School failure and absenteeism Factors
Main factors as associated with early leaving:
(a) family background:
(i) migration or ethnic minority origin;
(ii) lower socioeconomic status of parents;
(iii) parental attitudes towards education;

Main factors as associated with early leaving:
(a) family background:
(i) migration or ethnic minority origin;
(ii) lower socioeconomic status of parents;
(iii) parental attitudes towards education;
Strategies on early school leaving should be based on an analysis at national, regional and local level of the conditions leading to the phenomenon, as average rates often mask large differences between different regions or countries.
The statistics show a gradual decline in the proportion of students choosing vocational education, as shown in the following tables
Greece | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Total | 30.69 | 31.7 | 33.07 | 33.68 | 31.46 | 29.91 | 29.13 |
Female | 22.68 | 24.33 | 26.11 | 27.15 | 23.02 | 20.07 | 20.3 |
Male | 37.97 | 38.47 | 39.47 | 39.74 | 39.06 | 38.56 | 37.01 |
Secondary education
Secondary education includes two cycles of study:
Gymnasio
The first one is compulsory and corresponds to gymnasio (lower secondary school).
Erasmus plus 229 projects.
The best moments with old and new Erasmus friends in Future Classroom Lab of Gymnasio Gennadiou Rodou.
Presentation of TACKED project in Mediterranean Hotel Rodos.
How can learning environments foster truly inclusive and authentic learning? In June 2016, experts and teachers from around Europe discussed best practices on building architectural, technological and social spaces, seeing how they are interconnected with each other and pedagogy.
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The right to access a quality inclusive education is encompassed in Article 24 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
Continue ReadingDimension 1: Concepts
In a national education system that is in the process of becoming inclusive:
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