Examinando por Autor "Ballesta Acevedo, Emilio"

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    Conceptualizations of school dropout and retention from Chilean educational actors’ perspectives
    (Ozgen Korkmaz, 2023-01) Mendoza Lira, Michelle; Ballesta Acevedo, Emilio; Muñoz Jorquera, Solange; Covarrubias Apablaza, Carmen Gloria
    In Chile, despite recognizing the role of schools in retention and dropout, research on the vision of educational actors regarding the conceptualizations attributed to these concepts is scant. Instead, research has focused more on understanding the causes and consequences of the aforementioned phenomena. Using a qualitative approach with a phenomenological scope, this study interviews teachers, school authorities, and support professionals in four schools in Valparaíso, Chile, to understand the meaning and importance they attribute to school retention and dropout. These educational establishments have the particularity of having a high rate of students at risk of dropping out; however, simultaneously, they manage to retain them, according to the indicators designed by the central government. Study shows that school dropout and retention are described as multidimensional phenomena linked to each other, against which schools play an important role. These findings coincide both with what has been described in the literature and what the Chilean Ministry of Education has tried to promote, thereby giving schools more accountability over these educational phenomena and their solution. Therefore, these ways of understanding such concepts could allow laying foundations for systematic action for ensuring successful educational trajectories for young people and adolescents. © 2023, Ozgen Korkmaz. All rights reserved.
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    School retention in the Chilean governmental discourse: Documentary analysis after 20 years of the Free and Compulsory Secondary Education Law
    (Fundacao Cesgranrio, 2023) Mendoza Lira, Michelle; Muñoz Jorquera, Solange; Ballesta Acevedo, Emilio; Covarrubias Apablaza, Carmen Gloria
    School retention has gained relevance in the Chilean governmental discourse, especially since the enactment, almost 20 years ago, of the Free and Compulsory Secondary Education Law, focused on guaranteeing the educational trajectories of the entire population. Considering this, and the fact that dropout figures are still present in the country, it is worth analyzing how school retention is conceptualized according to the Central Government. Consequently, this study seeks to answer the following question: What are the conceptualizations of school retention used in governmental documents? For this purpose, from a qualitative approach, a documentary review of all the files issued since the enactment of the Law was carried out, using the technique of thematic categorical content analysis. Direct and explicit definitions of retention as a systemic and institutional capacity were found, as well as indirect ones, associated with terms such as attendance and successful educational trajectory. The findings reveal the importance of retention in official documents, understood as a complex and multicausal phenomenon that requires concrete actions for its effectiveness. © (2023), (SciELO-Scientific Electronic Library Online). All Rights Reserved.