Post-pandemic Behavioral Trends of School Dropouts

Abstract

The widespread of Covid-19 had caused a massive disruption towards education sector. The instant transition and challenges faced by students during the pandemic led to changes in their behaviour and an increment in drop out. This study aims to identify post-pandemic behavioural trends among secondary school students. A qualitative case study utilising interview involving counsellors, at-risk students from 5 schools and documents on dropout-related obtained from systematic literature review were employed.  This study will assist school and educators in determining the crucial elements contributing to student dropout so that they can better serve at-risk students by recognising the behavioural trends.