SCHOOL DROPOUT: A CASE STUDY ON PREVENTION MEASURES
Keywords:
School dropout, children from socially and economically disadvantaged families, family-schoolcommunity partnership.Abstract
In the context of quick population decrease, school
dropout endangers Romania’s progress perspectives; therefore,
implementing programmes aimed at preventing school dropout
by both public institutions and the third sector can reduce the
risk. This paper makes a brief analysis of the evolution of a
project implemented in 2012-2018 by the For Help
Association from Timioara to prevent school dropout –
caused by both family and individual factors – for children
aged 6-14 and coming from socially and economically
disadvantaged families. The main goal of the paper is to point
out the importance of alternating school dropout preventing
methods, of diversifying and combining them for a longlasting
educational approach, at least at the minimum level
stipulated by current legislation. The conclusion of the case
study brings forth a chronicle of the progress of beneficiaries
involved in the project, such as increase of school attendance
rate, reduction of exam replicates or year repetition, recovery
of delays in knowledge acquisition, improvement of writing,
reading, calculus, and school record. There were positive
changes in getting children and parents aware of the
importance of institutional education. Developing and
implementing this project taught that acting at different levels
– child, family, school, community – school dropout can be
prevented.
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