SANSCHO: School attendance and school absenteeism in Schleswig-Holstein

The project SANCHO is divided into five different modules, each pursuing one goal:

Module 1: Document analysis on the current situation of school attendance problems and early school-leaving in Schleswig-Holstein and nationwide.

Module 2: Questionnaire survey in pre-/post-design (students, teachers, parents, others) of school attendance problems and dropouts in the different types of schools in Schleswig-Holstein as well as annual analysis of prevalences and distribution based on school data.

Module 3: Individual and group interviews for an in-depth analysis of expectations and assessments as well as the recording of subjective positions of relevant stakeholder groups with regard to the current situation of school attendance problems.

Module 4: Individual case analyzes to identify the strengths and weaknesses of current procedures for dealing with school dropouts in individual cases in Schleswig-Holstein and to derive needs for change and recommendations for school and extracurricular support systems.

Module 5: Scientific support and promotion of school development to optimize preventive and interventive school approaches to encourage attendance and school participation at selected schools.

The project will run for three and a half years (June 2024 - 31.12.2027) and is funded by the state of Schleswig-Holstein.

The overall project management lies with Prof. Dr. Heinrich Ricking, supported by the two research assistants Chiara Enderle and Hanna Wirths from the University of Leipzig. Prof. Dr. Marie-Christine Vierbuchen is responsible at the European University of Flensburg.