The laboratory brings together international members from multiple academic disciplines (including educational sciences, sociology, sociolinguistics), various paradigms, and diverse professions.

Our scientific study goals are to understand the functioning of educational alliances (various forms of collaboration) and the challenges surrounding early school leaving in order to co-construct, with partners in the field, solutions that promote the school retention rates of all pupils.

The laboratory is developing 4 interconnected study topics:

• pupil retention: the mechanisms, initiatives and contexts promoting educational success ;
• educational alliances: the implementation of collaborative configurations that promote pupil retention ;
• early school leaving and the problems associated with it ;
• identification and support of pupils with special needs ;