Over the past decades, there has been a substantial increase in post-secondary education participation in most Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and European Union countries. This increase, however, does not necessarily reflect a parallel equitable growth in post-secondary education, and early school leaving is still an issue of concern in particular regions and countries across the world. This paper presents a study on increasing participation in post-secondary education in Malta, the country with the one of the highest proportions of early school leaving in the European Union. The study was carried out in a region with one of the highest rates of early school leaving in the country, making use of a phenomenological approach as well as a resilient systems perspective to early school leaving. On the basis of students’ narratives, the study identifies a number of risk and protective factors in early school leaving and makes various suggestions on how to build more resilient systems to facilitate access to post-secondary education, particularly for students coming from low socio-economic, excluded backgrounds.
Cefai, C., Downes, P., & Cavioni, V. (2016). Breaking the cycle: a phenomenological approach to broadening access to post-secondary education. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION, 31(2), 255-274 [10.1007/s10212-015-0265-6].
Citazione: | Cefai, C., Downes, P., & Cavioni, V. (2016). Breaking the cycle: a phenomenological approach to broadening access to post-secondary education. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION, 31(2), 255-274 [10.1007/s10212-015-0265-6]. | |
Tipo: | Articolo in rivista - Articolo scientifico | |
Carattere della pubblicazione: | Scientifica | |
Presenza di un coautore afferente ad Istituzioni straniere: | Si | |
Titolo: | Breaking the cycle: a phenomenological approach to broadening access to post-secondary education | |
Autori: | Cefai, C; Downes, P; Cavioni, V | |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2016 | |
Lingua: | English | |
Rivista: | EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY OF EDUCATION | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10212-015-0265-6 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su rivista |
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