ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to identify those activities that re-engage out-of-school youth who enrol in the so-called ‘recovery’ schools now operating in Chile. Recovery schools can offer different kinds of activities in order to engage their students; are some activities more effective than others? Is their effect moderated by the type of dropouts who participate? Chile recently opened a national programme of Second Opportunity Schools (Escuelas de Segunda Oportunidad). Their mission is to provide primary and high school dropouts between 14 and 18 years of age an opportunity to complete their studies. Latent Class analysis, based on conventional demographic and current activity data, was used to classify these students into four distinct groups. The groups varied in their level of satisfaction (or engagement) with the Second Opportunity School in which they were studying. Within each School, the groups’ satisfaction varied according to the activities in which students participated. That is, variation in satisfaction was more a result of student characteristics than differences between Schools. Some activities were more effective than others in engaging or satisfying some types of students. Further research is required to assess the impact of more highly differentiated programmes with more activities.

摘要

本研究的目的是确定哪些活动能够重新吸引在智利目前运营的所谓“康复”学校入学的失学青年。康复学校可以提供不同类型的活动来吸引学生；某些活动是否比其他活动更有效？他们的影响是否受到参与的辍学类型的影响？智利最近开设了第二机会学校（Escuelas de Segunda Oportunidad）的国家计划。他们的使命是为 14 至 18 岁的中小学生提供完成学业的机会。潜在类别分析基于传统的人口统计和当前活动数据，用于将这些学生分为四个不同的组。各组对所就读的第二机会学校的满意度（或参与度）各不相同。在每所学校内，小组的满意度因学生参与的活动而异。也就是说，满意度的差异更多是由于学生的特征而不是学校之间的差异。有些活动在吸引或满足某些类型的学生方面比其他活动更有效。需要进一步研究以评估具有更多活动的高度差异化计划的影响。有些活动在吸引或满足某些类型的学生方面比其他活动更有效。需要进一步研究以评估具有更多活动的高度差异化计划的影响。在吸引或满足某些类型的学生方面，某些活动比其他活动更有效。需要进一步研究以评估具有更多活动的高度差异化计划的影响。