IMEnet Project Instituto de Desenvolvimento Social Final Study

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IME-net ProjectInstituto de
Desenvolvimento SocialFinal Study
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Early school dropout Social exclusion
Insertion of Young people SpainPortugalItaly
Slovak RepublicTurkeyGreeceEnglandGermany
PolandLatvia Slovenia
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Graphic I Early school-leavers rates in the
EU, 2006.(Source of Data Eurostat)
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- Countries with best performances
in the EU are Finland, Slovenia (5.2), Croatia
(5.3), Czech Republic (5.5), Poland (5.6) and
Norway (5.9).- Countries with most worrying
data in the EU are Turkey (49.7), Malta (41.7),
Portugal (40), Spain (29.9), Italy (20.8) and
Greece (15.9). - The current average rate of
young school dropouts (aged 18 24) in the EU is
17 in 2006.
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- Central and Eastern Europe
countries show better results than southern
European countries.- Data show that countries
with average per capita GDP, Spain, France or
Italy, perform below the average, showing higher
school dropout rates.- Data show that countries
with low average per capita GDP, Slovenia, Poland
or Croatia, perform above the average, showing
lower school dropout rates.
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Graphic II School dropout by Sex in population
between 18-24 years old in the EU27, 2006
(Source of Data Eurostat)
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The Gender GapSchool dropout is
predominantly a male phenomenon. In all EU
countries, the school dropout rate is lower in
women than in men, except in Austria, with a 9.8
and 9.3 percent for women and men respectively.
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The Social GapCountries where student
achievements are highly affected by socioeconomic
background (Portugal, Greece, Turkey, etc.) also
have below-average results. On the contrary, the
majority of top performing countries show little
or no impact of socioeconomic background on
student performance. Although, best
economically performing countries in EU like
Spain and Italy detain high rates while
economically poor countries like Slovenia, Latvia
and Poland detain low school dropout rates.
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Reasons for Dropping Out School -
negative attitude towards school- avoiding
unpleasant school responsibilities- Absence-
Retention- avoiding unpopular subjects or
teachers- inadaptability to school regime- bad
relationship with teachers
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Reasons for Dropping Out Family- influence
of the family environment- regardless attitude
of parents towards school- over parental demands
regarding children- difference in parental
care- hard-working parents - fear of parents
punishment
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Reasons for Dropping Out Other reasons -
bad relationships among schoolmates,- health
disabilities- own will- lack of the
understanding tasks and insufficient knowledge-
lack of the self-confidence and low
self-appraisal- learning disabilities (reading,
writing or speaking)- lack of learning
motivation- disturbance of behaviour- financial
difficulties - time to be independent
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Integration of Young PeopleWhat do students
suggest to improve the current situation?

• better teachers
• offer more alternatives
• schools should offer real-life opportunities
• more help with learning problems
• tutoring
• more school counselors
• summer school
• more supervision
• more school-to-home communication
• better mentoring between students and teachers

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According to the studies developed in the
scope of the Ime.net Project, most of the
countries state that the national or local
policies have implemented a set of measures and
strategies to fight earlier school dropout and
social exclusion, mainly through re-entry
programmes, training workshops, vocational
studies, and evening classes.
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Insertion Measures

• 1. Mandate high school graduation or equivalency
  as compulsory for everyone below the age of 21.
• 2. Establish high school graduation centers for
  students 19-21 years old.
• 3. Make sure students receive individual
  attention.
• 4. Expand graduation options.
• 5. Increase career education and workforce
  readiness programs.
• 6. Act early so students do not drop out.

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Insertion Measures

• 7. Involve families in students learning at
  school and at home.
• 8. Monitor students academic progress in school.
• 9. Monitor, accurately report, and work to reduce
  dropout rates.
• 10.Involve the entire community in dropout
  prevention.
• 11.Make sure educators have the training and
  resources they need to prevent students from
  dropping out.
• 12. Make high school graduation a priority.

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States CompetencesEmployment
Centers Invest in young peopleOffer education
and trainingProfessional certificationJob
counseling Job searchHelp employers find
candidates for their vacanciesConnect with
enterprises
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Lifelong learning Policies must
stress the promotion of lifelong learning culture
based on a new model of education/ training,
taking into account the necessary dynamic of
knowledge society and ICTs generalization,
reducing inequalities and constrictions in labour
markets, promoting an intergenerational
qualification policy, responding simultaneously
to the need for reinforcement of innovation
capacities, namely by reinforcing in emerging
generations the scientific and technological
culture.