Upload
rafa
View
12
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
Early school
dropouts
If you lose the toughest students, school will be no
longer a school. It will be a hospital looking after
healthy people and rejecting sick ones.
“Don Milani”
Nobody in Europe will be abandoned. Nobody in Europe will be excluded. Europe will only succeed if we work together.
“Angela Merkel”
According to Censis survey school no
longer functions as a "social elevator." Once school was useful to improve its students' social position. Nowadays
the educational system no longer
guarantees employment
opportunities. That is why school might be supposed to be
unhelpful.
Early school dropout is a complex phenomenon that is only partially represented by statistical surveys. It affects:• the psycho-
social dimension of students
• the organization of teaching and educational strategies
• the national education policy
• the dynamics of the territory.
Inclusiveness is a well recognized value.
To fight the effects of socio-economic disparities it must be
combined with educational practices avoiding individualism
and competition.
The success of most students depends on teachers' skills and
abilities. The goal is to stimulate their curiosity and cognitive interests in order to create
individualized learning paths.
Early leaving from education and training (ELET) is a serious issue in many EU countries and has attracted the attention of many researchers, policy-makers and educators.
Although the situation varies across countries and the underlying reasons for students leaving early are highly individual, the process leading up to it includes a number of common elements: learning difficulties, socio-economic problems, a lack of motivation, guidance or support.
Sure, we lose some… but who’s counting?
Early leaving school is a problem, not only for young people, but also for societies. For many, early leaving will lead to reduced opportunities in the labour market and an increased likelihood of unemployment, poverty, health problems and reduced participation in political, social and cultural activities.
Consequences for the individual
Consequences for the individual European reports have shown that leaving education and training early creates a higher risk of unemployment, jobs with less employment security, more part-time work, and lower earnings
In 2013, the unemployment rate amongst early leavers across the EU was 41 %
compared to an overall youth unemployment rate of 23.5 % .
Young people who leave education and training early are also less likely to
participate in lifelong learning, which – given future skill requirements – will
further restrict their opportunities in the labour market
Consequently, early leavers tend to depend more often on social welfare
programmes and are at a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion
Causes for dropping out
Family issuesSchool difficulty
Pregnancy
ExpulsionJob offersSelf-made
money
Mental issuesSocial lifeBoredom
Early school leaving in Europe
The Top 5 European Countries With the Highest Number of School Dropouts
1. Turkey 37.5%
2. Spain 23.6%
3. Malta 20.8%
4. Iceland 20.5%
5. Portugal 19.2%
Dropout in ItalyThe situation is heterogeneous in our regions: the region Molise is the only one to have reached the European target, with an indicator value of 9.9%. School leaving phenomenon interests above all the South, with peaks of 25.8% in Sardinia, 25% in Sicily and 21.8% in Campania.
Dropout in ItalyIn Abruzzo the number of Early School Leavers is reducing in the last years, but it is still higher than European target.
EU countries have committed to reducing the average share of early school leavers to less than 10% by 2020
In June 2010 education
ministers agreed on a framework for
coherent, comprehensive,
and evidence-based policies to
tackle early school leaving
Between 2011 and 2013 a working group on early school leaving, has looked at good practice examples in Europe and
exchanged experiences in reducing early school leaving.
The Working Group on Schools Policy (2014-2015) created policy messages identifying
key conditions for implementing a whole
school approach to tackling early school
leaving…
as well as an online 'European Toolkit for Schools', which offers resources and
practical examples of effective practices to promote educational success and
prevent early school leaving
In 2015, the Council adopted conclusions on
reducing early school leaving and promoting success in
school.
Not one lessshould be our
goal…
Thank you for your attention
The Italian team