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Causes of School Dropouts in the Philippines by Cherry Lariosa is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses dropout rates in the Philippines. It notes that the Philippines has the highest dropout rates in ASEAN, with 6.38% of elementary students and 7.82% of secondary students dropping out. The top three reasons for dropout are hunger, as students miss class to find food; work, as students stay home to help provide for their families; and conflict in Mindanao. However, DepEd argues that many students did not truly drop out but shifted learning modes or locations due to the economic impacts
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- Cherry Lariosa
- Language
- EN