Keciciran pelajar dan implikasinya ke atas praktis kerja sosial : satu kajian kes di sebuah sekolah menengah kebangsaan di Kuching Sarawak

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2006-03
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Dolly, Paul Carlo
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This study was conducted to examine issues and problems related to school dropouts in order to identify the implications for social work practice. Based on the qualitative research method, a government secondary school (in Kuching, Sarawak) which has the highest record of school dropouts from Form 1 and Form 2 were selected together with their parents and teachers through purposive sampling. They were identified because they were involved directly in school dropout issues. The findings of the research revealed an array of situations influenced the school dropped out such as; (a) home's environments include parents' values and attitudes, poverty, student's and family's interests on schoolling; (b) ~chool's environments which comprised school's values and attitudes, gangsterism, and discipline; (c) the presence of social work and counselling services; (d) curriculum, and (e) peer influences. These situations had influenced why they stopped and been stopped from schoolling. The study found out most of them did not have any plan to continue scholling and could not work due to their young age. The findings highlighted the need for the introduction of social work services throughout schools in Malaysia. School social workers can play an important role in promoting better networking and collaboration between the community and the school in order to prevent the occurrence of school dropouts at an early stage, as well as to address the problems relateq to dropouts within the school and in the community.
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High school dropouts
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