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Direct linkOperario, Don; Cluver, Lucie; Rees, Helen; MacPhail, Catherine; Pettifor, Audrey – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2008
We examined the association of orphanhood and completion of compulsory school education among young people in South Africa. In South Africa, school attendance is compulsory through grade 9, which should be completed before age 16. However, family and social factors such as orphanhood and poverty can hinder educational attainment. Participants were…
Descriptors: Poverty, Educational Policy, Educational Attainment, Attendance
