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Journal of Educational Research and Reviews
Research Article | Published January 2021 | Volume 9, Issue 1, pp. 13-20.
 doi: https://doi.org/10.33495/jerr_v9i1.20.191

 

Causes of students’ dropout at lower secondary level in Rural Cambodia: Parental Insights

 

 

 

 

Songleng Chhaing
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Department of Community Development at Royal University of Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

 

 

 

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 Citation: Chhaing S (2021). Causes of students’ dropout at lower secondary level in Rural Cambodia: Parental Insights. J. Edu. Res. Rev. 9(1): 13-20.
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 Abstract 

 

This qualitative study explored the effects of home environment and academic attitudes of lower-secondary students in rural Cambodia on their decisions to leave school from the perspectives of their parents. The data from semi-structured interviews of 32 parents from 32 different households and field notes revealed that numerous undesirable behaviors combined with low cognitive development and home environment, which was greatly determined by family socio-economic resources, were among the primary reasons for which lower secondary school students decided to drop out. The empirical evidence from this study has yielded some policy implications for relevant stakeholders working towards achieving equity and quality of education at lower-secondary school level in Cambodia.

 

Keywords  dropout   parents   attitudes   phome environment   Cambodia   

 

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