In: Analele Universității din Craiova: Annals of the University of Craiova = Annales de l'Université de Crai͏̈ova. Series Psychology - Pedagogy = Seria Psihologie - Pedagogie, Volume 45, Issue 2 supplement, p. 125-137
In: Analele Universității din Craiova: Annals of the University of Craiova = Annales de l'Université de Crai͏̈ova. Series Psychology - Pedagogy = Seria Psihologie - Pedagogie, Volume 44, Issue 2, p. 49-59
In: Analele Universității din Craiova: Annals of the University of Craiova = Annales de l'Université de Crai͏̈ova. Series Psychology - Pedagogy = Seria Psihologie - Pedagogie, Volume 44, Issue 1, p. 115-127
In: Revista de cercetare şi intervenţie socială: RCIS = Review of research and social intervention = Revue de recherche et intervention sociale, Volume 74, p. 19-32
This article presents the results of a quantitative research in a Romanian rural community, which aimed to analyze how the socio-economic conditions and family type can influence the phenomenon of school dropout. The results of our research are also confirmed by the results of other specialized studies that highlight the fact that 1 in 2 children living in rural Romania are at risk of poverty and socio-economic marginalization. Or, poverty and socio-economic marginalization, to which we can add the family profile (especially the parents' level of education), are the main determinants of the school dropout of children living in rural communities. In order to verify this hypothesis, our research was conducted on a sample of 363 people from a rural community in South-Western Romania, which is in line with the national demographic trends existing in the rural communities exposed to marginalization and poverty: a decreasing birth rate in the last 5 years, a high mortality (above county average), a negative natural growth, a high share of the illiterate, a high share of people whom children are facing difficulties in access to education etc.
In: Journal of community positive practices: JCPP ; community development review = Jurnalul practicilor comunitare pozitive, Volume 19, Issue 2, p. 74-82