The Reasons for Secondary School Students Dropping Out: The Teachers' Point of View

Elham Mahmoud Rababa, Mohammad Omar AL-Momani

Abstract


Students dropping out has become a serious attention recently, particularly in the third world countries. Many notions have addressed the main factors which underlies such a phenomenon. This study, therefore, aimed to identify the reasons for secondary school students in Jordan dropping out of their schools from the teachers’ point of view. In this sense, the teachers’ perspective was necessary to obtain overall depictions related to behind reasons of students’ dropping out. The descriptive approach was used in addition to the use of the questionnaire as a study tool. The study sample consisted of 150 secondary school teachers in Ajloun Governorate, Jordan. The study was held in the first semester of the academic year 2021-2022 AD. Based on the data, the study concluded that there were 16 reasons for students dropping out of their schools to a high degree, and 6 reasons leading to students dropping out of their schools to a moderate degree, and 4 reasons leading to students dropping out of their schools to a low degree.

Keywords


Drop out of schools; Secondary school; Teacher

Full Text:

PDF

References


Adelman, M., & Szekely, M. (2016). School dropout in Central America: An overview of trends, causes, consequences, and promising interventions. In School Dropout in Central America: An Overview of Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Promising Interventions. https://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7561

Ahn, H. M., Sung, W. Y., & Lee, B. K. (2018). Analysis and design of resonant inverter for reactive gas generator considering characteristics of plasma load. Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology, 13(1), 345–351. https://doi.org/10.5370/JEET.2018.13.1.345

Akhmedov, B. A., Xalmetova, M. X., Rahmonova, G. S., & Khasanova, S. K. (2020). Cluster method for the development of creative thinking of students of higher educational institutions. Ekonomi Dan Masyarakat, 12(79), 1–6.

Apuke, O. D. (2017). Quantitative research methods: A synopsis approach. Kuwait Chapter of Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 6(10), 40. https://doi.org/10.12816/0040336

Ashour, S. (2019). Analysis of the attrition phenomenon through the lens of university dropouts in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 12(2), 357–374. https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-05-2019-0110

Aydin, S., Öztürk, A., Büyükköse, G. T., Er, F., & Sönmez, H. (2019). An investigation of drop-out in open and distance education. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 19(2), 40–57. https://doi.org/10.12738/estp.2019.2.003

Biggeri, M., & Cuesta, A. (2020). An integrated framework for child poverty and well-being measurement : Reconciling theories. Child Indicators Research, 14(2), 821–846.

Biltagy, M. (2019). Human capital, labor market frictions and migration in Egypt. Applied Econometrics and International Development, 19(2), 107.

Castelló, M., Pardo, M., Sala-Bubaré, A., & Suñé-Soler, N. (2017). Why do students consider dropping out of doctoral degrees ? Institutional and personal factors. Higher Education, 74(6), 1053–1068. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-016-0106-9

Ewiss, M. A. Z., Abdelgawad, F., & Elgendy, A. (2019). School educational policy in Egypt: societal assessment perspective. Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, 1(1), 55–68. https://doi.org/10.1108/jhass-05-2019-004

Gaeta, G. L., Ghinoi, S., Silvestri, F., & Trasciani, G. (2021). Exploring networking of third sector organizations: A case study based on the quartieri spagnoli neighborhood in Naples (Italy). Voluntas, 32(4), 750–766. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-020-00241-6

Hadfield, K., Amos, M., Ungar, M., Gosselin, J., & Ganong, L. (2018). Do changes to family structure affect child and family outcomes? A systematic review of the instability hypothesis. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 10(1), 87–110. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12243

Holen, S., Waaktaar, T., & Sagatun, Å. (2018). A chance lost in the prevention of school dropout? Teacher-student relationships mediate the effect of mental health problems on noncompletion of upper-secondary school. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 62(5), 737–753. https://doi.org/10.1080/00313831.2017.1306801

Issah, A. (2019). The effects of divorce on children education: A case study of walewale in the northern region of Ghana. Europiean Journal of Education Studies, 6(2), 100–116. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2702459

Joshi, A., Kale, S., Chandel, S., & Pal, D. (2015). Likert scale: Explored and explained. British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, 7(4), 396–403. https://doi.org/10.9734/bjast/2015/14975

Kazdin, A. E. (1996). Dropping out of child psychotherapy: Issues for research and implication for practice. Clinical Child Psycology and Psychiatry, 1(1), 133–156.

Khasanova, N. (2020). The role of music lessons in the formation of national and intercultural competence in students. Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal, 2020(2), 130–139.

Kioupi, V., & Voulvoulis, N. (2019). Education for sustainable development: A systemic framework for connecting the SDGs to educational outcomes. Sustainability (Switzerland), 11(21), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11216104

Krane, V., Karlsson, B., Ness, O., & Kim, H. S. (2016). Teacher-student relationship, student mental health, and dropout from upper secondary school: A literature review. Scandinavian Psychologist, 3.

Langsten, R., & Hassan, T. (2018). Primary education completion in Egypt: Trends and determinants. International Journal of Educational Development, 59, 136–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.10.013

Mahoney, J. L., Weissberg, R. P., Greenberg, M. T., Dusenbury, L., Jagers, R. J., Niemi, K., Schlinger, M., Schlund, J., Shriver, T. P., VanAusdal, K., & Yoder, N. (2021). Systemic social and emotional learning: Promoting educational success for all preschool to high school students. American Psychologist, 76(7), 1128–1142. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000701

Malik, R. S. (2018). Educational challenges in 21St century and sustainable development. Journal of Sustainable Development Education and Research, 2(1), 9. https://doi.org/10.17509/jsder.v2i1.12266

Maresova, P., Soukal, I., Svobodova, L., Hedvicakova, M., Javanmardi, E., Selamat, A., & Krejcar, O. (2018). Consequences of industry 4.0 in business and economics. Economies, 6(3), 1–14. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies6030046

Mclanah, S., & Sanderfur, G. (1996). Growing up with a single parent. Harvard University Press.

Moore, A. K. . (2017). Dropped out: Factors that cause students to leave before graduation. Carson-Newman University.

Mukhamadovna, T. M., Sharipovna, H. A., & Supkhonovna, H. N. (2020). The system of development of professional competence in future primary school teachers. Journal of Critical Reviews, 7(19), 4184–4189.

Nasrallah, O. (2001). Fundamentals of practical education. Wael Publishing House.

Newman, T. J. (2020). Life skill development and transfer:“They’re not just meant for playing sports.” Research on Social Work Practice, 30(6), 643–657. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731520903427

Otto, I. M., Donges, J. F., Cremades, R., Bhowmik, A., Hewitt, R. J., Lucht, W., Rockström, J., Allerberger, F., McCaffrey, M., Doe, S. S. P., Lenferna, A., Morán, N., van Vuuren, D. P., & Schellnhuber, H. J. (2020). Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(5), 2354–2365. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900577117

Pra, A. M. D. (2017). A refuge for refugees : The historical context and socioeconomic impact of Palestinian Refugees in Jordan. Global Tides, 11(1), 4.

Renatovna, A. S., & Renatovna, A. G. (2021). Pedagogical and psychological conditions of preparing students for social relations on the basis of the development of critical thinking. Psychology and Education Journal, 58(2), 4889–4902. https://doi.org/10.17762/pae.v58i2.2886

Rud, I., Klaveren, C. Van, & Groot, W. (2016). What drives the relationship between early criminal involvement and school dropout? Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 34(1), 139–166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10940-016-9326-5

Sarker, M. N. I., Wu, M., & Hossin, M. A. (2019). Economic effect of school dropout in Bangladesh. International Journal of Information and Education Technology, 9(2), 136–142. https://doi.org/10.18178/ijiet.2019.9.2.1188

Sebalo, L., & Teslenko, T. (2020). Future teacher training for self-education activity in physical education at elementary school. Revista Romaneasca Pentru Educatie Multidimensionala, 12(1), 105–119. https://doi.org/10.18662/rrem/202

Shaturaev, J. (2021). Indonesia: Superior policies and management for better education (community development through education). Journal Tashkent State University of Economics, 1(1), 1–10.

Sika, N. (2019). Neoliberalism, marginalization and the uncertainties of being young: The case of Egypt. Mediterranean Politics, 24(5), 545–567. https://doi.org/10.1080/13629395.2018.1434067

Song, X., Cong, Y., Song, Y., Chen, Y., & Liang, P. (2021). A bearing fault diagnosis model based on CNN with wide convolution kernels. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, 13(4), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12652-021-03177-x

Spiel, C., Schwartzman, S., Busemeyer, M., Cloete, N., Drori, G., Lassnigg, L., Schober, B., Schweisfurth, M., Verma, S., Bakarat, B., Maassen, P., & Reich, R. (2018). The contribution of education to social progress. In Rethinking Society for the 21st Century. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108399661.006

Suárez, A. F., Herrero, J., Pérez, B., Juarros-Basterretxea, J., & Rodríguez-Díaz, F. J. (2016b). Risk factors for school dropout in a sample of juvenile offenders. Frontiers in Psychology, 7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01993

Tooley, J., & Dixon, P. (2005). Private education is good for the poor. Cato Institute.

Ugwuoke, N. J., Ozurumba, I. G., Obiozor, E. E., Osagie, A. O., Oyigbo, D. N., Okoye, O. E., & Ugwu, N. A. (2021). Lifelong learning for sustainable community development: Implication for renewable energy education in Enugu State, Nigeria. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 730(1). https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/730/1/012030

UNRWA. (2013). Relief and works agency for Palestinian refugees. https://www.unrwa.org/en/newsroom/press-releases




DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24042/tadris.v7i2.11333

Refbacks

  • There are currently no refbacks.


Bookmark and Share


Creative Commons License

Tadris: Jurnal Keguruan dan Ilmu Tarbiyah is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. p-ISSN 2301-7562 | e-ISSN 2579-7964