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Monday, August 4, 2014

Student dropouts among poor mainly due to lack of interest in school

Student dropouts among children from underprivileged and low-income families are mainly due to their lack of interest for school, a survey has revealed. The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), which conducted the survey, found that 72% of parents stated this as the reason why their children dropped out of school. The other...
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Student dropouts among children from underprivileged and low-income families are mainly due to their lack of interest for school, a survey has revealed.
The Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), which conducted the survey, found that 72% of parents stated this as the reason why their children dropped out of school.
The other major reasons stated by parents were "poor academic performance" and "cannot afford fees and expenses". Both reasons were cited by 23% of parents.
"This is a worrying situation and requires urgent attention from the government and teachers if we are serious in wanting to reduce school dropout rates," IDEAS chief executive Wan Saiful Wan Jan (pic) said in a statement today.
The nationwide education survey on the bottom 40 was done in late 2013 and covered over 1,200 low-income households in Johor, Kedah, Klang Valley, Terengganu, Sabah, and Sarawak.
About 12% of 150 respondents of the households had at least one child who had dropped out. The average monthly household income of all the families with dropouts was only RM933.
The study also found that one third of the dropouts have started working, with many choosing the same job as the head of their household.
"This indicates a continuation of the poverty cycle as most of these jobs were categorised as unskilled blue collar work," Wan Saiful said.
However, it was also discovered that parents viewed technical education and vocational training very positively for their dropout children.
"This is encouraging as further focus on these education pathways may have the potential to improve the social mobility of students from low-income households, especially those who are at risk of dropping out and show no interest for conventional academic education," Wan Saiful said.
Based on the survey, IDEAS has released a new policy briefing paper on the problem of school dropouts.
The paper looked at dropouts from the mainstream schooling system and discussed the reasons for dropping out, what the dropouts were doing after leaving school and how involved parents were in their child’s education-related activities.
Wan Saiful said the paper had concluded that a more comprehensive study on the issue is needed to better understand the phenomenon and to help make policies and initiatives to prevent further dropouts.
He added that IDEAS was inviting education policy makers at federal and state levels, non-governmental organisations, companies and foundations to study the survey if they want to make an impact on the lives of underprivileged children in the country.
The data and the policy paper are available on the IDEAS website pertaining to "Malaysian education: What do the poor really want?" and "Dropping out of school in Malaysia: What we know and what needs to be done", respectively. 

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