ERIC Number: EJ1126272
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1045-1595
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Improving Completion Rates in Adult Education through Social Responsibility
Wahlgren, Bjarne; Mariager-Anderson, Kristina
Adult Learning, v28 n1 p20-26 Feb 2017
Dropout is a serious problem within education. This article reports on an intervention project, titled "New Roles for the Teacher--Increased Completion Rates Through Social Responsibility," which sought to reduce nonattendance and drop-out rates in the Danish adult educational system by improving teachers' competences. This goal was pursued by engaging teachers in training programs aimed at improving their relational competences. The data showed that these focused training programs have an effect on the educational culture at the colleges and on the teachers' attitudes toward the importance of reducing drop-out rates. As a consequence, the teachers acted more consistently and purposefully to prevent dropout, and a positive effect of the intervention on drop-out rates was documented.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Social Responsibility, Graduation Rate, Program Improvement, Intervention, Teacher Improvement, Teacher Competencies, Faculty Development, School Holding Power, Mixed Methods Research, Teacher Surveys, Dropout Rate, Attendance Patterns, College Faculty, Vocabulary Development, Teacher Student Relationship, Foreign Countries, Semi Structured Interviews
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Denmark
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