FUTURE ORIENTATION OF DROPOUT YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF FUTURE STUDIES AND EDUCATION
FUTURE ORIENTATION OF DROPOUT YOUTH IN THE CONTEXT OF FUTURE STUDIES AND EDUCATION

Summary/Abstract: This article presents findings that emerged from a study that asked how adolescents who dropped out of schools perceived their future and whether they had an orientation toward their own future. Although numerous studies on adolescents’ future orientation have been carried out in Israel, none of them focused on dropout youth. The research was conducted within the setting of the Youth Advancement Units, official bodies, part of the ministry of Education that care for youth at risk, aged 14–18 who dropped out of school or are on the verge of doing so. To conduct the study, qualitative research using grounded-theory methodology was chosen. Semi-structured in-depth interviews with sixteen youths at risk who dropped out of school were employed.

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