학업중단 청소년 지원 프로그램 효과 메타 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to comprehensively understand the effectiveness of the support programs for youth school dropouts by conducting a meta-analysis with 35 domestic studies published from 2002 to 2022. The results of the study are as follows. The overall effect size of the school dropouts support programs was 1.35, which was considered high. Among the four types of the support programs, the career support program showed the greatest effect, followed by the school life adaptation support program and the psychological support program. Among the four areas of the resulting variables, the variables related to career aspects showed the highest effect size, followed by cognitive aspects, social aspects, and emotional aspects. The programs with more than 10 sessions showed higher effectiveness compared to programs with less than 10 sessions. Programs conducted with adolescents living in group residential youth facilities showed better effects compared to programs with youths living in their own home. This study provides a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the effectiveness of support programs for school dropouts. Implications and limitations for future research were also discussed.