Guidelines

In order to elaborate the strategy regarding the early school leaving phenonomenon a sociological research will be undertaken to allow the identification of the phenomenon from the quantitative and qualitative point of view.

1. Drawing up the necessary instruments for the sociological research (questionnaires, interview drafts, tests designed to identify students’ learning styles, focus groups questions) and sending them to the school with the aim of putting them into practice
2. Organizing interviews with headteachers, students, teachers, parents, economic agents and local community representatives.
3. Observing students’ behavior, the selection and application by the teachers of didactic methods during the educational process, analyzing school documents and programs on prevention and eradication of early school leaving phenomenon.
4. Throughout school inspections, there are to be observed the following: students’ behavior during the educational process, teachers' selection and application of didactic methods, the analysis of school documents and programs on prevention and eradicating early school leaving phenomenon.
5. Performing sociological research on the early school leaving phenomenon in the area of interest by collecting information from schools and filling in a synopsis of early school leaving that will be based on schools, educational levels and academic years and identifying early school leaving.