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作者

Oscar Espinoza, Luis González, Noel McGinn, Dante Castillo

来源

EDUCATION AND URBAN SOCIETY,Vol.0/0,Issue.

语言

英文

关键字

school failure, early school leavers, alternative schooling, second chance schools, Chile

作者单位

1Universidad de Playa Ancha, Viña del Mar, Chile;2Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación Educativa (IESED), Santiago, Chile;3Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

摘要

The provision of “alternative” education is increasingly common in the countries of the world, but highly varied in its forms and coverage. In its commitment to provide education for all to age 18, Chile recently expanded its system of schools for teenage dropouts and has funded research on how best to educate these youth. This article, based on data from a national sample of 18 recently established Second Opportunity Centers, describes student characteristics, their ambitions for their education and future, and their evaluation of their experience to date. Using a review of principally North American research findings as a guide, the study analyzes factors linked with grade repetition and withdrawal from school to suggest strategies that may be effective in increasing retention of students. This article concludes that, given multiple causes of school failure, reintegration into the education system requires multiple strategies.