CONTENTS // Table of Figures 4 // Codes, Abbreviations and Acronyms 5 // Main Findings 7 // Introduction 17 // Chapter 1: Defining and Measuring Early Leaving from Education and Training 21 // Chapter 2: Factors Contributing to Students Leaving // the Education and Training System Early 35 // Chapter 3: Strategies, Policies and Measures Against Early Leaving 51 // Chapter 4: Governance and Cross-Sector Cooperation in the Area of Early Leaving 67 // Chapter 5: The Role of Education and Career Guidance in Tackling Early Leaving 81 // Chapter 6: Early Leaving from Vocational Education and Training 103 // References 127 // Glossary 137 // National Information Sheets 143 // Acknowledgements 219