El fenómeno de la deserción escolar en un contexto local: estudio de la política municipal

Abstract

Purpose: This report analyzes the problem of student dropout at the educational institution Siete de Agosto in Cali by studying internal and external factors and the analysis of the development of educational processes as causes of school dropout. Strategies to reduce the risk of dropout are also suggested. Description: For this, an exploratory study is conducted, and the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the educational community related to this educational phenomenon is used, with a special interest in the individual. Point of view: Particularly, a school dropout trend is identified with diverse variables in a specific period of time within the selected timeframe. Conclusions: The results of this research indicate that children and young people leave the institution due to intra-urban mobility or transportation, problems of coexistence, failures in the institution’s administrative function, and other socio-cultural problems.