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Head Teachers' Perspectives on School Drop-Out in Secondary Schools in Rural Punjab, Pakistan
- Source :
- Educational Studies. 53:359-376
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2017.
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Abstract
- 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 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; substandard educational background of students; high failure rate in class 9; and top-down pressures on teachers to perform nonacademic 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 nonteaching duti...
- Subjects :
- Sociology and Political Science
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education
05 social sciences
050301 education
Head teachers
Education
School dropout
Syllabus
Promotion (rank)
Drop out
0502 economics and business
Mathematics education
050207 economics
Rural area
Psychology
0503 education
Socioeconomic status
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Qualitative research
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15326993 and 00131946
- Volume :
- 53
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Educational Studies
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........9e8af67d9886ae797e11fc063c38291e