Classification of Dropouts to Improve Student Re-Engagement: The Case of Chilean Secondary Opportunity Centers
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| Title: | Classification of Dropouts to Improve Student Re-Engagement: The Case of Chilean Secondary Opportunity Centers |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Espinoza, Oscar (ORCID |
| Source: | Urban Education. Nov 2023 58(9):2177-2208. |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Secondary Education, Graduation, Classification, Dropout Programs, Nontraditional Education, Youth, Adolescents, Reentry Students |
| Geographic Terms: | Chile |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0042085920948949 |
| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| Abstract: | Chile offers high school dropouts a chance to graduate through enrollment in Second Opportunity Centers, located in cities ranging in population from 5 million inhabitants to less than 100,000. Participants in 18 centers were classified into four distinct classes based on their family situation, handicaps, employment, experience with discrimination, and ambitions. Students were compared with respect to their satisfaction with Center activities. Students experiencing instability in their lives, more often in larger cities, were least satisfied. The most successful activity was workshops discussing psychological and social issues. Some activities failed to attract any of the four classes of students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1392578 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Chile offers high school dropouts a chance to graduate through enrollment in Second Opportunity Centers, located in cities ranging in population from 5 million inhabitants to less than 100,000. Participants in 18 centers were classified into four distinct classes based on their family situation, handicaps, employment, experience with discrimination, and ambitions. Students were compared with respect to their satisfaction with Center activities. Students experiencing instability in their lives, more often in larger cities, were least satisfied. The most successful activity was workshops discussing psychological and social issues. Some activities failed to attract any of the four classes of students. |
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| ISSN: | 0042-0859 1552-8340 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0042085920948949 |
