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2020 - Volume 4 - Number 1

Dropping Out from Educational System – 1st 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(1), 63-76 * https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojpr.0401.06063k
Received: 8 June 2020 ▪ Accepted: 18 August 2020 ▪ Published Online: 2 September 2020

LICENCE: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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ABSTRACT:
This study aims to present that 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 dropout 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 is 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: Concept of student dropout\ Rate of dropping out among high school students; Reasons for the dropout in high school – Academic failure; Education expense; Discouraging environment of school; Mental illness; Youth at risk; Youth at risk in Israel; Factors influencing dropout in school – Individual related factors, Gender; Early adult responsibilities; High risk behaviors; Values and attitudes; Peer pressure; Low self-esteem; Low occupational aspirations; Ethnicity; Locus of Control; Poor school performance; Disengagement from school; Retention; Family related factors – Background characteristics; Social capital; Level of home stress; Attributes, values and beliefs about education; School-related factors. School structure; School resources; School body characteristics; School body performance; School environment; Consequences of dropout; Individual consequences of dropping out; Labor market; and Dropout and delinquency. The article is in two parts.

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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