INTERSECTIONALITY, YOUNG PEOPLE “WITHOUT-A-SYSTEM” AND RESISTANCE. A DIFFERENT LOOK AT SCHOOL FAILURE/DROPPING OUT

ABSTRACT

Failure and dropping out of school are some of the issues that cause the greatest concern, both nationally and internationally. It is a phenomenon on which there is a long tradition of studies and research that offers us the map of factors that intervene in the concomitance of failure and abandonment. However, we understand that, despite the value of these contributions, there is still a vacuum of experiences told by the subjects who are in that situation. This work is part of this plan that emerges from the reflections derived from the research project “Risk of failure and school dropout in Secondary Education. The educational, family and sociocultural contexts. A qualitative study”. As an analytical tool we use the concept of intersectionality and dominance matrix of Hill Collins that allows us to talk about young people “without-a-system” and their resistance to the school system and educational institutions.

KEYWORDS:
school failure; dropping out; secondary education; intersectionality; matrix of domination; recognition