Age is more than just a number! The role of age and maturity in the processes leading to early school leaving in Flanders (Belgium)

Abstract: In many educational systems, age is used as a criterion to organise education. Children's age is used to group students together and indicate entry into particular programmes. The use of age for organisational purposes in education stems from the idea that age provides an indication of the development of children, which is associated with teaching and learning. However, more far-reaching consequences of age-related educational practices are insufficiently recognised in policy and academic research. Qualitative methods are used to study students and school personnel in diverse types o... Mehr ...