RT Journal Article
T1 The politics of educational success: a realist evaluation of early school leaving policies in Catalonia (Spain)
A1 Tarabini, Aina
A1 Currán Fábregas, Marta
A1 López Montes, Alejandro
A1 Parcerisa, Lluis
AB The objective of the article is to examine what is ‘taken for granted’ in the policies designed to combat Early School Leaving (ESL) in Catalonia, identifying their implicit ontologies, causal assumptions and logics of action. In order to do so, the realist evaluation is applied. Specifically, this methodology has been applied to compare the discourses, priorities and policies of two key agents in defining and implementing policies to combat ESL in Catalonia: the Catalan Department for Education (Regional Government body) and the Barcelona Education Consortium (Local Government body). In each case, systematic documentary analysis has been conducted as well as in-depth interviews with educational experts and policymakers. The results of the analysis allows opening up the black box of the political priorities defined by this two political agents, identifying two highly controversial logics to understand educational success and to consequently address ESL.
PB Taylor & Francis
SN 1750-8495
YR 2016
FD 2016
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97588
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97588
LA eng
NO Tarabini, A., Curran, M., Montes, A.& Parcerisa, L. (2018). The politics of educational success: a realist evaluation of early school leaving policies in Catalonia (Spain). Critical Studies in Education, 59(3), 364-381, DOI: 10.1080/17508487.2016.1197842
NO This article is an outcome of the following research project: ‘Early school leaving in Spain. An analysis of young people’s educational decisions, motivations and strategies’, funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness for the period 2012-2016 (reference: CSO2012-31575) (http://abjoves.es).
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 14 dic 2025