Factors that hinder access to and persistence in post-compulsory education: a challenge for vulnerable groups in Spain
Díaz Vicario, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Aplicada)
Armengol Asparó, Carme (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Aplicada)
Castro Ceacero, Diego (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pedagogia Aplicada)

Date:	2019
Abstract:	Post-compulsory education constitutes a stage of heightened vulnerability for certain young people who face conditions of inequality. Young people with disabilities or from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds, immigrants, Romani, and women are the primary vulnerable groups in Spain. In addition, other circumstances may present a challenge to gaining admission to, persisting in and successfully graduating from post-compulsory education. Although belonging to one of these groups does not present an obstacle for certain young people in the continuation of their studies, for others, being a member of a vulnerable group poses a challenge on a daily basis. This article seeks to identify the factors that render it difficult for young people belonging to vulnerable groups to continue their post-compulsory studies in Spain. This study has identified familial, personal, institutional, and systemic factors that may explain why certain young people do not have access to post-compulsory schooling or drop out before completing their studies.
Grants:	Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad EDU2013-47452-R
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Access ; Dropout ; Post compulsory education ; Retention ; Vulnerability
Published in:	Research in Post-Compulsory Education, Vol. 24 Núm. 4 (2019) , p. 401-423, ISSN 1359-6748

DOI: 10.1080/13596748.2019.1654680

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