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2020 - Volume 4 - Number 2

Dropping Out From Educational System – 2nd part

Yohai Kamissa * yochai.kamissa@gmail.com * ORCID: 0000-0002-9684-670X
Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, BULGARIA

Open Journal for Psychological Research, 2020, 4(2), 95-108 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0402.03095k
Received: 8 July 2020 ▪ Accepted: 15 October 2020 ▪ Published Online: 16 November 2020

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
This study aims to present with dropping out from any educational system is severe individualistic, family, educational as well as the societal problem. The complex process of a student dropping out from a high school at a very young age tends to have adverse impacts on the life of the individual in long run and is influenced by variety of factors. In the recent time, the rate of the drop-out of the students have increased, especially in the developed countries, which have become the source of concern for the high-school. The students spent the most of its time in the school and develop the sense of belonging associated with the school. The concept of sense of belonging refers to the feeling of being accepted and appreciated by the rest of community and group. This makes a person feel as a significant part of the group which provides internal satisfaction to a human. This the nature of every human being, especially youth to get a support and social ties from the society and the community they belong to. The main points in the article are: Family Formation; Civil Engagement; Intergenerational Mobility; The Social Consequences of Dropping Out; Economic consequences; Labor market; Crime; Dropout Prevention programs around the world; Dropout prevention programs in Israel; Role of Quality of Education on Dropout Rate; Impact of sense of belonging on Dropout Rate; School-related Factors and Risk of Dropping; Students’ Perception of Teacher and Dropping out Rate; Students’ Perception of Educational System and Dropping out Rate; Theoretical Framework; Impact of Dropping out on Student’s Life; Steps to reduce the dropout rate; and Conclusion. Chapter Summary.

KEY WORDS: educational system, dropping out, school students.

CORRESPONDING AUTHOR:
Yohai  Kamissa (PhD student), Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar”, Department of Educational and Developmental Psychology, Varna, BULGARIA. E-mail: yochai.kamissa@gmail.com.

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