A Critical Review of the Literature on School Dropout
By Kristof De Witte, S. Cabus, Geert Thyssen, Wim Groot, Henriëtte Maassen van den Brink. 2013
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This paper reviews the growing literature on early school leaving. We clarify what is at stake with early school leaving, and touch upon underlying problems and methodological issues raised in the literature. The paper investigates the levels, the methods and models with which the topic has been studied, and discusses potential (dis)advantages of each of those. We focus on early school leaving in all its complexity, and on the interplay of relevant (levels of) factors, rather than on just certain factors, typically located in individual students, schools or families. The findings in the literature are discussed and placed into perspective. Finally, a wide set of policy measures are discussed.
Subfields: Education
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- Factors that influence early school leaving: a comprehensive model (2019, background): “…close friends, family structure, emotional climate and economic status (Blair and Diamond 2008; Bowers, Sprott, and Taff 2013; Dale 2010; De Witte et al. 2013; Ekstrand 2015; Esch et al. 2014; Ferguson et al. 2005; Freeman and Simonsen 2015; Holt, Range, and Pijanowski 2009; Jugovic and…”
- Negative life events, self-efficacy, and social support: Risk and protective factors for school dropout intentions and dropout. (2020, background): “For review studies, see for instance Christenson and Thurlow (2004), De Witte et al. (2013), Doll et al. (2013), Rosenthal (1998), Rumberger (1987), and Rumberger and Lim (2008).”