Investigating Factors That Support Re-Engagement of 14 - 16 Year Olds in Education

Oroma Wogboroma

School of Education, University of Greenwich, London, UK.

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1100904                

Abstract

This review of literature applied a comprehensive approach to corroborate and/or contradict the findings of previous research that has been disseminated to education practitioners. Disengagement from school amongst 14 - 16 year olds has become a recurrent phenomenon, thus identifying and implementing timely interventions to address it should be a key aim for schools. This paper therefore examines previous literature on the subject matter. It investigates factors that could help to break down the barriers to learning and which could inspire affected learners to re-focus on learning and achieve. A thorough and methodical search strategy using Google and Google Scholar was used to locate relevant literature for the research and this yielded the following resources: online research reports and publications, research journals, BERJ (British Educational Research Journal), NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research) and DFE (Department for Education) websites, media and trade union publications, the University of Greenwich library and electronic resources. All similarities on the subject matter were compiled, examined and applied to a critical review of re-engagement. The last step was to examine their implications and applications at school level.

Keywords

14 - 16 Year Olds, Key Stage Four, Disaffected & Disengaged, NEET, 14 - 19 Education & Training

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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