Work

Reflections about school dropout in Finland and Puerto Rico

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: This work presents reflections about some key factors that help to understand the reasons why in Finland school dropouts are practically nonexistent, while in Puerto Rico they are a significant problem. Several reasons that explain this situation were found. Finland has good student support services, teachers have more academic freedom, social inequalities exist in a smaller scale, schooling including university, and health services are free, and teacher training is more rigorous. Based on the findings of this study, we developed a model to understand school dropout as a complex social system. To develop this model we used a causal diagram, a tool from the theory of dynamic systems.

Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives

DOI: 10.14507/epaa.v18n4.2010

Authors: Nancy Viana, Agustín Rullán

Institutions: University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, University of Puerto Rico System, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Language: English

Topic: Educational Outcomes and Influences

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Quality education, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W1606462503

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Cites: 23

Cited by: 9

Related to: 10