Predicting Secondary School Dropout among South African Adolescents: A Survival Analysis Approach

Autor/inn/en	Weybright, Elizabeth H.; Caldwell, Linda L.; Xie, Hui; Wegner, Lisa; Smith, Edward A.
Titel	Predicting Secondary School Dropout among South African Adolescents: A Survival Analysis Approach
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 37 (2017) 2, Artikel 1353 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Weybright, Elizabeth H.) ORCID (Caldwell, Linda L.) ORCID (Xie, Hui) ORCID (Wegner, Lisa) ORCID (Smith, Edward A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Predictor Variables; Predictive Measurement; Secondary School Students; Dropout Rate; Dropout Characteristics; Substance Abuse; Leisure Time; Longitudinal Studies; Dropout Research; Dropout Prevention; Grade 8; Grade 9; Grade 10; Grade 11; Achievement Need; Self Determination; Motivation; Regression (Statistics); Statistical Analysis; South Africa (Cape Town) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Prädiktor; Sekundarschüler; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Freizeit; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; School year 09; 9. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 09; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Selbstbestimmung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	Education is one of the strongest predictors of health worldwide. In South Africa, school dropout is a crisis where by Grade 12, only 52% of the age appropriate population remain enrolled. Survival analysis was used to identify the risk of dropping out of secondary school for male and female adolescents and examine the influence of substance use and leisure experience predictors while controlling for demographic and known predictors using secondary, longitudinal data. Results indicated being male, not living with one's mother, smoking cigarettes in the past month, and lower levels of leisure-related intrinsic motivation significantly predicted dropout. Results support comprehensive prevention programmes that target risk behaviour and leisure. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01