Geographica: Science and Education Journal
Vol 4, No 2 (2022): December

Factors causing children to drop out of school in Lalonaha Village, Wolo District, Kolaka Regency

Magdalena Limbong Lonang (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)
Nasarudin Nasarudin (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)
Samsi Awal (Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 May 2023

Abstract

Education is a means to improve human intelligence and skills but there are still many children who drop out of school due to various factors. The problem studied in this research is the factors that cause children to drop out of school in Lalonaha Village, Wolo District, Kolaka Regency. This research is a qualitative descriptive study. The subjects in this study were children who had dropped out of school and parents of children who had dropped out of school who lived in Lalonaha Village. The data collection techniques used in this study were interviews conducted with school dropouts and documentation. The results of this study indicate that there are 3 main factors that influence children not to continue their studies, namely: 1) social factors that are influenced by the child's association, 2) economic factors that are affected by the income of parents who cannot pay for their children's schooling, 3) accessibility of areas where influenced by distance, transportation and road facilities to school, which are the factors that cause children to drop out of school in Lalonaha Village, Wolo District, Kolaka Regency.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

geographica

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Subject

Earth & Planetary Sciences Education Environmental Science Social Sciences

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Geographica: Science and Education Journal is the information media for academics and researchers who have attention to developing the Geography both science and education. Geographica: Science & Education Journal is published by Study Program of Geography Education, Universitas Sembilanbelas ...