Preventing Absenteeism and Dropping Out : Tension in the School System

Maryse Esterle (1, 2) , Étienne Douat (1)

1 CESDIP - Centre de recherches sociologiques sur le droit et les institutions pénales
2 IUFM Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Institut universitaire de formation des maîtres - Nord-Pas-de-Calais

This action research project on the prevention of school absenteeism and dropping out was first formulated during the 2006-2007 school year. It was conducted, under the patronage of the Paris Académie, in those of Paris' most affected schools which agreed to participate. These high schools (liberal arts and vocational) and junior high schools had been experiencing repeated truancy among students, many of whom left school without a degree. Some schools had already set up prevention or remedial schemes.

Domaines: Sociologie

Maryse Esterle, Étienne Douat. Preventing Absenteeism and Dropping Out : Tension in the School System. Penal Issues, 2010, 2, pp.1-4. ⟨hal-00835964⟩