Family Factors Related to School Dropout in Mapuche Children: A Case Study

Abstract

The present article has as its main objective to assess the presence and the specific weight of a set of relevant family factors in primary level mapuche school leavers from a vulnerable area of Santiago. The study is based on quantitative information obtained from a survey applied to a sample of boys and girls living in this area who left school before completing the primary cycle. The results show that mapuche and non-mapuche exhibit major differences with respect to certain structural characteristics, which confirms the need for setting up differentiated policies to prevent dropout among this ethnic group.