Capacity or Money? Why Students Choose to Drop out of Junior High School in Rural Northeast China

Autor/in	Wan, Yi
Titel	Capacity or Money? Why Students Choose to Drop out of Junior High School in Rural Northeast China
Quelle	In: Educational Review, 74 (2022) 7, S.1264-1281 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wan, Yi)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1911
DOI	10.1080/00131911.2021.1887818
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Rural Areas; Student Attitudes; Parent Attitudes; Junior High School Students; Dropouts; At Risk Students; Motivation; Dropout Rate; Tuition; Access to Education; Educational Facilities; Boarding Schools; Educational Environment; Costs; Stress Variables; Academic Achievement; Educational Discrimination; Migrant Workers; Tutoring; Barriers; Grade 8; Grade 9; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Schülerverhalten; Elternverhalten; Junior High Schools; Student; Students; Sekundarstufe I; Schüler; Schülerin; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Unterweisung; Unterricht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Bildungsstätte; Boarding school; Internat; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Cost; Kosten; Schulleistung; Wanderarbeiter; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09
Abstract	This study analyses student and parental perspectives on the decision to drop out from a rural junior high school in northeast China. Data were collected in 2017 via participant observation, focus groups with students who were considered at "high risk of dropping out", and semi-structured interviews with parents. The official Chinese dropout rate during the nine years of compulsory education is 6.2%; however, in this case, the cumulative dropout rate was as high as 43.1%. Beyond analysing the poor education environment, low academic performance, and pressures from private tutoring, migrant families' situations were also examined for a deeper understanding of the motivations of dropouts and their parents. Official discourse in China blames high dropout rates on students' "study-weariness"; however, this study suggests that, given the intense competitiveness of the country's education system and the disadvantages of rural residents, dropping out may seem a rational choice for many rural families. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01