Reducing Early School Leaving – Treatment and Prevention of Dropouts

Every year in Europe, thousands of young people leave school within their attendance without completing their education, a fact that leads to the consequence that there is no possibility of training, employment, and often leads to professional and social exclusion.

In this course, we will initially highlight the role of the school in the treatment and prevention of dropouts and the contribution of the school not only in learning, but also to the positive development and promotion of the mental health of students. We will present the research data on school dropout in Europe, and then we will focus on early, holistic, psycho-pedagogical interventions at the primary level, which contribute to the integration, highlighting the role of cooperation and supportive relationships of the school and the family.

The course is designed to be a basic introduction to preventive actions in order to avoid creating the conditions that lead to the process of early school leaving and intervention at the school level, for individuals and families. It aims to present the applicable international main intervention models and countervailing measures that create new opportunities for those who prematurely abandoned school so they can be reintegrated into the education and training system.