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Kiprianos, Pandelis; Mpourgos, Ioannis – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2022
In this article, we explore the reasons why individuals who have dropped out of compulsory education in Greece return as adults to the educational system, particularly to Second Chance Schools. Second Chance Schools were planned and funded by the European Union two decades ago so that member states could offset the consequences of student dropout…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Dropouts, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
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Packer, Rhiannon; Abbinett, Emily; Morris, Emily – British Journal of Special Education, 2022
Transitions in education are known to have an impact on learners both in social and emotional terms as well as academically. This article argues that transition experiences should be regarded as an on-going process rather than a one-off event. The move from compulsory education at the age of 16 can have a significant impact on engagement and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, Compulsory Education, Transitional Programs
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Doria Daniels – Perspectives in Education, 2023
The 2000s saw a change in South Africa's Department of Correctional Services' theorising about adult education's potential to shift incarcerated men's thinking about their future in a proactive way. The plan was to advance active citizenship in the incarcerated. As such, the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) introduced holistic, integrated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
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Peart, Sheine – Education & Training, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the lived educational realities of black male students studying in further education (FE) colleges to understand how these experiences compare to their experiences of statutory education. It describes the way in which students perceived and received education in both sectors and highlights the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Adult Education, Adults
Motiejunaite-Schulmeister, Akvile – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2017
This publication presents the main structural aspects regarding access to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services and their quality in 40 European education and training systems. It examines whether and from what age countries provide a guarantee to a place in ECEC -- the main means to ensure access. It also covers several essential…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Educational Indicators
Parveva, Teodora; Motiejunaite, Akvile; Noorani, Sogol; Riihelainen, Jari – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2016
This Eurydice report contains more than 30 detailed structural indicators, up-to-date figures, definitions, country notes and a short analysis of recent key policy developments and reforms in five areas: early childhood education and care, achievement in basic skills, early leaving from education and training, higher education and graduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annual Reports, Educational Indicators, Early Childhood Education