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School Dropout and Completion

International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy

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  • © 2011

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Editors:
  1. Stephen Lamb

    1. Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

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  2. Eifred Markussen

    1. NIFU STEP, Oslo, Norway

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  3. Richard Teese

    1. , Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

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  4. John Polesel

    1. Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

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  5. Nina Sandberg

    1. NIFU STEP, Oslo, Norway

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  • Gives an unique insight in the dimensions across different school systems regarding early school leaving or dropout
  • Provides an up-to-date analysis of pathways through upper secondary education across national systems
  • Passes on effective innovations by identifying initiatives that work at a national level to raise school completion and reduce dropout
  • Presents estimates that more sensitively reflect on patterns of participation and completion than before by using national-level data
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. School Dropout and Completion: An International Perspective

    • Stephen Lamb, Eifred Markussen
    Pages 1-18

  3. Structures and Pathways

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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  4. Structures and pathways

    1. Pathways to School Completion: An International Comparison

      • Stephen Lamb
      Pages 21-73

  5. Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 75-75
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  6. Case studies

    1. Introduction to the European Education Systems

      • Stephen Lamb
      Pages 77-78

    2. The Question of School Dropout: A French Perspective

      • Marianne Blanchard, Rémi Sinthon
      Pages 79-98

    3. School Dropout and Completion in Spain

      • Rafael Merino, Maribel Garcia
      Pages 99-115

    4. Towards Compulsory Participation in England

      • Alice Sullivan, Lorna Unwin
      Pages 117-135

    5. Participation in Post-Compulsory Learning in Scotland

      • David Raffe
      Pages 137-154

    6. Germany’s Education System and the Problem of Dropouts: Institutional Segregation and Program Diversification

      • Andrea Reupold, Rudolf Tippelt
      Pages 155-171

    7. School Dropout in Secondary Education: The Case of Poland

      • Piotr Mikiewicz
      Pages 173-190

    8. School Dropout and Completion in Switzerland

      • Elisabetta Pagnossin
      Pages 191-211

    9. Introduction to the Nordic Education Systems

      • Eifred Markussen
      Pages 213-214

    10. Dropout and Completion in Upper Secondary Education in Finland

      • Risto Rinne, Tero Järvinen
      Pages 215-232

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

      • Kristjana Stella Blondal, JónTorfi Jónasson, Anne-Christin Tannhäuser
      Pages 233-251

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

      • Eifred Markussen, Mari Wigum Frøseth, Nina Sandberg, Berit Lødding, Jorunn Spord Borgen
      Pages 253-271

    13. Introduction to the New World Education Systems

      • Stephen Lamb
      Pages 273-274

    14. High School Dropouts in the United States

      • Russell W. Rumberger
      Pages 275-294

    15. Educational Systems and School Dropout in Canada

      • Michel Janosz, Sherri L. Bisset, Linda S. Pagani, Ben Levin
      Pages 295-320
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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 while maintaining high standards. How school systems have approached this, and how successful they are, varies. This book compares the various approaches by evaluating their impact on rates of dropout and completion. Case studies of national systems are used to highlight the different approaches including institutional arrangements and the various alternative secondary school programs and their outcomes. The evaluation is based on several key questions: What are the main approaches? How do they work? For whom do they work? And, how successful are they in promoting high rates of completion and equivalent outcomes for all? This book examines the nature of the dropout problem in advanced industrialized countries with the goal of developing a broader, international understanding that can feed into public policy to help improve completion rates worldwide.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Stephen Lamb, John Polesel

  • NIFU STEP, Oslo, Norway

    Eifred Markussen, Nina Sandberg

  • , Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia

    Richard Teese

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