The pattern of reasons why minority students drop out: An empirical study of the Hmong minority in Laos.
Inquiry into the issue of minority dropout is complex. This paper looks into the reasons for dropping out of higher education among Laotian Hmong minority students and further analyzes the patterns of some emergent reasons. 11 Hmong student-leavers were recruited as the key informants, using a snowb...
| Publicado en: | Hmong Studies Journal Vol. 25; pp. 1 - 32 |
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Mark Pfeifer
2023
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| Sumario: | Inquiry into the issue of minority dropout is complex. This paper looks into the reasons for dropping out of higher education among Laotian Hmong minority students and further analyzes the patterns of some emergent reasons. 11 Hmong student-leavers were recruited as the key informants, using a snowball sampling technique. The participants were invited to do a self-report interview study. The paper employed a qualitative content analysis for processing the obtained data. The findings revealed a clear pattern, in which the majority of participants' reasons for dropping out fell into only one group. Furthermore, the study also found that family-related reasons appear to be the most frequently cited. A further inquiry into the subject is strongly recommended. |
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