School dropouts in Spain: A systematic review
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Berral Ortiz, Blanca; Ramos Navas-Parejo, Magdalena; Lara Lara, Fernando; Moreno Palma, NataliaEditorial
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School dropout Spain Education Systematic review High education
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2022-12-22Referencia bibliográfica
Berral-Ortiz B... [et al.] (2022) School dropouts in Spain: A systematic review. Front. Educ. 7:1083774. doi: [10.3389/feduc.2022.1083774]
Abstract
Dropout is a phenomenon that is unfortunately occurring worldwide and is
of increasing concern to authorities. It is a reality that quality indicators in
many models are affected by the number of students who drop out of school
at higher levels. However, this is not only reflected at the educational level,
but also affects the social and personal development of young people. The
analysis of school dropout among young Spaniards is a topic of interest due
to the repercussions it generates in social, personal, and institutional spheres.
The objectives of this study were to analyse how many studies have been
published on the subject since 2010, locating the selected articles in areas
of knowledge and studying the institutions where the research has been
carried out. On the other hand, it has been observed how many studies
have been focused on the search for the reasons that lead to high dropout
rates and the main factors. Finally, an attempt has been made to analyse
how many of them are aimed at solving the problem and preventing early
school leaving in primary education in order to avoid drop-out at higher
levels, by examining the proposals established to reduce the problem. In
order to achieve the proposed objectives, a systematic review was carried
out with the aim of carrying out a rigorous analysis of the existing and
relevant scientific literature on the subject. After applying various exclusion
and inclusion criteria, eliminating duplicate records and analysing the works
in depth, 28 articles were selected. The results suggest that, currently, despite
the problems caused by early school leaving, it is not a subject that has been
widely studied and that the main causes are due to educational and social
reasons. In the same context, of the articles selected, only 12 present different
proposals for the prevention of early school leaving. In the light of the above,
it is necessary to look more deeply into the nature of early school leaving in
Spanish institutions.