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Kristina Mariager-Anderson

Improving completion rates in adult education through social responsibility

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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 dropout 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.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAdult Learning
Volume28
Issue1
Pages (from-to)20-26
Number of pages7
ISSN1045-1595
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

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