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Lifelong Learning Project - School Inclusion - Preventing Early School Leaving

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TITOLO DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

Experiences and Attitudes of Early School - A Survey of Early School Leavers in Ballymun & Mayo

NOME E COGNOME DELL’AUTORE/I:

Kieran McKeown & Grace Fitzgerald

EDITORE:

EQUAL Youth Project

LUOGO E DATA DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

Ireland 2001

TIPOLOGIA DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

Survey

LINGUA DELLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

English

DESCRIZIONE DEI CONTENUTI:

This report was written to assist the EQUAL Youth Project in its task of designing programmes which will help early school leavers to obtain and sustain employment by improving their access to high quality services.

A total of 48 early school leavers – defined as those aged 16-24 who left school without a Leaving Certificate - were interviewed. Both quantitative and qualitative data was collected.

Background information is collated according to age, family, education and economic status. School experience is analysed in relation to experience of primary and secondary schools, reasons and regrets in relation to leaving school early. Further investigation includes dimensions of well-being and employment prospects.

COMMENTO SULLA PUBBLICAZIONE:

The results of this study provide useful insights which will help in the design of interventions to support the progression of early school leavers towards the goal of employability and employment.

DOVE REPERIRLA:

www.ideasbank-equal.info/files/Early-School-leavers-survey.pdf

AUTORE DELLA RECENSIONE:

Ann Caulfield

ISTITUZIONE:

Mayo Education Centre

RUOLO:

Researcher



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Stay@School at the Future of Education Conference

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