SCHOOL DROPOUT PROBLEM AND FAMILY'S SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF LOWER SECONDARY STUDENTS IN PATTANI'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS: ITS FACTORS, PERSPECTIVES, AND SOLUTIONS

Abstract

The objectives of this article were: 1) to study the reasons of factors to the student dropout and 2) to gather perspectives and solutions to the dropout problem of lower secondary school students in Pattani's Public Schools, That are affected by the family's Socioeconomic Status which is a qualitative research that the research was conducted in two phases: Phase 1, studying the reasons of factors to the student dropout. There were 12 key information takers, which were obtained by purposive sampling consisting of School director, student advisors, parents and students. The tools used were semi-structured interviews and Phase 2, gathered perspectives and approaches to solving student dropout problems. There were 5 key informants obtained by purposive sampling consisting of executives, heads of government agencies. And personnel of various departments, tools used as documents for group discussion Perform. Data analysis was carried out in both phases using content analysis method. The results of the research showed that 1) the reasons of factors to the student dropout those affected by the family's Socioeconomic Status are as follows: the employment of the parents, Parent education, and the parents' readiness to take care of their children, 2) the perspective of dropout is a family problem that is connected and related. And the solutions to the dropout problem are as follows: training in the family institute, Promoting career security, and basic subsistence assistance that need to be solved to cover all problems. The solution must be implemented simultaneously for all related problems. Because all factors are related to each other and affect each other.