...., the discrepancy between the expected and the actually attained training position) to the decision to drop out of vocational education and training (VET), focusing on compromises in terms of social status and gender type. We pay particular attention to upward and downward compromises. Using longitudinal data...

...Taking Charge is the first empirically tested program of its kind, designed specifically to improve academic achievement and self-sufficiency for adolescent and teenage mothers, who face increased risk of dropping out and experiencing poverty. This eight-session, in-school group...

...Alenka Krašovec and Tomaž Krpič, Slovenia: Majority Coalitions and the Strategy of Dropping out of Cabinet In: Coalition Governance in Central Eastern Europe. Edited by: Torbjörn Bergman, Gabriella Ilonszki and Wolfgang C. Müller, Oxford University Press (2019). © Oxford University...

...Here, readers will find an overview of the factors that put students at risk for missing school and dropping out. This Concise Companion presents strategies to improve school attendance and to engage under-served student populations such as those who are pregnant or in foster care. Each chapter...