Age and Social Background as Predictors of Dropout in Second Chance Education in Germany

Autor/inn/en	Schuchart, Claudia; Schimke, Benjamin
Titel	Age and Social Background as Predictors of Dropout in Second Chance Education in Germany
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 72 (2022) 3, S.308-328 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Schuchart, Claudia)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/07417136211046960
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Dropout Rate; Family Characteristics; Age Differences; Nontraditional Students; Academic Achievement; At Risk Students; Secondary Education; Predictor Variables; Disadvantaged; Grades (Scholastic); Socioeconomic Status; Educational Attainment; Vocational Education; Work Experience; Postsecondary Education; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Schulleistung; Sekundarbereich; Prädiktor; Notenspiegel; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Employment experience; Job experience; Occupational experience; Berufserfahrung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Deutschland
Abstract	Second chance education (SCE) has been established to offer adults the opportunity to catch up on higher qualifications, for instance the eligibility to study. SCE often suffers from high dropout rates, but little is known about the reasons. This article investigates whether dropout rates depend on family background and age, and if so, why. Data from 3278 students at an institution of SCE in Germany who entered this institution between 2000 and 2016 are analysed using logistic path modelling. The results show that the higher dropout probability of socially disadvantaged students can be traced back completely to poorer academic performance in SCE, partly associated with an unfavourable previous school career. Older students are -- irrespective of their family background and despite a better academic performance -- more likely to drop out than younger students. If SCE aims to reduce these dropout risks, strategies should vary for different groups of students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01