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Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement

The role of institutions in the social environment appears to be one of the important predictors of student’s attendance and academic performance and social development. Despite existing research on contributions of social environment factors namely home, social and school on student dropout but t...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Irshana Rasmy,, Sivapalan Selvadurai,, Junaenah Sulehan,
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11896/1/17858-51692-1-PB.pdf
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http://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/923
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spelling my-ukm.journal.118962018-07-13T04:56:05Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11896/ Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement Mohamed Irshana Rasmy, Sivapalan Selvadurai, Junaenah Sulehan, The role of institutions in the social environment appears to be one of the important predictors of student’s attendance and academic performance and social development. Despite existing research on contributions of social environment factors namely home, social and school on student dropout but these factors were examined in a separate fashion and primarily focussed in rural villages. This study aims to develop a comprehensive framework of social environmental determinants of student dropout in secondary school in the the plantation settlement which is understudied. These determinants play a critical role in identifying the measures or interventions that will enhance a child’s education. The role of these institutions in the social environment and its influence on student dropout is examined in general and amongst the secondary school students in the plantation settlement in particular. The findings reveal that although family factors contribute predominantly to student dropout as shown in conventional literature, school and social variables appear to be equally important and emerging determinants as well. Implications to policy and intervention are also discussed. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11896/1/17858-51692-1-PB.pdf Mohamed Irshana Rasmy, and Sivapalan Selvadurai, and Junaenah Sulehan, (2017) Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 13 (2). pp. 54-64. ISSN 2180-2491 http://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/923
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description The role of institutions in the social environment appears to be one of the important predictors of student’s attendance and academic performance and social development. Despite existing research on contributions of social environment factors namely home, social and school on student dropout but these factors were examined in a separate fashion and primarily focussed in rural villages. This study aims to develop a comprehensive framework of social environmental determinants of student dropout in secondary school in the the plantation settlement which is understudied. These determinants play a critical role in identifying the measures or interventions that will enhance a child’s education. The role of these institutions in the social environment and its influence on student dropout is examined in general and amongst the secondary school students in the plantation settlement in particular. The findings reveal that although family factors contribute predominantly to student dropout as shown in conventional literature, school and social variables appear to be equally important and emerging determinants as well. Implications to policy and intervention are also discussed.
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author Mohamed Irshana Rasmy,
Sivapalan Selvadurai,
Junaenah Sulehan,
spellingShingle Mohamed Irshana Rasmy,
Sivapalan Selvadurai,
Junaenah Sulehan,
Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
author_facet Mohamed Irshana Rasmy,
Sivapalan Selvadurai,
Junaenah Sulehan,
author_sort Mohamed Irshana Rasmy,
title Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
title_short Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
title_full Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
title_fullStr Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
title_full_unstemmed Social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
title_sort social environmental determinants of student dropout in the plantation settlement
publisher Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2017
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11896/1/17858-51692-1-PB.pdf
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11896/
http://ejournal.ukm.my/gmjss/issue/view/923
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