School Dropout and Completion International Comparative Studies in Theory and Policy /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lamb, Stephen (Editor), Markussen, Eifred (Editor), Teese, Richard (Editor), Polesel, John (Editor), Sandberg, Nina (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Higher education.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.; Sociology of Education.; Higher Education.

School dropout remains a persistent and critical issue in many school systems, so much so that it is sometimes referred to as a crisis. Populations across the globe have come to depend on success at school for establishing careers and gaining access to post-school qualifications. Yet large numbers o...