Research article

DROPOUT, A CHALLENGE FOR EDUCATION TODAY

PhD. Fernando Augusto Poveda Aguja, Dr. Lugo Manuel Barbosa Guerrero, Mg. María Paola Ríos Rincón.

Online First: October 29, 2022


There is a strong tendency to drop out of school in adolescents, specifically in secondary education. This problem results in poverty, marginalization, lack of opportunities and other social problems that afflict this population; the lack of academic training constitutes them as relegated by society; from the research or it was possible to identify school dropout as a problem not particular to the educational institution but on the contrary, a serious problem that presents the world today, very marked in Latin America due to multiple factors that are inciting adolescents by the easiest way that is total neglect of their academic commitments.

Keywords

school dropout, curricular strategies, student population, dropout factors and social impact.