TY - JOUR
T1 - Beyond academics
T2 - Dropout prevention summer school programs in the transition to secondary education
AU - Vinas-Forcade, Jennifer
AU - Mels, C.
AU - Valcke, Martin
AU - Derluyn, Ilse
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/10
Y1 - 2019/10
N2 - Educational transitions, for example from primary to secondary school, have been associated with school drop-outs, particularly for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. As a response, some educational systems have implemented summer programs, although with mixed results. Yet, these evaluations mostly assess programs' quantitative impact on academic outcomes. This article therefore aims at an in-depth exploration of the benefits and challenges of a Uruguayan summer school program for preventing dropout in the transition to secondary school. Results underpin summer peer interactions, teacher-student relations and extra-curricular activities shape positive pre-entry expectations of at-risk students, which secondary schools cannot always fulfill.
AB - Educational transitions, for example from primary to secondary school, have been associated with school drop-outs, particularly for students from lower socio-economic backgrounds. As a response, some educational systems have implemented summer programs, although with mixed results. Yet, these evaluations mostly assess programs' quantitative impact on academic outcomes. This article therefore aims at an in-depth exploration of the benefits and challenges of a Uruguayan summer school program for preventing dropout in the transition to secondary school. Results underpin summer peer interactions, teacher-student relations and extra-curricular activities shape positive pre-entry expectations of at-risk students, which secondary schools cannot always fulfill.
KW - Educational transition
KW - Preventive summer school programs
KW - School dropout
KW - Uruguay
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85069629845&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.102087
DO - 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.102087
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85069629845
SN - 0738-0593
VL - 70
JO - International Journal of Educational Development
JF - International Journal of Educational Development
M1 - 102087
ER -