Study on the causes of drop out during the transition from primary to secondary school (Décrochage)

Duration

2005-2007

Keywords

dropout, transition from primary to secondary school, biographical story, action research

Description

The first year of this action-research concerns the understanding of the causes of the process of the dropout during the secondary school in spite of the fact that these pupils had succeed easily their elementary school. During the second year of the research we will experiment with teachers some educational actions to anticipate these dropouts.

Research unit(s)

• Department Education and Technology (DET)

Research theme(s)

• Training and Learning

Staff (finished contracts)

Contracts

• Communauté française