland The Matrix of Influences Explored
In Ireland, five per cent of young people leave school with no qualifications. In all, almost twenty per cent leave without attempting the Leaving Certificate. Early school leaving is associated with poor labour market outcomes, social exclusion and a range of other difficulties. Explanations tend …
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Preventing drop-out: how can post-primary schools best support students at risk of early school leaving?
… the programmes in place in two post-primary schools to combat early school leaving. In order to do this I plan • To explore the reasons students in these schools leave formal education early. • To ascertain what programmes are in place in the two schools to combat early school leaving and to …
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A room with a view: Exploring the impacts of early school leaving and imprisonment on a cohort of working class men, participating in an adult education project in Dublin, Ireland.
… To ask the research question of what impacts early school leaving and imprisonment amongst males in Dublin, Ireland it would be deemed unreliable research if the topic was not explored with the direct aid of a group of males from Dublin who have experienced early school leaving and …
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The ‘Other’ Exploring: How do Adult Early School Leavers understand, negotiate and perform within the Adult and Community Education learning environment
The purpose of this research is to explore how early school leaving impacts on individuals in a learning environment within the Adult and Community Education setting. The central consideration of this research is the experience of early school leaving and the impact this has on individuals who …
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Análisis de los factores determinantes del abandono escolar temprano en La Rioja
Early School Leaving is a worry issue in European and world structural reforms. To understand it, it is necessary to make a broad and global analysis, because it combines social, economic, educational, personal and family aspects. The main objective of this study is to identify the principal …
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Exploring family, developmental and environmental factors in the narratives of awaiting trial youth
… factors on the potential link between early school drop-out and youth awaiting trial in the Western Cape secure care centres. The objectives of the study were threefold: to explore the different family dynamics that may contribute to early school-leaving and youth awaiting trial; to …
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Challenging the stigma of Youthreach: Recognition, Interpersonal Relations and Narrative Stories.
… status of Youthreach education related to the early school leaving profile of its learners? How does the issue of class relate to this? 4. How can Youthreach respond to these challenges? 5. How do personal stories from Youthreach students transform attitudes of parents within these communities? …
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‘A Road Less Spoken’ The experiences of Youthreach participants
… explores the experiences and perspectives of early school-leavers in the West of Ireland as they try and progress their education through the further education provision of Youthreach. This research addresses the gap that exists in the current literature on early school-leaving by presenting …
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The experimental dynamic of early school leavers who return to school via an alternate program
… experience of dropping out of and returning to school from the perspective of the early school leaver. The co-researchers interviewed for this study were twelve students currently enrolled in an alternate program in one school district in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The …
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Youth transitions : re-entry into second chance education
The issue of school non-completion continues to be a matter of concern for policy makers and educators in Australia today. Despite the efforts of governments and school systems to make education more responsive to the needs and interests of young people, recent findings testify to a persistent …
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Factors and dynamics influencing the implementation of community interventions: a systems perspective
… rural Victoria, Australia, which aimed to reduce early school leaving. Implementers’ perspectives on a guide to best practice, developed from the academic literature, were sought. Concepts from systems theory and ecological approaches were combined to create a framework suitable for the analysis …
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More Qualifications and Less Dropout? From Compulsory Schooling to Vocational Education in Italy
… in this regard is dropping out (also named early school-leaving)—i.e. young people who leave the education system before completing upper secondary school. Many interventions have attempted to prevent or discourage students from dropping out of school. Among them there are two …
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The aspiration generation. The aspirations and implementation strategies of young Londoners at risk of educational underachievement
… as part of a large, EU-wide project, Reducing Early School Leaving in Europe (2013-2018), funded by the European Commission. The thesis contributes to the literature on aspirations and youth transitions through investigating the reproduction of social inequalities in education and during …
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Three essays on family structure and school dropout among adolescents
… is a collection of three essays on high school dropout by adolescents and the roll of their siblings in this risky behavior. Dropping out of high school can scar the individual for his entire labor supply period with lower earnings, higher unemployment, and in turn incur considerable …
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Dispersione scolastica e disuguaglianze formative. Un’indagine esplorativa tra scuole dell’infanzia e primarie
La dispersione scolastica è un fenomeno complesso e multifattoriale le cui molteplici manifestazioni si palesano tra i banchi di scuola, ma le cui conseguenze sono rilevabili a lungo termine con ricadute negative in ambito personale e sociale. Il tema impegna ormai da tempo la ricerca scientifica, …