Why do primary school students drop out in poor, rural China? A portrait sketched in a remote mountain village

2012 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol Chung ◽  
Mark Mason
2020 ◽  
Vol V (I) ◽  
pp. 38-51
Author(s):  
Malik Amer Atta ◽  
Muhammad Javed Iqbal ◽  
Abdul Hafeez Joya

The problem under consideration was "Teachers' perception regarding determinants primary school students' dropout at Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Sample of eight schools, four male (two rural and two urban) and four female (two rural and two urban) was drawn/selected from selected district. Thus a total sample of one hundred and ninety-two schools was selected randomly from all the twenty four districts. A questionnaire entailing of thirty one items was developed and administered to the stakeholders for the purpose of data collection. Percentage statistics was used for analysis of data. Mostly teachers opinion that causes of dropout include illiterate paternal, deprived financial position of parents, overburden courses, absence of governmental attention, absence of student's interest, absence of co-curricular activities, students absenteeism from school, distance between school and home, repeating the same class, absence of physical facilities absence of efforts to abstain students from being drop out, absence of paternal interest, paternal over affection and rising expenses.


The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with school refusal behavior in primary school students. Student’s self-report and teacher’s measures were implemented; and students were recruited from 20 primary schools in six districts in Selangor, Malaysia. The survey was conducted at the end of school term in 2016, with a total of 915 students from Year 4 and Year 5 participating. The sample of students had been absent from school for more than 15% of school days in the current year. Pearson correlation shows a significant relationship between academic achievement and school satisfaction toward school refusal behavior. The findings of this study suggest that academic difficulties and dissatisfaction towards school environment could be the important risk factors for school refusal behavior. The present study underscores the importance of early detection and intervention as measures to reduce school refusal. Finally, the findings imply that the role of school factors should always be taken into account in connection with school refusal behaviour.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document