TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparative analysis of schooling situations using longitudinal data
T2 - improving enrollment patterns of individual children in Honduras
AU - Ashida, Akemi
N1 - Funding Information:
The author would like to express her appreciation for Lic. Zoila Herrera, Lic. Donaldo Cárcamo and Lic. Sury Valladares for their cooperation. The author would also like to cordially thank Professor Takeshi Sekiya from Kwansei Gakuin University for providing valuable support for the continued research implementation and analysis. This study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI under Grant Numbers 26257114; 19K14119; and 19H00626.
Funding Information:
The author would like to express her appreciation for Lic. Zoila Herrera, Lic. Donaldo C?rcamo and Lic. Sury Valladares for their cooperation. The author would also like to cordially thank Professor Takeshi Sekiya from Kwansei Gakuin University for providing valuable support for the continued research implementation and analysis. This study was supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science KAKENHI under Grant Numbers 26257114; 19K14119; and 19H00626.
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PY - 2021/10/1
Y1 - 2021/10/1
N2 - Purpose: This longitudinal study aims to understand the circumstances of and changes in student enrollment in Honduras by comparing geographically and socioeconomically different areas and students' year of school entrance. Design/methodology/approach: The sample was made up of 4,043 students from seven primary schools in a regional city and the capital city. Students' enrollment patterns, schooling and trajectories from entrance to departure, whether as a result of graduating or dropping out, were examined. Findings: The number of students who graduated without repetition increased, and most of the students accessed primary education at the official entrance age. However, grade repetitions and dropouts were observed in the regional city in particular, and differences were also found in the school departure age by region. In the regional city, continuation of schooling after a change in residence has become more common in recent years. Adopting an automatic promotion policy could be one strategy for reducing grade repetitions and dropouts; however, further discussion is required to prepare a remedial opportunity for students who might otherwise lack the minimum proficiency level. Originality/value: Few studies have examined changes in school enrollment in Honduras from a micro perspective. This study contributes a practical approach to exploring educational trends in the region by explaining how students reached their final grades by tracking trajectories, which has not been observed so far in terms of the accumulated average.
AB - Purpose: This longitudinal study aims to understand the circumstances of and changes in student enrollment in Honduras by comparing geographically and socioeconomically different areas and students' year of school entrance. Design/methodology/approach: The sample was made up of 4,043 students from seven primary schools in a regional city and the capital city. Students' enrollment patterns, schooling and trajectories from entrance to departure, whether as a result of graduating or dropping out, were examined. Findings: The number of students who graduated without repetition increased, and most of the students accessed primary education at the official entrance age. However, grade repetitions and dropouts were observed in the regional city in particular, and differences were also found in the school departure age by region. In the regional city, continuation of schooling after a change in residence has become more common in recent years. Adopting an automatic promotion policy could be one strategy for reducing grade repetitions and dropouts; however, further discussion is required to prepare a remedial opportunity for students who might otherwise lack the minimum proficiency level. Originality/value: Few studies have examined changes in school enrollment in Honduras from a micro perspective. This study contributes a practical approach to exploring educational trends in the region by explaining how students reached their final grades by tracking trajectories, which has not been observed so far in terms of the accumulated average.
KW - Automatic promotion
KW - Different geographical areas
KW - Dropout
KW - Enrollment pattern
KW - Grade repetition
KW - Longitudinal data
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U2 - 10.1108/IJCED-03-2021-0026
DO - 10.1108/IJCED-03-2021-0026
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85113727809
VL - 23
SP - 261
EP - 279
JO - International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
JF - International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
SN - 2396-7404
IS - 4
ER -