Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 25 ISSUE 1
Written by Florin Cristian CIOBĂNICĂ, Elena COFAS

School dropout is a longstanding issue in many countries, with a profound impact on the lives of adolescents and society as a whole. Shifting from intervention to prevention is a more effective and efficient approach to addressing this problem. In this context, the study aims to explore the factors that lead to school failure, which often result in the negative consequence of school dropout. This topic was selected because school failure is an enduring educational challenge that continues to grow daily. Furthermore, every teacher inevitably encounters this phenomenon in their professional life, which is why we believe that all educators should be actively involved in investigating the causes of school failure and be familiar with a set of preventive measures aimed at combating or preventing school dropout. This research was conducted to identify the socio-cultural and family factors that, along with other individual and school-related determinants, contribute to the school dropout issue among students at "Mihail Kogălniceanu" Theoretical High School. A survey based on a structured questionnaire was used to collect the respondents' answers for identifying the number of students who dropout the school, the factors which determine them to do this, why they do not attend the school and how to reduce the absenteeism rate. The results proved that the main causes of school dropout are: family problems, the negative influence of the so called "friends", lack of school motivation, traditions of some minorities, lack of perspective after leaving the school, emotional and behavioural problems. To diminish this phenomenon special measures should be taken by improving education system especially in the rural areas.

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