Exploring Young People's Perceptions about Secondary School: Critical Issues and Improvements to Prevent Dropout Risk in Disadvantaged Contexts

SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://sagepub.com

Y

22

Dropout Prevention; Educational Improvement; Disadvantaged Youth; Adolescents; Adolescent Attitudes; Late Adolescents; Foreign Countries; Learning Experience; School Effectiveness; Interpersonal Relationship; Learning Processes; Teacher Role; School Administration; Technology Uses in Education; Secondary Schools; Dropout Characteristics

10.1177/1365480220940858

1365-4802

Through a mixed methods approach, this article explores young people's perceptions about critical issues in secondary school and the improvements being made to prevent dropout risk. The empirical data were gathered from a representative sample of young people (14-24) in a socioeconomically disadvantaged region in the European Union. A principal component analysis assessed the most significant indicators that influence young people's scholastic experience and effectiveness of education. A content analysis was applied to identify the key critical issues and possible strategies to support young people's school satisfaction. The findings reveal a set of key indicators: interpersonal relationships, learning process, teacher role, school management, the impact of new technologies.

As Provided

2020

EJ1270698