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Cincinnato, Sebastiano; Engels, Nadine; Consuegra, Els – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2020
This study investigates to what extent differences in ability and effort attributions can explain students' reluctance to reorient after failure in the first year at the university. Reluctance to reorient after failure increases the likelihood of drop out. The empirical investigation is based on a sample of fulltime first-entry bachelor students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attribution Theory, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment
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Van Den Berghe, Lana; Vandevelde, Stijn; De Pauw, Sarah S. W. – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2022
School attendance problems and school dropout are recognised as a major concern by researchers, policymakers, practitioners and the wider society. Although research acknowledges the multi-faceted complexity of dropping out of school, only a limited number of studies have focused on the perspective of support workers (e.g., teachers, social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Social Work, Caseworkers
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Nouwen, Ward; Clycq, Noel – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2021
Tackling early leaving from education and training (ELET) is one of the headline targets for education policy in the European Union. Although ELET rates have been decreasing in most member states, male, socially disadvantaged and immigrant students remain overrepresented in ELET figures. Moreover, students in vocational tracks and students who…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Potential Dropouts, Dropout Prevention
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Nouwen, Ward; Clycq, Noel – Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 2019
Tackling early leaving from education and training (ELET) is one of the main education policy targets of the European Union and many of its member states. This paper offers new insights on this issue by studying how so-called at-risk students develop their educational trajectory by embedding their attitudes towards and engagement in schooling…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Learner Engagement, Urban Schools, At Risk Students