SCHOOL DROPOUTS IN COLOMBIA: A SITUATION THAT IS PART OF THE REALITY IN THE COLOMBIAN-VENEZUELAN BORDER AREA

Abstract

The Colombian-Venezuelan border has faced countless situations that every day have become more complex; the closure of the border in 2015, the migratory diaspora that Venezuela is experiencing and of course the displacement of Venezuelans to Norte de Santander has brought with it an accumulation of actions that show that educational institutions on the border have become a place of stay for thousands of children who have come to this area; This situation has led to an increase in enrollment, specifically in primary and secondary education, but another situation emerges which is defined by school dropouts; one day three children arrive and the next day five leave; in fact, it is proposed as an object of study to reflect on school dropouts: To reflect on school dropout in Colombia: situation in the border area: situation that is part of the reality in the Colombian-Venezuelan border area. The study was carried out by means of a qualitative methodology framed in the analysis of content as a technique from which an academic essay arises. It resulted in a sample of theoretical elements focused on the situation in the educational institutions in the border areas and it is concluded that school desertion has become a situation that is complex to address where strategies are required to counteract such eventualities from the classrooms.