مجلة العلوم الاجتماعية والإنسانية
Volume 19, Numéro 1, Pages 37-51
2026-06-10

The School Drop-out Phenomenon: Etiology And Remedies

Authors : Ourari Kaci . Sahraoui Antissar .

Abstract

The school is a fundamental basis for any society. It constitutes one of the most important steps to prepare any child for the challenges of his/her future life. However, it is experiencing some new phenomena, which are recognized as worrying such as the phenomenon of “school dropout”. Clearly, everyone agrees that its consequences are harmful both for the pupil, the family and even for the society. The review of the literature inform us that modern society requires more and more improvements in terms of learning and scientific knowledge, skills and know-how for its adaptation to its environment, hence the harmful repercussions of this phenomenon which affect the key sectors of society as a whole, particularly those relating to the fields of education, health and the world of work, hence the interest in the study of this phenomenon. Indeed, our presentation concerns the phenomenon of “school dropout” the factors and the process of its appearance as well as the recommendations for the prevention and mitigation of its effects.

Keywords

School dropout ; Etiology and factors ; types of dropout ; dropout process ; prevention and remedies