EXPLORING THE TOPIC OF SCHOOL DROPOUT. NARRATIVE REVIEW OF ACADEMIC LITERATURE

School dropout is a significant problem area in many European countries, including Romania, with serious economic, social and educational implications (Gorghiu, et al., 2020; Popeducational policies in the EU and Romania that prevent school dropout. We used the ERIC and Google Scholar search engines using the key terms school dropout, policies, school dropout prevention. 21 articles were selected and included in the narrative review. The study aims to identify the determinants of school dropout and evaluate the measures implemented to prevent it. The results indicate that policies that include integrated measures, involving families, schools and communities, are the most effective in preventing school dropout (Sahin, Arseven, 2016).