scholarly journals The Risk for Boys from Poor Communities to Drop out from School: The Case of Khartoum, Sudan

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 187-197
Author(s):  
Nagwa Babiker Abdalla Yousif ◽  
Shadia Abdel Rahim Mohammed

In the current world, poverty and education are interconnected. Low level of education is the cause of poverty, as extreme forms of poverty do not allow many children to get a good education. This study investigates the risk factors that significantly increase the likelihood of pupils dropping out of school in Khartoum, Sudan. To accomplish the research, two factors are selected, namely absenteeism and low performance of pupils from poor, disadvantaged communities. A comprehensive interviewing is used to collect the necessary primary data along with the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) data. The life of pupils is characterised by multi-dimensional poverty apace with illiteracy, displacement and large family size, parents' engagement in low paid jobs. The pupils presented multiple reasons (related to poverty) for their absenteeism and low performance. The results indicate that pupils are not clear with their future perspectives whether to drop out of the school or to continue their studies. The study concludes that poverty is the main reason for absenteeism and low performance that increases the likelihood of pupils dropping out of school.

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3A) ◽  
pp. 313
Author(s):  
Vinny Briggita Mua ◽  
Elsje Pauline Manginsela ◽  
Jenny ., Baroleh

This study aims to determine what factors are the cause of drop out of the children of farmers and non-farmers and whether there are differences in factors that cause drop out of the children of farmers and non-farmers. The analysis used in this research is by using descriptive analysis. This study was conducted from April to June 2017. This study used primary data and secondary data. Primary data was collected by direct interviews based on list of questions that have been prepared to the total respondents as many as 28 respondents. Method of sampling in this research use purposive sampling methods, they are children of farmer and not farmer with their parents. The results of this study indicate that the factors causing drop out of the children of farmers and non-farmers are: internal factors consisting of the will of the child itself and because children do not like school. External factors consisting of the economic condition of parents (unable to finance) and the social environment because affected with children who have dropped out of school first. At the parent level, both farmers and non-farmers, there is no difference in the reasons for dropping out. While at the level of children, both farmers and non-farmers children, there are different reasons for dropping out of school. Non-farmer children are because of internal factors: the willingness of children themselves while the child farmers are because of external factors are because the social environment.*eprm*


2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Prince Mokoena ◽  
Adrian D. van Breda

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.


Author(s):  
Pedro Ricardo Álvarez-Pérez ◽  
David López-Aguilar ◽  
María Olga González-Morales ◽  
Rocío Peña-Vázquez

The relationship between engagement and the intention to drop out was the focus of this research. Following an empirical–analytical approach, a sample of 1,122 university students responded to a questionnaire designed to measure the engagement and the intention to drop out of school. The results confirmed that undergraduates who considered dropping out had lower scores on the engagement scale. These data are relevant for the adoption of preventive measures against academic dropouts.


2015 ◽  
Vol 105 (5) ◽  
pp. 598-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes ◽  
Mary J. Lopez

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.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Sisrika Hayatul Rahmi ◽  
Wisroni Wisroni

This research was motivated by the high independence of school dropouts in Jorong Koto Baru Lembah Gumanti District, Solok Regency, which was marked by their own income and their participation in community activities. The independence of teenagers dropping out of school was allegedly due to the efforts of parents in establishing their independence. The total population in this study were 25 teenagers who dropped out of school with a sampling of 60% so that there were 15 people. Data analysis techniques used are quantitative descriptive with percentage calculation. The results of the study found that, (1) the opportunity given by parents, (2) communication conducted by parents, and (3) the responsibility given in the formation of independence in Jorong Koto Baru was categorized as very good.Keywords: Efforts, Independence


2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-75
Author(s):  
Birgit Brock-Utne ◽  
Torill Aagot Halvorsen ◽  
Mwajuma Vuzo

Both in developing countries in the South and developed countries in the North a large portion of pupils from each cohort drop out or, maybe more correctly described, are pushed out of school each year. In the South, there is also a considerable portion of school-aged children who do not attend school at all. The article examines selected data collected from ethnographic interviews, during a Norwegian ongoing longitudinal project, and a survey in Tanzania, and other developing countries. We ask the questions: What are the reasons for this situation? Are the reasons the same in the South as in the North? In this article examples will be given from a country in the North, Norway and a country in the South, Tanzania. What do we know about the reasons for dropping out of school in these two countries? Who are the children dropping out? From which social class do they come? Are they from urban or rural areas? Were there more boys or more girls? What happens to the children after they drop out of school? How much is the school itself to blame for the situation? How relevant is what is learnt in school to the life children lead and their job prospects? What could have been done differently in order to retain children in school in the South, exemplified by Tanzania, and the North exemplified by Norway?


2014 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 185-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eureka B. Mokibelo

Among San communities in Botswana, the rate of student disengagement from both primary and junior secondary school is an ongoing concern for educators. San learners leave school at all levels of primary and junior secondary education. Students who leave school have tended not to provide reasons as to why they are dropping out. This study investigated some of the reasons why San learners decided to drop out at primary and junior secondary school levels in the Central District in Botswana. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 20 former students living in five cattle-posts where the participants worked as cattle herders. The results indicate that some San drop out of school for reasons of survival, both within and outside school. The findings of the study offer insights into some of the issues that impede students within San communities in achieving their educational goals. Further, the findings could assist educational authorities in their review of current educational practices in Botswana so that that all citizens can be appropriately accommodated within the education system.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-220
Author(s):  
Muhammad Arwan Rosyadi ◽  
Syarifuddin Syarifuddin ◽  
Anisa Puspa Rani ◽  
Taufiq Ramdani

The high dropout rate in West Nusa Tenggara is a worrying fact behind the incessanteducation programs such as Law No. 20 of 2013 which requires 20 percent of the statebudget for education. In 2017, as many as 80 school-aged children in Guntur Macanvillage, Gunung Sari sub-district, West Lombok Regency were not in school. Besides theexternal factors (family economy) which are considered as the dominant factors causingdropout students, there is a personal initiative factor that encourages adolescents to takeaction to drop out of school. This research aims to understand: (1) the internal motives ofindividuals who encourage teenagers to drop out of school, (2) subjective knowledge aboutdropouts in teenagers dropping out of school, and (3) the form of externalizing the meaningin daily life - specifically in education and economics. This study used a qualitative researchmethod with a phenomenological approach. Then, the subjects of the study are teenagerswho dropped out of school in Guntur Macan Village. The focus and unit of analysis in thisstudy are the motives, subjective meanings, and externalization of individual actors(informants). This study finds out various motives and subjective meanings of studentdropout school. After dropping out of school, externalization in the field of education, themajority took the form of "other externalization", and the minority attended courses at theVocational Training Center. While in the economic field, the majority of teenagers droppingout of school are construction workers (peladen), and the minority are mechanics. Based onthe identification of motives, subjective meaning, and externalization of teenagers whodropped out of school in Guntur Macan Village, three categories of dropping out of schoolactions were obtained; conventional, conditional, and constructional.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelaziz Razouki ◽  
Laila Rafouk ◽  
Widad Bouab ◽  
Khadija EL Hariri ◽  
Abdelhakim Alagui ◽  
...  

Dropping out of school has been a major concern at the Moroccan university for several years and is apparent in several university reports.  28% to 30% of students drop out in their first year. The risk factors for dropping out are numerous. The risk of dropping out of school is higher for a student from a disadvantageous social background than for those from a privileged background, with identical academic skills. Research shows that many factors, such as anxiety, uncertainty, Lack of guidance, isolation or alienation, academic difficulties, teaching methods and the teachers’ attitude are key determinants of students’ disengagement from their studies. Actions have been taken by the Moroccan government to reduce this phenomenon; particularly in the form of the “Programme d’Urgence” launched by the Ministry (2008-2012), but the situation has not improved significantly.This publication reports the results of a research conducted at the Cadi Ayyad University since 2015. The tool used to run this investigation is a questionnaire while withdrawing their baccalaureate’s degree from the student affairs service, canceling their registration.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 538
Author(s):  
Aristiana Prihatining Rahayu ◽  
Agoes Poerwanto ◽  
Ngatmain Ngatmain

Pesatnya jumlah dan sebaran permasalahan sosial kota Surabaya, belum sebanding dengan daya jangkau, kapasitas, dan, kemampuan pelayanan sosial yang dilakukan pemerintah. Kewajiban pemerintah dalam memenuhi hak-hak dasar warganya belum dapat terlaksanakan secara maksimal, termasuk dalam persoalan pendidikan. Untuk itu, pemerintah kota Surabaya melalui Dinas Sosial bekerja sama dengan perguruan tinggi negeri dan swasta yang ada di kota Surabaya untuk memberikan pendampingan pendidikan kepada anak dari keluarga penyandang masalah kesejahteraan sosial (miskin), yang rentan atau putus sekolah melalui program Campus Social Responsibility (CSR) One to One.  Dalam proses pelaksanaannya, mahasiswa diterjunkan untuk melakukan berbagai program pendampingan yang mengarah pada tujuan besar yakni menekan angka anak rawan dan putus sekolah. Sasaran dari program adalah anak dari keluarga penyandang masalah kesejahteraan sosial (PMKS) yang putus atau rentan putus sekolah, yang terdata Dinas Sosial Kota Surabaya.  Luarannya adalah  terbangunnya motivasi adik damping untuk tetap semangat sekolah, dan mengembalikan mereka yang putus sekolah untuk kembali ke bangku sekolah. Metode pelaksanaannya_ koordinasi antara dinas sosial dan PTN/PTS di Kota Surabaya , sosialisasi program ke mahasiswa, perekrutan tim CSR, pelaksanaan pendampingan dan evaluasi. Indikator program CSR ini adalah mahasiswa mampu mengembalikan adik damping mereka yang rentan maupun putus sekolah, untuk kembali dan makin termotivasi bersekolah.  kata kunci : campus social responsibility , dinas sosial, mahasiswa  One To One UM Surabaya Campus Social Responsibility (CSR) Program as an Effort to Reduce the Number of Children Dropping Out of School in the City of SurabayaABSTRACTThe rapid number and distribution of social problems in the city of Surabaya is not yet comparable to the reach, capacity and ability of social services provided by the government. The government's obligation to fulfill the basic rights of its citizens has not been maximally implemented, including in matters of education. For this reason, the Surabaya city government through the Social Service collaborates with public and private universities in the city of Surabaya to provide educational assistance to children from families with social welfare problems (poor), who are vulnerable or drop out of school through the One to One Campus Social Responsibility (CSR) program. In the implementation process, students are deployed to carry out various mentoring programs that aim at the big goal of reducing the number of vulnerable children and dropping out of school. The target of the program is children from families with social welfare problems (PMKS) who drop out or are prone to dropping out of school, which is recorded by the Surabaya City Social Service. The result is the awakening of the motivation of the assistants to keep up the spirit of school, and to return those who drop out of school to return to school. The method of implementation is coordination between social services and PTN / PTS in the city of Surabaya, socialization of the program to students, recruitment of CSR teams, implementation of mentoring and evaluation. The indicator of this CSR program is that students are able to return their siblings who are vulnerable or drop out of school, to return and be more motivated to go to school.keywords: campus social responsibility, social service, student 


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