ERIC Number: EJ1041813
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-1538
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Student Transition from Primary to Lower Secondary School in Cambodia: Narrative Insights into Complex Systems
Edwards, D. Brent, Jr.; Zimmermann, Thomas; Sitha, Chhinh; Williams, James H.; Kitamura, Yuto
Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, v44 n3 p367-380 Sep 2014
This article has three purposes. First, it presents findings from a study of student retention and dropout in Cambodia, as pupils transition from primary to lower secondary school. Second, it aims to understand from an in-depth, emic perspective the dynamics of this process and the challenges that individual families and their students face around this transition. Third, it offers policy-relevant suggestions for addressing obstacles to students continuing in school. It meets these goals by combining complexity theory with the use of narrative research methods in interviews with student-parent pairs in urban, rural, and remote communities in Cambodia.
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Secondary Education, Elementary Education, Academic Persistence, Dropout Rate, Performance Factors, Family Role, Educational Policy, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Interviews, Student Surveys, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes, Parent Surveys, Rural Urban Differences, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Personal Narratives, Foreign Countries, Articulation (Education)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Cambodia
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