Why We Drop out of School: Voices of San School Dropouts in Botswana

Autor/in	Mokibelo, Eureka B.
Titel	Why We Drop out of School: Voices of San School Dropouts in Botswana
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 43 (2014) 2, S.185-194 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1326-0111
DOI	10.1017/jie.2014.26
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Learner Engagement; Elementary School Students; Secondary School Students; Interviews; Cultural Influences; Indigenous Populations; Dropouts; At Risk Students; Attitude Measures; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Sinti und Roma; Drop-out; Drop-outs; Dropout; Early leavers; Schulversagen
Abstract	Among San communities in Botswana, the rate of student disengagement from both primary and junior secondary school is an ongoing concern for educators. San learners leave school at all levels of primary and junior secondary education. Students who leave school have tended not to provide reasons as to why they are dropping out. This study investigated some of the reasons why San learners decided to drop out at primary and junior secondary school levels in the Central District in Botswana. In-depth interviews were undertaken with 20 former students living in five cattle-posts where the participants worked as cattle herders. The results indicate that some San drop out of school for reasons of survival, both within and outside school. The findings of the study offer insights into some of the issues that impede students within San communities in achieving their educational goals. Further, the findings could assist educational authorities in their review of current educational practices in Botswana so that that all citizens can be appropriately accommodated within the education system. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01