School Dropout Questionnaire
School Dropout Questionnaire
School dropout is the phenomenon of leaving the educational system before obtaining a graduate certificate. Oficial statistics point to the fact that in our country school dropout is a serious problem that places Romania on one of the leading places of school dropout rates in Europe. We can thinks of school drop out as a final step in a larger process of disengagement from school that starts long before the student actually leaves the educational system. The risk factors for school drop out can be clasified: -economic factors -demografic socio economic factors -personal factors !n Romania the socio economic risk factors have a large importance for school drop out rates. This are: Roma nationality rural residence parents in agriculture related occupation poverty. The personal risk factors that correlate "ith higher risk of school drop out are: - school failure # learning disabilities$ perceived difficulties related to school assignements% - perceived relationship "ith the school #perceived negative relationship "ith professors and peers$ perceived ine&uity$ social isolation$ social re'ection%. - deli&uency and antisocial behaviours - school alienation - lo" satisfaction related to the school - peer group influence The survey &uestionnaire "as constructed by including items formulated to assess this main correlates of school dropout . The application of the survey instrument has t"o aims: (% to identify students at high risk of school dropput # screening instrument% )% to monitori*e the efficiency of implementing the mentoring intervention of our pro'ect The psychometric indices of the instrument # validity fidelity % are to be established in future applications.
SCHOOL DROPOUT RISK ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (. Se+. ,----.---). Residence: /R012---- R/R13---4. 5ou live "ith : ,1.!35---- RE31T!6ES---- ,OSTER 71RE---- 13O2E---8. 9arents: education: 2O ;!<;S7;OO3---- ;!<;S7;OO3---- 7O33E<E---=. 9arents: occupation: ,1T;ER---------------- .OT;ER----------------->. ;o" happy are you "ith ? a% your school results? 6ER5 ;1995---- ;1995---- 2OT 6ER5 ;1995---- 2OT ;1995 1T 133---b% your peer students ? 6ER5 ;1995---- ;1995---- 2OT 6ER5 ;1995---- 2OT ;1995 1T 133---c% your professors? 6ER5 ;1995---- ;1995---- 2OT 6ER5 ;1995---- 2OT ;1995 1T 133---d% school in general? 6ER5 ;1995---- ;1995---- 2OT 6ER5 ;1995---- 2OT ;1995 1T 133---@. ! think that in my school : a% The professors have a good relationship "ith the students : 2O--- .ORE OR 3ESS--- 5ES---b% ! feel good "hen !:m at school: 2O--- .ORE OR 3ESS--- 5ES---c% The professors respect our opinions : 2O--- .ORE OR 3ESS--- 5ES---d% The professors sho" interest in our school results : 2O--- .ORE OR 3ESS--- 5ES---e% ! am treated fairly : 2O--- .ORE OR 3ESS--- 5ES---A. !n the last year ho" often did it happen that ?: a% a peer bullied you or laughed at you : O,TE2---SO.ET!.ES ---2OT 1T 133 b% a peer didn:t "ant to be friends "ith you: O,TE2----SO.ET!.ES ---2OT 1T 133 c% you felt re'ected at school : O,TE2----SO.ET!.ES ---2OT 1T 133 d% you felt that you didn:t like being at school: O,TE2----SO.ET!.ES ---2OT 1T 133 B. Co you think sometimes that you "ant to do something different than to come to school ? 5ES---2O--(D. !n the last semester did you have problems related to skipping classes ?
5ES #"ith sanction%--- SO.E 9RO03E.S #"ith "arning%----2O---((. Co you find school disciplines interesting? 5ES--- SO.E--- 2O--(). Co you study "hen you find something interesting? 5ES---2O--(4. 7an you focus "hen you study or do your assignments? 5ES----.ORE OR 3ESS----2O--(8. Co you usually do your assignments? 5ES---2O--(=. Co you like school? 5ES---2O--(>. Cid you have problems at school in the last year? a% fights "ith peers or other students : 5ES---2O--b% cought smoking or drinking at school : 5ES---2O--c% "arned by principal or professors because of your behavior: 5ES---2O--(@. Co you like doing something better than coming to school ? 5ES---2O--(A. If you answered YES to the last question : What else do you like better than coming to school?? (B. Co you see yourself finishing high school ? 5ES---2O--)D. !f you don:t see yourself finishing high school you see yourself: a% learning a craft b% "orking c% something else---------------------------------------------------)(. Co you have friends that haven:t finished high school ? 5ES--- #if YES ;o" many? ------ % 2O--)). Coes your family sho" interest in your school results? 5ES---- .ORE OR 3ESS---- 2O----)4. Coes your family encourage you to graduate from high school? 5ES---- .ORE OR 3ESS---- 2O----)8 . Co you feel that you cannot cope "ith pressure at school? 5ES--- SO.ET!.ES---2E6ER-)=. Co you plan on "orking during high school years? 5ES---- 2O----)>. 1re there people around you that think school is a "aste of time? 5ES---- .ORE OR 3ESS---- 2O----)@. Co you have older friends? 5ES .125-----5ES 1 ,EW ----O2E----2O ----)A. Co you have problems that might prevent you from finishing highschool? #e+going to school financial etc.% 5ES-----2O----)B. Co you feel sometimes that your assignments are to difficult ? 5ES-----2O----4D. 7an you do your assignments "ithout help? 5ES-----2O----4(. Co you think that in school you find somebody understanding your problems? 5ES-----2O-----