The first meeting of the Regional Awareness Days, where the Ministry of National Education brings together policy makers, education authorities, community leaders and NGO representatives at central, regional and local levels to combat early school leaving, was held in Ankara.
The meeting hosted the participants from the pilot Provincial Directorates of MoNE from Afyon, Ankara, Çankırı, Nevşehir, Trabzon and Şırnak; administrators and teachers from pilot schools; mukhtars and NGO representatives, and it started with opening speeches. During the meeting, participants were informed about the activities carried out within the scope of the project and EU policies and practices on combating early school leaving (ESL), the current status of early school leaving (ESL) in Türkiye, the ODAP Integrated Model and the Early Warning System (EUS), which offer an integrated approach to combating ESL in secondary education.
In the afternoon part of the meeting, the participants were divided into groups and worked in groups to discuss their contributions for preventing early school leaving.
Regional Awareness Days, aiming to create an enabling environment for participation, consultation and dialogue with relevant stakeholders, will continue second and third rounds in Şanlıurfa and Istanbul, respectively.
Stakeholders’ Contribution Targeted in the Implementation of ODAP Integrated Model
It is organised in order to obtain the support of stakeholders in the implementation of the ODAP Integrated Model, which is implemented to achieve real social progress in combating early school leaving and to increase school attendance.
The ODAP Integrated Model, developed by the Ministry of National Education within the scope of the ODAP Project in order to prevent early school leaving in secondary education and to combat absenteeism, aims to prevent early school leaving with measures to be implemented in 3 areas: “prevention”, “intervention” and “compensation”.
Within the scope of ODAP, both academic and psycho-social interventions are carried out for students at risk in order to strengthen their ties with school and improve their perceptions of the future. The interventions include catch-up classes to strengthen their academic achievement, mentoring, creative and educational activities to develop their talents and skills.