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‘Out of School’ Children in South Africa: An Analysis of Causes in a Group of Marginalised, Urban 7‐ to 15‐year‐olds
Author(s) -
Porteus Kimberley,
Clacherty Glynis,
Mdiya Leon,
Pelo Joy,
Matsai Kgethi,
Qwabe Sibusiso,
Donald David
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
support for learning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.25
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1467-9604
pISSN - 0268-2141
DOI - 10.1111/1467-9604.00135
Subject(s) - poverty , attendance , meaning (existential) , inclusion (mineral) , sociology , psychology , developmental psychology , gender studies , socioeconomics , political science , psychotherapist , law
In this article, Kimberley Porteus and colleagues analyse the factors underlying school non‐attendance in three poor, marginalised communities in South Africa. The findings reveal that ‘poverty’, including the interaction between physical, social and psychological factors, has by far the greatest influence on children's being out of school. The study concludes that poverty needs to be addressed as a priority if the very notion of ‘inclusion’ is to have meaning in South African society.