Many factors at school level have been identified to relate to ESL. Classroom climate, content of curriculum, instructional practices, and assessments as well as school climate and school socio-economic status (SES) seem to be the most important. Moreover, school needs to reflect students’ increasing maturity (e.g. personal) in order to motivate them.


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Lee, V. E.
Bibliographie
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Interplay of factors that contribute to ESL at school level
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Interplay of factors that contribute to ESL at system level
Many factors at system level have been recognized to relate to ESL. Very recently, well-balanced educational systems (PPMI, 2014) or consistent educational systems (Fthenakis, 2014) emerged as highly relevant system attribute. According to the authors educational system should be diverse, but not fragmented.
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Learning difficulties and ESL
Student with learning difficulties are often characterized as a risk group of early school leaving. Several students implied that they do not feel engaged and connected to the school since the traditional programs and teachers fail to meet their needs. Special programmes of teacher professional development and didactic approaches should be therefore developed and employed in order to prevent early school leaving of this group of students.
Mots clés : décrochage scolaire