A missiological approach to the involvement of the church in handling school dropouts in South Africa

dc.contributor.authorKabongo, Kasebwe Timothee Luc
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-11T06:51:01Z
dc.date.available2020-06-11T06:51:01Z
dc.date.issued2019-11
dc.description.abstractSchool dropout negatively affects many children living in poor communities of South Africa. Those who drop out of school are usually blamed by people around them for leaving school. However, this article stresses that school dropout can be caused by many factors that are beyond the control of an individual who dropped out. The article is written from the perspective of a person who longs to see the church as a tangible Good News agent in society. He dropped out of school twice in his life, and he is using that painful experience as an experiential learning to connect with school dropouts. He uses the transdisciplinary research method, which deals with the missional and tangible involvement of the church in real issues such as school dropouts to help minimise the scenario of school dropouts. The article stresses that the church can play a prophetic role by educating ordinary people about the causes of school dropouts and proactively help in minimising the same. Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: This article is located in the field of missiology. It uses the transdisciplinary approach that brings together the disciplines of theology, social work, psychology, public health, education and practitioners, with the aim of finding concrete pathways to minimise school dropouts.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentScience of Religion and Missiologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://verbumetecclesia.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKabongo, K.T., 2019, ‘A missiological approach to the involvement of the church in handling school dropouts in South Africa’, Verbum et Ecclesia 40(1), a2036. https://doi.org/10.4102/ve.v40i1.2036.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.issn1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ve.v40i1.2036
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/74943
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Authors.Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectChurch involvementen_ZA
dc.subjectExperiential learningen_ZA
dc.subjectInnerCHANGEen_ZA
dc.subjectSchool dropouten_ZA
dc.subjectTransdisciplinaryen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectChildrenen_ZA
dc.titleA missiological approach to the involvement of the church in handling school dropouts in South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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