Investigating the causes of learner dropout at secondary schools in Johannesburg South, Gauteng
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Authors
Mnguni, Innocent Bongani
Issue Date
2014-11
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Learner dropout , Teenage pregnancy , Parental involvement , Substance abuse , Peer pressure , At-risk learners , Learner , Attitudes , Strategies
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the causes of learner dropout in secondary schools around Johannesburg South, Gauteng Province. Twenty-seven participants from three secondary schools in Orange Farm area were purposively sampled for the study. A qualitative design was used. In-depth interviews were conducted to collect data to allow the researcher a platform to ask open-response questions and to explore the participants’ perspectives about the causes of learner dropout. The data was analysed thematically by carefully identifying and describing significant themes that emerged from educators, learners, parents, SGB chairpersons and principal’s responses to interview questions. The study revealed that teenage pregnancy, lack of parental involvement, substance abuse and peer pressure, among others, were the causes of learner dropout. The study recommends that schools put more efforts on abstinence programs, sex education and the use of contraceptives such as condoms, pills and injectables; training of educators on the management of drugs and pregnancy, and resuscitation of extra-mural activities. Recommendations for further research were made.
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Citation
Mnguni, Innocent Bongani (2014) Investigating the causes of learner dropout at secondary schools in Johannesburg South, Gauteng, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18722>