An Overview of School Dropout in Central America: Unresolved Issues and New Challenges for Education Progress

Autor/inn/en	Adelman, Melissa A.; Székely, Miguel
Titel	An Overview of School Dropout in Central America: Unresolved Issues and New Challenges for Education Progress
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 6 (2017) 3, S.235-259 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Dropouts; Dropout Rate; Potential Dropouts; Dropout Research; Parent Surveys; Comparative Education; Poverty; Rural Areas; Indigenous Populations; Correlation; Dropout Prevention; Educational Policy; Access to Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Quality; Attendance Patterns; Educational Attainment; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Armut; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Sinti und Roma; Korrelation; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut
Abstract	School dropout is a growing concern in Central America, and in Latin America as a whole, because of its consequences for economic productivity, the inclusiveness of growth, social cohesion, and increasing youth risks. This paper utilizes more than two decades of household survey data to construct a systematic overview of school dropout at the primary and secondary levels in Central America, focusing on recent trends in dropout patterns and their underlying causes. Within each country, poverty, rurality, and indigenous group membership are the strongest correlates of dropout, reflecting several underlying factors that affect the marginal benefits and costs of staying in school. Global and regional evidence increasingly points to common policy priorities for reducing dropout across Central America, including addressing remaining gaps in access at the pre-primary and secondary levels, improving the quality of education at all levels, and strengthening the coverage, targeting, and coherence of existing programs aimed at improving education outcomes. However, additional rigorous evaluations, including cost data, are needed to identify the most effective specific approaches in each country. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01