TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Absenteeism, dropout, and on-time school completion of vulnerable primary school students in Ethiopia: exploring the role of adolescent decision-making power in the household, exposure to violence, and paid and unpaid work
JO  - European journal of development research
A1  - Woldehanna, Tassew
A1  - Endale, Kefyalew
A1  - Hamory, Joan
A1  - Baird, Sarah
SP  - 1349
EP  - 1389
VL  - 33
IS  - 5
N2  - While Ethiopia has seen a rapid expansion of school enrollment over the past 25 years, especially in primary education, dropout, absenteeism, and grade repetition remain key challenges to achieving the education-related Sustainable Development Goals. This article uses the 2017/18 Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) survey of 6800 Ethiopian adolescents and regression analysis to examine how exposure to and /or experience of violence (from peers and at home), adolescent decision-making power in the household, and paid and unpaid child work are related to absenteeism, dropout, and on-time completion in primary school. The findings provide empirical evidence on the positive association between adolescent decision-making power in the household and educational outcomes and the negative relationships between adolescent education and both exposure to and /or experience of violence and paid and unpaid child work. We explore variations in the magnitude and robustness of these associations across gender, age cohort, and rural/urban residential location. Our findings suggest that programs which enhance decision-making power of adolescents in the household reduce exposure to and/or experience of violence among peers and at home and reduce participation in paid and unpaid child work which can improve adolescent educational attainment.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0957-8811
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41287-021-00454-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -