scholarly journals School dropout among female learners in rural Mpumalanga, South Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Prince Mokoena ◽  
Adrian D. van Breda
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Secondary Schooling ◽  
Out Of School

South Africa, like many countries, has high numbers of learners who do not complete secondary schooling. This reduces these young people’s chances of finding work or of earning a better salary. It is thus important to understand the factors that contribute to high school dropout. In the study reported on here we investigated the factors that caused a number of female learners to drop out and return to high school in a rural community in Mpumalanga. The learners provided 3 reasons for dropping out of school: pregnancy, illness and immigration. The analysis of these factors suggests 3 underlying themes that influence the ability of children to remain in school, viz. health, policies and structures, and poverty. The implications of these and recommendations to address them are discussed. The authors argue that greater interdepartmental efforts are required to support vulnerable girls to remain in school.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Program Bos terhadap Keputusan Anak Putus Sekolah

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 680-697
Author(s):  
Pramudina Rahmawati
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
Binary Logit ◽  
Out Of School

This study aims to analyze the influence of the BOS Program on junior high school dropout decisions in Purworejo Regency and analyze individual, family and school characteristics of junior high school dropout decisions in Purworejo Regency. This type of research is quantitative. The population used in this study were all junior high school children in Purworejo Regency with 24,827 students graduating from junior high school and 30 students dropping out of school. Data analysis method used in this study is binary logit regression. The results in this study indicate that the BOS Program has no significant effect on the decision of school dropouts because BOS funds cannot cover all school operational costs so that many school fees are charged to parents and there are other factors that cause children's decision to drop out of school. Individual characteristics in the form of education and health perceptions significantly influence the decision of school dropouts. Family characteristics in the form of the number of siblings, siblings drop out of school, help parents, and academic support of parents significantly influence the decision of children dropping out of school. School characteristics such as problems with teachers, problems with friends, and distance do not have a significant effect, while school dropouts have a statistically significant effect on the decisions of dropouts. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh Program BOS terhadap keputusan anak putus sekolah tingkat SMP di Kabupaten Purworejo dan menganalisis karakteristik individu, keluarga dan sekolah terhadap keputusan anak putus sekolah tingkat SMP di Kabupaten Purworejo. Jenis penelitian ini adalah kuantitatif. Populasi yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh anak sekolah menengah pertama di Kabupaten Purworejo dengan anak yang lulus sekolah menengah pertama sejumlah 24.827 siswa dan anak putus sekolah sebanyak 30 siswa. Metode analisis data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah regresi binary logit. Hasil dalam penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Program BOS tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan anak putus sekolah karena dana BOS tidak dapat menutup semua biaya operasional sekolah sehingga banyak biaya sekolah yang dibebankan kepada orang tua siswa serta terdapatnya faktor lain yang menyebabkan keputusan anak untuk putus sekolah. Karakteristik individu berupa persepsi pendidikan dan kesehatan berpengaruh signifikan terhadap keputusan anak putus sekolah. Karakteristik keluarga berupa jumlah saudara, saudara kandung putus sekolah, membantu orang tua, dan dukungan akademik orang tua berpengaruh signifkan terhadap keputusan anak putus sekolah. Karakteristik sekolah berupa masalah dengan guru, masalah dengan teman, dan jarak tidak berpengaruh signifikan, sedangkan teman putus sekolah berpengaruh signifikan secara statistik terhadap keputusan anak putus sekolah.

scholarly journals Persepsi Orang Tua terhadap Remaja Putus Sekolah

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-76
Author(s):  
Nofrialdi Nofrialdi
Keyword(s):  
Field Research ◽  
Poor Response ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Perceptions Of Education ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Out Of School

The number of teenagers who drop out of school in Jorong Kampung Baru, South Solok Regency is not only from the teenagers themselves but also from their parents. This is caused by the lack of attention, the poor response of parents to adolescents who go to school and the encouragement from parents to continue their children's education to a higher level. The objectives to be achieved in this study are to describe parents' perceptions of education, parents' perceptions of teenagers dropping out of school and the factors of teenagers dropping out of school. This study uses field research methods, in the form of descriptive field research. The informants of this study were parents of high school dropout teenagers in Jorong Kampung Baru, South Solok Regency. The data was obtained through observation and in-depth interviews

scholarly journals Investigation of High School Students’ Dropout Risk Level

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1-May) ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Mevsim Zengin
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
High School Students ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Descriptive Survey ◽  
Out Of School

The aim of this study is to determine the risk level of high school students for dropout. The sample of the research in the descriptive survey model consisted of 578 students studying in public high schools in the central districts of Mersin. The “School Dropout Risk Scale” was used as a data collection tool in the study. According to the findings obtained as a result of the research, male students are more likely to drop out of school and behave antisocial than female students. It has been observed that there are silent types who have a perception of failure, do not show that they will drop out of school, are in the risk group, and that the students expressed a “low” level of opinion regarding the total score at the risk of dropping out of school. In line with these findings, suggestions were made to prevent school dropout.

Falling Through the Cracks? Grade Retention and School Dropout among Children of Likely Unauthorized Immigrants

2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes ◽  
Mary J. Lopez
Keyword(s):  
Grade Retention ◽  
Residential Location ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Immigration Enforcement ◽  
Weighted Index ◽  
Repeating A Grade ◽  
Out Of School

We evaluate how intensified interior immigration enforcement impacts the likelihood that children of unauthorized immigrants will repeat a grade or drop out of school. Using a weighted index of the intensity of interior immigration enforcement at the MSA level, we find that increased enforcement has the largest impact on younger children ages 6 to 13. The estimates, which account for the non-random residential location of children and their families, reveal that increased enforcement raises young children's probability of repeating a grade by 6 percent and their likelihood of dropping out of school by 25.2 percent.

High School Dropout and the Role of Career and Technical Education: A Survival Analysis of Surviving High School

2008 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 345-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Plank ◽  
Stefanie DeLuca ◽  
Angela Estacion
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Career And Technical Education ◽  
Technical Education ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
High School Curriculum ◽  
Career And Technical ◽  
Academic Courses

This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 to investigate high school dropout and its association with the high school curriculum. In particular, it examines how combinations of career and technical education (CTE) and core academic courses influence the likelihood of leaving school. Hazards models indicate a significant curvilinear association between the CTE-to-academic course-taking ratio and the risk of dropping out for youths who were aged 14 and younger when they entered the ninth grade (not old for grade). This finding suggests that a middle-range mix of exposure to CTE and an academic curriculum can strengthen a student's attachment to or motivation while in school. The same association was not found between course taking and the likelihood of dropping out for youths who were aged 15 or older when they entered high school, thus prompting further consideration of the situation of being old for grade in school settings that remain highly age graded in their organization.

Making It Count: Breadth and Intensity of Extracurricular Engagement and High School Dropout

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (6) ◽  
pp. 1039-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen R. Neely ◽  
Elizabeth Vaquera
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Extracurricular Activities ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
Low Income Families

Previous research suggests that extracurricular engagement reduces the likelihood of high school dropout, particularly among traditionally at-risk populations such as racial and ethnic minorities and students from low-income families. Using social bond theory, we examine how the breadth and intensity of extracurricular engagement are related to the likelihood of dropout among a nationally representative sample of students over three years of schooling. Using logistic regression models, we use data from the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 to examine how extracurricular participation relates to the potential of dropping out by accounting for known correlates and potential selection biases. We find a significant positive relationship between engagement in extracurricular activities (both in number and distribution over different types of activities) and a reduced likelihood of dropout. This relationship is particularly strong in the case of athletic involvement among African American students and for students who simultaneously participate in both athletic and academic/fine arts activities. Implications of these findings are discussed in light of current policy trends toward the elimination of extracurricular programming and the assessment of student participation fees.

Substance Use and Psychosocial Predictors of High School Dropout in Cape Town, South Africa

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. Flisher ◽  
Loraine Townsend ◽  
Perpetual Chikobvu ◽  
Carl F. Lombard ◽  
Gary King
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Psychosocial Predictors

scholarly journals Leisure boredom and high school dropout in Cape Town, South Africa

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Wegner ◽  
Alan J. Flisher ◽  
Perpetual Chikobvu ◽  
Carl Lombard ◽  
Gary King
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
High School ◽  
Cape Town ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Leisure Boredom

High School Dropout and Students Identified with Behavioral Disorders

1992 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry J. Kortering ◽  
Jose Blackorby
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Behavioral Disorders ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Educational Service ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
School History ◽  
Out Of School

This study examined the extent and nature of the high school dropout problem among a sample of students with behavioral disorders It was found that the study sample had a much higher proportion of students who had been dropped out of school than those who had been graduated. The respective subsets of students who had dropped out of school and those who had graduated were compared across measures of demographic characteristics, referral information, and school history. Those who had dropped out of school were found to have experienced significantly more changes in educational service placements, school transfers, and previous releases than had their peers who had graduated. However, both subsets were found to be similar across indices of demographic and referral information. Implications for research and practice are also noted.

Why Do We Drop Out? Typology of Dropping Out of High School

2020 ◽  
pp. 0044118X2091843
Author(s):  
Jelena Ogresta ◽  
Ines Rezo ◽  
Petra Kožljan ◽  
Marie-Hélène Paré ◽  
Marina Ajduković
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
High School Dropouts ◽  
High School Dropout ◽  
School Dropout ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Dropouts ◽  
And Cluster Analysis

We assessed how high school dropouts in Croatia interpret their school experiences and life circumstances, using semi-structured interviews of 20 young people, M ( SD) = 18.4 (1.23) years, 63.6% male, based on questions following a chronological life course from elementary to high school. Using qualitative content analysis and cluster analysis, we yielded a typology of high school dropouts. Four high school dropout types were identified based on the factors leading to dropout: (a) the poor academic achievers, (b) the quiet dropouts, (c) the maladjusted dropouts, and (d) the stressed dropouts. Our findings confirm the previously reported role of poor academic achievement and externalizing problems in high school dropout and additionally highlight the importance of internalizing problems and highly stressful life events for dropout risk.

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