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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