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Le phénomène du décrochage scolaire en Amérique du Nord, et notamment au Québec, est devenu une préoccupation importante aussi bien pour le milieu scolaire que pour le gouvernement et les parents, étant donné les coûts considérables qu'il engendre, tant pour les individus décrocheurs que pour l'ensemble de la société. Les nombreuses recherches réalisées sur le sujet démontrent d'ailleurs l'ampleur et les conséquences importantes associées à ce phénomène. Ce mémoire présente un aspect novateur de la problématique du décrochage scolaire en se penchant, plus spécifiquement, sur le vécu et le parcours scolaire antérieurs déjeunes de moins de 18 ans qui fréquentent un centre d'éducation des adultes (CEA), plus communément appelés "raccrocheurs". À ce jour, peu d'études se sont intéressées à la question du raccrochage scolaire. L'objectif général de la présente étude vise donc à dresser un portrait du parcours scolaire de ces jeunes qui, après avoir quitté l'école secondaire, du secteur jeune, ont décidé de reprendre leur cheminement en s'inscrivant dans un CEA. Pour ce faire, elle tente d'atteindre quatre objectifs spécifiques. Le premier vise à dresser un portrait du parcours scolaire des jeunes au primaire, au secondaire et au CEA. Le deuxième objectif tente de documenter l'image qu'ils ont pu avoir d'eux-mêmes tout au long de leur parcours scolaire. Le troisième cherche à identifier les facteurs personnels, scolaires, familiaux, sociaux et environnementaux qui ont marqué leur parcours scolaire au primaire et au secondaire. Enfin, le dernier objectif s'intéresse à leur vécu au sein du CEA. L'échantillon se compose de 14 garçons, âgés en moyenne de 17,5 ans, qui fréquentent un CEA du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. Ils ont été recrutés par trois assistantes de recherche (dont, entre autres, l'auteure de ce mémoire) et les données ont été recueillies dans le cadre d'entrevues semi-dirigées portant sur leur situation personnelle, scolaire, familiale et sociale au primaire, au se

Further Education (FE) is almost a new venture on the Maltese Islands particularly for UK NVQ Levels 1 and 2. In 2001 the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST)introduced the Foundation Certificate: A Further Education (FE) access course without entry requirements. Drawing mainly on the study by Ball, Maguire and Macrae (2000), Bourdieu’s habitus and structure (1977; 1990; 1993) as well as Evans’ bounded agency (2002; 2007) and Evans and Heinz’s (1993: 1994) transition types, this thesis explores the transitory experience of eight female students from Compulsory to Further Education. Between 2007 and 2010 these students narrated their experiences prior to entry at MCAST, as students on the MCAST campus, during their work placements as well as on their workplace. Findings indicate that FE and work were chosen by elimination of the academic path even though it seems that school did not prepare the participants for these routes. The MCASTBTEC formative assessment system was deemed harder to get used to but fairer than the exam-based system. At MCAST students felt free to make their own choices and were treated as adults. Work placement experience for students seems to influence course choice. Full-time workers ex-students) indicated that they were given a lot of training, and that work was an alternative learning environment. This was important to retain their job and to further their studies. This thesis identifies three transition trajectories as well as a model for understanding the self in transition to FE within the Maltese context by identifying theories which are adaptable to this particular scenario. It also provides key learnings for policy makers and practitioners within the Maltese educational context. These include the exposure of students to MCAST, in-service training for subject and guidance teachers at service in secondary schools and guidelines for standardized induction as well as monitoring programmes aimed at increasing student retenti

Further Education (FE) is almost a new venture on the Maltese Islands particularly for UK NVQ Levels 1 and 2. In 2001 the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST)introduced the Foundation Certificate: A Further Education (FE) access course without entry requirements. Drawing mainly on the study by Ball, Maguire and Macrae (2000), Bourdieu’s habitus and structure (1977; 1990; 1993) as well as Evans’ bounded agency (2002; 2007) and Evans and Heinz’s (1993: 1994) transition types, this thesis explores the transitory experience of eight female students from Compulsory to Further Education. Between 2007 and 2010 these students narrated their experiences prior to entry at MCAST, as students on the MCAST campus, during their work placements as well as on their workplace. Findings indicate that FE and work were chosen by elimination of the academic path even though it seems that school did not prepare the participants for these routes. The MCASTBTEC formative assessment system was deemed harder to get used to but fairer than the exam-based system. At MCAST students felt free to make their own choices and were treated as adults. Work placement experience for students seems to influence course choice. Full-time workers ex-students) indicated that they were given a lot of training, and that work was an alternative learning environment. This was important to retain their job and to further their studies. This thesis identifies three transition trajectories as well as a model for understanding the self in transition to FE within the Maltese context by identifying theories which are adaptable to this particular scenario. It also provides key learnings for policy makers and practitioners within the Maltese educational context. These include the exposure of students to MCAST, in-service training for subject and guidance teachers at service in secondary schools and guidelines for standardized induction as well as monitoring programmes aimed at increasing student retenti