Perspectives of school dropouts’ dilemma in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon: An ethnographic study

Al-Hroub, Anies

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2013.04.004

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“…According to the female head teachers, excessive involvement in household chores and caring for siblings negatively affects girls' academic performance and their ability to attend school regularly; as a result, they often drop out of school. The previous studies on school dropout with teachers and head teachers' perspective also establish poverty, illiterate parents, lack of awareness, lack of parental interest, poor academic performance, a large number of siblings, early marriages, remote schools, household chores and caring for younger siblings as the main causes of school dropout for girls in underdeveloped areas of the world (i.e., Abuya et al, 2013;Al-Hroub, 2014;Bridgeland, 2010;Dakwa et al, 2014;G. A. Khan, Azhar, et al, 2011;Munsaka, 2011;Seidu & Adzahlie-Mensah, 2010;.…”

Section: Female Head Teachers' Perspectives On the Dropout Problemmentioning

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“…Hence, the literature review is based on studies conducted in other countries. In an international context, some empirical studies attempt to capture the dropout problem from schools through indirectly observing the behaviour of school staff while some others explore teachers' and head teachers' perspectives directly by asking questions (Abuya, Onsomu, & Moore, 2012;Al-Hroub, 2014;Christle, Jolivette, & Nelson, 2007;Dakwa, Chiome, & Chabaya, 2014;Meyers & Houssemand, 2011;Munsaka, 2011;Seidu & Adzahlie-Mensah, 2010). Evidence from this literature shows that the teachers and head teachers do not tend to believe that teaching practices and the school culture push some students to leave early.…”

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“…Previous qualitative studies on school dropout are limited to one particular community or geographical area, and investigate the dropout problem within certain communal contexts or locations. Their samples of study are also limited to only two to four schools (i.e., Abuya et al, 2013;Al-Hroub, 2014;Dakwa et al, 2014;Munsaka, 2011;Seidu & Adzahlie-Mensah, 2010). By contrast, this study covers multiple locations and a larger number of schools, and thus provides a clearer picture of the dropout problem at secondary level compared to previous research studies.…”

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Head Teachers' Perspectives on School Drop-Out in Secondary Schools in Rural Punjab, Pakistan

Mughal

Aldridge

2017

Educational Studies

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This study investigates head teachers' perspectives of the school dropout problem at public secondary schools in rural Punjab, Pakistan. The study is based on qualitative methods and included telephone interviews to collect primary data. Sixteen districts of the Punjab where secondary school dropout rate is above 20% were purposively selected for the study. The findings indicate that other than some socioeconomic and individual factors, different exam patterns at primary, elementary and secondary levels, easy promotion policy in early classes, English medium syllabus, poor educational background of students, high failure rate in class 9 and top-down pressures on teachers to perform non-academic duties are major causes of children dropping out from school. The findings of the study suggest that only through implementation of a socio-culturally compatible syllabus-a corresponding examination system for all levels-allowing students to repeat class 9 in case they fail, setting teachers free from non-teaching duties and providing extra financial support to poor students can significantly prevent school dropout at secondary level. The study further argues that easy promotion policy in early classes may retain more children at school but it causes high rates of dropout from secondary classes.

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Section: Female Head Teachers' Perspectives On the Dropout Problemmentioning

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Section: The Problem Of School Dropout In Pakistanmentioning

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Section: Research Processmentioning

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Head Teachers' Perspectives on School Drop-Out in Secondary Schools in Rural Punjab, Pakistan

Mughal

Aldridge

2017

Educational Studies

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“…The existing literature on dropping out largely identifies poverty as a leading factor in children finishing school early (Abuya, Oketch, & Musyoka, 2013;Al-Hroub, 2014;Ampiah & Adu-Yeboah, 2009;Bridgeland, 2010;Dakwa, Chiome, & Chabaya, 2014;Hunt, 2008;Moyi, 2012;Munsaka, 2011;Smits & Huisman, 2013;Stephens, 2000;Yi et al, 2012). Smits and Huisman (2013) investigated household effects and district level factors on primary school enrolment in thirty developing countries.…”

Section: Existing Explanations For School Dropoutmentioning

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Perspectives of dropped-out children on their dropping out from public secondary schools in rural Pakistan

Mughal

Aldridge

Monaghan

2019

International Journal of Educational Development

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The world can only meet prescribed educational targets of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if all boys and girls complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education by 2030. However, the problem of dropping out from school is a barrier to such goals in poor and developing countries. In Pakistan, in total, 73% of children aged 5-16 (classes 1 to 10) drop out before reaching the final grade of secondary school. It is important to listen to the personal stories of dropped out children in order to design better and more effective policy responses. In this study, 18 secondary school dropped-out boys were interviewed in order to explore the social and cultural contexts around their dropping out and the competing economic, social and family demands placed on them. The findings show that a range of 'push' and 'pull' factors, that operate at individual, family and structural levelsand that at times intersect or combine-influence children's willingness and ability to attend school.

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“…This in turn contributes to the high dropout rates that incur in the agency’s school. Al-Hroub (2011) refers to UNRWA dropouts as a refugee—not necessarily a registered refugee—who meets the following criteria:…”

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Educational Obstacles Faced by Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

Hammoud

2017

Contemporary Review of the Middle East

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The process of becoming a refugee is certainly complex and intertwined with uncertainty and injustice. Not only one is starved of the right to freedom and liberty but is also left psychologically and physically stagnant and disoriented. The brutish negligence regarding their emancipation has become increasingly heightened. With this, one is left questioning the role such negligence plays in the attempt to fulfill “their right to return.” The aim of this article is to first examine the nature of the obstacles that Palestinian refugees in Lebanon experience. What role do external forces such as the Lebanese government and United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) play in the deterioration of the educational pursuits partaken by Palestinian refugees? To what extent do they discriminate and deprive them of emancipation from an educational perspective? Second, it aims to examine the consequences of the external forces that administer such policies and how these diffuse adversely into the foundations of such isolated societies. It focuses primarily on the vulnerability and psychological shortcoming of such an experience. Education is a fundamental force in any society, and this article is a multifaceted exploration into the educational obstacles, both externally and internally, that are prevalent among Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

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Perspectives of school dropouts’ dilemma in Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon: An ethnographic study

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Head Teachers' Perspectives on School Drop-Out in Secondary Schools in Rural Punjab, Pakistan

Head Teachers' Perspectives on School Drop-Out in Secondary Schools in Rural Punjab, Pakistan

Perspectives of dropped-out children on their dropping out from public secondary schools in rural Pakistan

Educational Obstacles Faced by Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

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