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TITLE OF THE PUBLICATION:

Early school leaving: the school in difficulties

SURNAME AND NAME OF AUTHOR(S):

Catherine Blaya, professor at Université de Bourgogne (Dijon) – Sociology of education section
Preface by Laurent Fortin, Université de Sherbrooke (Quebec).

PUBLISHER:

De Boeck - Collection Pédagogies en développement

PLACE AND DATE OF PUBLICATION:

Brussels - 2010

TYPE OF PUBLICATION:

Book

LANGUAGE/S OF PUBLICATION:

French

LANGUAGE OF REVIEW:

English

DESCRIPTION OF CONTENTS:

This work confronts the latest research on early school leaving while questioning prejudices and collective representations according to which the phenomenon takes its roots primarily in family failure or personal deficiencies. While addressing those factors, the author also considers the problem from the angle of the school effect and school violence, themes that have been rarely addressed so far.

Beyond mere simplification, this book presents a typology of young people at risk of early school leaving in France, based on qualitative and quantitative research. Although early school leaving is more widespread in disadvantaged backgrounds, the research shows that a certain number of students from a (very) disadvantaged background, and others with average school results are in a situation of school leaving without receiving the attention they need.

COMMENTS ON THIS PUBLICATION:

This work proposes an interdisciplinary and international approach, for a more subtle vision and a better understanding of the phenomenon. It presents, from a critical point of view, concrete intervention programmes. It is addressed to education professionals, social workers, students in social science and educational research, as well as to families and everyone who feels concerned by social issues.

NAME OF COMPILER:

Martine Prignon

NAME OF INSTITUTION:

AEDE-EL

ROLE:

Counsellor



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15 November 2012

Stay@School at the Future of Education Conference

The Stay@School projet will be presented at the third edition of the “Future of Education” international conference, held in Florence, Italy, on 13 - 14 June 2013. Over 250 participants from all over the world will attend the conference. The conference participants belong to the sectors of higher education, school education, vocational education and training as well as adult education, therefore representing all of the target groups of the Stay@School project.

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