Barriers to Participation and Retention: Engaging and Returning "Out of School" Children in the Gambia

Autor/inn/en	Daly, Angela; Mbenga, Basiru; Camara, Alpha
Titel	Barriers to Participation and Retention: Engaging and Returning "Out of School" Children in the Gambia
Quelle	In: Education 3-13, 44 (2016) 2, S.181-196 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4279
DOI	10.1080/03004279.2014.929723
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Barriers; Out of School Youth; Mixed Methods Research; Interviews; Rural Areas; Urban Areas; Attitude Measures; Value Judgment; Academic Aspiration; Academic Persistence; Family Influence; Costs; Access to Education; Cultural Influences; Elementary Education; Early Childhood Education; Proximity; Educational Quality; Children; Preadolescents; Gambia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Urban area; Stadtregion; Werturteil; Cost; Kosten; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Elementarunterricht; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Lebensnähe; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Child; Kind; Kinder; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz
Abstract	This study explores the phenomenon of out-of-school children in the Gambia through the perspectives of children and families. Using mixed methods, the study reports the extent of school participation. Interviews with urban and rural out-of-school children reveal their experiences and reasons for non-enrolment or leaving school. The study highlights children's and families' views about the value of and aspiration for education, so often missed through statistical studies on access to education. Findings suggest the main barriers to participation and retention are a mix of family and school-based factors encompassing issues of affordability and accessibility of school, and family and cultural circumstances. In the context of wider policy reforms, initiatives to address unaffordable costs of school and to improve the quality of education such as the School Improvement Grant and Early Childhood Development provision show promise for engaging and returning children to school. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01