Typology of School Dropout: The Dimensions and Dynamics of Dropout in Ghana

Autor/in	Ananga, Eric Daniel
Titel	Typology of School Dropout: The Dimensions and Dynamics of Dropout in Ghana
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Development, 31 (2011) 4, S.374-381 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0738-0593
DOI	10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.01.006
Schlagwörter	Dropouts; Rural Areas; Foreign Countries; Childhood Attitudes; Sampling; Interviews; Guidelines; Prevention; Educational Policy; Ghana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Ausland; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Richtlinien; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik
Abstract	This paper explores the dropout experience of children who dropped out of schools located in two rural communities in the Central Region of Ghana. The main research question sought to explore the meaning and types of drop out founded on the views of children who had dropped out of school. The study tracked 18 children aged 7-17 years. Snowball sampling was employed to identify participants of the study. Data was collected from children and significant others using in-depth interviews. Using CREATE's analytical framework of zones of exclusion, this paper identify five type of school dropouts and argues that policies to prevent dropout and encourage drop-in requires specific rather than general targeting. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10