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Learning deficits and early school leaving: Evidence from a longitudinal study in India. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Although the relationship between learning deficits (LD) and early school leaving (ESL) is extensively acknowledged in studies from the Global North, fewer studies from the Global South have examined this relationship. We examined the levels and patterns
K G Santhya, Nicole A Haberland, A J Francis Zavier   +2 more
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Policy in transition: the emergence of tackling early school leaving (ESL) as EU policy priority [PDF]

Journal of Education Policy, 2016
AbstractThis paper explores, from a Foucauldian perspective, the emergence and nature of the current EU education policy priority issue of ‘early school leaving’. The paper suggests that a number of problematisations developing from the failure to secure Lisbon Strategy objectives have served to create a much stronger focus on the issue of young people
Donald Gillies, Denise Mifsud
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The European Educational Policy and Early School Leaving: A Conceptual Analysis from the Perspective of the Leaving Subject

Philosophies, 2023
This article presents a conceptual analysis of the European educational policy concerning the phenomenon of early school leaving (ESL). It addresses the literature on ESL, emphasizing the importance of studying policies from the perspective of the ...
Laura Guerrero Puerta
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PROTOCOL: Prevention, Intervention, and Compensation Programs to Tackle School Dropout: An Evidence and Gap Map [PDF]

Campbell Systematic Reviews
The issue of students dropping out before completing secondary education is a global concern with significant individual and societal consequences. Various terms, such as Early School Leaving (ESL), Early Leaving from Education and Training (ELET), and ...
Marta Pellegrini, Carmen Pannone, Daniela Fadda, Laura Francesca Scalas, Giuliano Vivanet, Amanda Neitzel   +5 more
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Beyond economics: cultural factors affecting early school leaving—A systematic literature review

Frontiers in Education
Early school leaving (ESL) remains a critical challenge across Europe, with profound implications for individuals and society, encompassing economic disadvantages, social exclusion, and reduced life opportunities.
Martin Brown, Sarah Gardezi, Joe O'Hara, Gerry McNamara, Aideen Cassidy, Michael McNamara   +5 more
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Early School Leaving by Design—Prevention, Intervention and Compensation—A Policy Analysis of Early School Leaving and Underachievement Interventions in Europe

Education Sciences
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comparative policy analysis of successful strategies that have been implemented across European countries to address early school leaving (ESL) and academic underachievement.
Martin Brown, Joe O’Hara, Sarah Gardezi, Gerry McNamara, John O’Hara, Geraldine French, Grainne McKenna, Aideen Cassidy, Anne Rowan, Michael McNamara   +9 more
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Five mechanisms for tackling the risks to NEEThood: introducing a pathway to change to guide educators’ support strategies

International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 2022
Tackling NEEThood remains a major UK policy focus, with numbers of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) stubbornly high and the COVID-19 Pandemic exacerbating school disengagement and widening inequalities.
Ceri Brown, Alison Douthwaite, Nicola Savvides, Ioannis Costas Batlle   +3 more
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Overview of Second Chance Schools in the Province of Malaga (Spain): A case Study

Multidisciplinary Journal for Education, Social and Technological Sciences, 2023
The rate of early school leavers (ESL) in Andalusia is relatively high, reaching 21.8% in 2020. This will condition the employability of specific population sectors and, to some extent, other exclusionary dynamics.
Almudena Macías León, Rafael Arrendondo Quijada   +1 more
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Reengaging in their future

Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2022
This study aimed to explore how students describe their preparedness for education and training after attending the additional school year following lower secondary school.
Øyvind Laundal, Stine Solberg
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Coping with Access Difficulties and Absenteeism through Data Visualization: A Case Study from a Rural Vocational School in Northern Greece

Applied Sciences, 2022
Absenteeism and early school leaving (ESL) constitute two main problems in education with a significant impact on adolescents’ life. Early leavers from education and training may face considerable difficulties in the labor market later as adults ...
Christos Samaras, Rozita Tsoni, Evgenia Paxinou, Sotiris Kotsiantis, Vassilios S. Verykios   +4 more
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