Runhare, T.Mudzielwana, N. P.Vele, Tsumbedzo Maria2015-07-162015-07-162015-07-16Vele, T.M. 2015. An examinations of interventions strategies for learner dropout in rural South African High Schools. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/298http://hdl.handle.net/11602/298MEDCSDepartment of Curriculum Studies and Education ManagementThis study examined the intervention strategies for learner drop-out in mral South African high schools at Tshilamba circuit m Limpopo province.The study adopted qualitative phenomenological research approach in which focus group interviews were conducted.Purposive sampling procedure was utilised to select 70 participants who comprised of 20 school learners, 20 school dropouts, 10 SGB members and 20 teachers from two schools in the Tshilamba mral community. The study found that there are there are various causes of learner drop-out which include lack of fees, poverty, teen pregnancy, drug and alcohol abuse, and lack of parental monitoring, especially for those who stayed with grand-parents and in child-headed families. The study concludes that there are several intervention strategies that are being used to curb higher learners drop-out in South African high schools at Tshilamba circuit in Limpopo province. These strategies include amongst others creating a safe and friendly school environment, prevention programmes to curb teenage pregnancy, parental involvement in the education of their children, school capitation grant and school feeding scheme programmes, remedial education, abolition of corporal punishment, extramural and co-cunicular activities, and provision of vocational guidance and counselling. The study recommends that awareness campaigns should be conducted to educate the learners and the community about the dangers of being uneducated citizens. The study also recommends that everywhere when people gather for any activity, such gathering should include in their agendas, campaigns against school drop-outs.1 online resource (xiii, 120 leaves)enUniversity of VendaExaminationUCTDinterventionStrategiesLeranerDropoutRural south African High Schools371.29130968Droputs -- South AfricaDissertationVele TM. An examinations of interventions strategies for learner dropout in rural South African High Schools. []. , 2015 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/298Vele, T. M. (2015). <i>An examinations of interventions strategies for learner dropout in rural South African High Schools</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/298Vele, Tsumbedzo Maria. <i>"An examinations of interventions strategies for learner dropout in rural South African High Schools."</i> ., , 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/298TY - Dissertation AU - Vele, Tsumbedzo Maria DA - 2015-07-16 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Examination KW - intervention KW - Strategies KW - Leraner KW - Dropout KW - Rural south African High Schools LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2015 T1 - An examinations of interventions strategies for learner dropout in rural South African High Schools TI - An examinations of interventions strategies for learner dropout in rural South African High Schools UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/298 ER -