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Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021): African Sociological Review

9 - Reflection on student drop-out against the backdrop of COVID-19 in the South African Educational context amongst marginalised groups of students

Peggy Pinky Mthalane, Albert Tchey Agbenyegah & Bongani Innocent Dlamini
Peggy Pinky Mthalane
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9543-1393
Albert Tchey Agbenyegah
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3410-2809
Bongani Innocent Dlamini
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-9681

African Sociological Review, Vol. 25 No. 1 (2021): African Sociological Review

Abstract

This paper aims to engage the issue of student drop-out in light of COVID-19 which has disrupted schooling at all levels and impacts heavily on students from deprived background who do not have access to technology that have become the dominant means of teaching. In engaging the issue, the paper reviews the literature on student drop-out generally to highlight the factors that have been shown to be significant in student dropping out of school at primary, secondary and university levels.

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social challenges dropout marginalized/impoverished communities
Peggy Pinky Mthalane, Albert Tchey Agbenyegah, & Bongani Innocent Dlamini. (2021). 9 - Reflection on student drop-out against the backdrop of COVID-19 in the South African Educational context amongst marginalised groups of students: Peggy Pinky Mthalane, Albert Tchey Agbenyegah & Bongani Innocent Dlamini. African Sociological Review, 25(1), 194–117. Retrieved from https://journals.codesria.org/index.php/asr/article/view/1707
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Peggy Pinky Mthalane

Peggy Pinky Mthalane, Faculty of Accounting and Informatics Durban University of Technology Email: gumedepp@dut.ac..za

Albert Tchey Agbenyegah

Albert Tchey Agbenyegah, Faculty of Management Sciences Durban University of Technology Email: AlbertA@dut.ac.za

Bongani Innocent Dlamini

Bongani Innocent Dlamini, Faculty of Management Sciences University of Technology Eemail: dlaminibi@dut.ac.za

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