“We were victims of our families’ uncooperative behavior”: Problems Faced by School Dropouts in Rural Ghana

Using the narratives by school dropouts, their parents, and teachers, this paper discusses the causes and consequences of dropping out of school. The paper demonstrates that some rural children in Ghana do not attend school due to cultural conventions on politeness, divorce, male privileges, povert...

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Main Author: Cecilia Sem Obeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nordic Africa Research Network 2006-12-01
Series:Nordic Journal of African Studies
Online Access:https://www.njas.fi/njas/article/view/43