Desk Study on Barriers to Upper Secondary Education, Europe

Applied Research 2023

Client

ADRA Europe

Project Location

Germany, Portugal, and Romania

Service Category

Program Evaluation

Technical Area

Inclusive Education / Educational Equity / Advocacy

Situation

Due existing inequalities and structural obstacles restricting access to upper secondary education across EU Member States. ADRA Europe decided to conduct an structural, social, and institutional barriers analysis in Germany, Portugal, and Romania.

Solution

Therefore, FIFE conducted a Desk study and literature review examining early school leaving (ELET), discrimination, tracking, and socio-economic factors to the phenomenon.

Objectives

  • 1 Analyze structural, social, and institutional barriers in Germany, Portugal, and Romania.

Outcomes

  • Identified core barriers (ELET, school segregation, mental health) and produced advocacy inputs for ADRA Europe.

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