School Dropout and Completion International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy

Name: School Dropout and Completion International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy
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ISBN: 9789048197620

ISBN-10: 9048197627

ISBN-13: 9789048197620

Edition: 2011

Authors: Stephen Lamb, Eifred Markussen, Richard Teese, Nina Sandberg, John Polesel

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School dropout remains a persistent and critical issue in many school systems, so much so that it is sometimes referred to as a crisis. Populations across the globe have come to depend on success at school for establishing careers and gaining access to post-school qualifications. Yet large numbers of young people are excluded from the advantages that successful completion of school brings and as a result are subjected to consequences such as higher likelihood of unemployment, lower earnings, greater dependence on welfare and poorer physical health and well-being. Over recent decades, most western nations have stepped up their efforts to reduce drop out and raise school completion rates…

Book details

List price: $219.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 12/15/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 410
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English




School Dropout and Completion: An International Perspective




Structures and Pathways



Pathways to School Completion: An International Comparison




Case Studies


Introduction to the European Education Systems




The Question of School Dropout: A French Perspective




School Dropout and Completion in Spain




Towards Compulsory Participation in England




Participation in Post-Compulsory Learning in Scotland




Germany's Education System and the Problem of Dropouts: Institutional Segregation and Program Diversification




School Dropout in Secondary Education: The Case of Poland




School Dropout and Completion in Switzerland



Introduction to the Nordic Education Systems




Dropout and Completion in Upper Secondary Education in Finland




Dropout in a Small Society: Is the Icelandic Case Somehow Different?




Early Leaving, Non-Completion and Completion in Upper Secondary Education in Norway



Introduction to the New World Education Systems




High School Dropouts in the United States




Educational Systems and School Dropout in Canada




School Dropout and Completion in Australia




Programs, Equity and Policy



Vocational Education and Training in France and Germany: Friend or Foe of the Educationally Disadvantaged?




Pathways to Completion for School Dropouts




School Dropout and Inequality




Policies to Reduce School Dropout and Increase Completion



Index