Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa

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dc.creatorBranson, Nicola
dc.creatorHofmeyr, Clare
dc.creatorLam, David
dc.date2014-06-04T12:29:47Z
dc.date2014-06-04T12:29:47Z
dc.date2014
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T10:06:36Z
dc.date.available2015-05-28T10:06:36Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.descriptionThe release of the National Income Dynamics Study Wave 2 provides the first nationally representative longitudinal data collected in South Africa, making it possible to study transitions in and out of school, across grades and into work, in ways not previously possible. We illustrate the high levels of grade repetition evident in South African schools and show how school completion presents a significant hurdle with very few youth successfully matriculating. Exit from school does not offer any advantages as most youth find themselves idle once they have left school. Our regression analysis investigates correlates of school dropout and shows that falling behind is a key determinant of school dropout, even after controlling for school quality and socio-economic status. Those behind but attending higher quality schools are partially protected from dropping out. Some evidence that credit constraints may be related to dropout is found, especially among males.
dc.identifierBranson, N., Hofmeyr, C. & Lam, D. (2014). Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa, Development Southern Africa, 31(1): 106-126.
dc.identifierhttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0376835X.2013.853610
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/700
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article DA - 2015-05-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - School progress KW - South Africa KW - Education KW - Dropout KW - NIDS KW - Longitudinal data analysis KW - Grade repetition KW - Matric KW - School quality KW - Credit constraints LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2015 T1 - Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa TI - Progress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/700 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/700
dc.languageen
dc.publisherDevelopment Southern Africa
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectSchool progress
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectDropout
dc.subjectNIDS
dc.subjectLongitudinal data analysis
dc.subjectGrade repetition
dc.subjectMatric
dc.subjectSchool quality
dc.subjectCredit constraints
dc.titleProgress through school and the determinants of school dropout in South Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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