Background: In recent years, there appears to have been more interest than ever in the education of orphaned children, especially in terms of their school attendance. Although some studies have reported on the efforts of caregivers, teachers, government, Non-Governmental Organisations and others in providing the educational needs of orphaned learners, little is known about accountability in terms of their school attendance. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of school stakeholders on managing the school attendance of orphaned learners. Setting: This research study was conducted in three primary schools with large numbers of orphaned children and high rates of absenteeism in a district in the Limpopo province, South Africa. Methods: A qualitative approach was adopted, using semi-structured interviews to collect data from nine participants who were identified through purposive sampling. The participants were class teachers, life orientation teachers and teachers responsible for orphaned learners. Results: The findings reflect that there is a lack of material resources and emotional support, physical and sexual abuse, little moral responsibility, few family values and inadequate use of resources provided by government and Non-governmental organizations to support the education of orphaned children. Conclusion: In this article, the researchers argue that the provision of material resources and emotional needs alone do not fully address the problem of the school absenteeism of orphaned learners and suggest a combined accountability of, and consequential measures for, school stakeholders in ensuring the school attendance of orphaned children.

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学校利益相关者对确保孤儿上学的责任

背景：近年来，对孤儿的教育似乎比以往任何时候都更具兴趣，尤其是在就学方面。尽管一些研究报告了照护者，教师，政府，非政府组织和其他组织在满足孤儿学习需求方面的努力，但对于就学率的问责制知之甚少。目的：本研究的目的是探讨学校利益相关者在管理孤儿的入学率方面的观点。地点：这项研究是在南非林波波省一个地区的三所小学进行的，这些小学有大量的孤儿，缺勤率很高。方法：采用定性方法，使用半结构化访谈收集了通过有意抽样确定的九名参与者的数据。参与者是班主任，生活导向老师和负责孤儿学习的老师。结果：调查结果反映出缺乏物质资源和情感支持，身体和性虐待，道德责任少，家庭价值观念少，政府和非政府组织提供的资源不足以支持孤儿教育。结论：在本文中，研究人员认为，仅提供物质资源和情感需求并不能完全解决孤儿学习的学校缺勤问题，并建议对儿童的综合问责和相应措施