CAUSES OF SCHOOL DROPOUT AMONG GIRLS IN MIXED DAY SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KACHOMO SUBCOUNTY, BUDAKA DISTRICT, EASTERN Uganda

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.1 Global studies on girl’s education 8

.2 School based factors influencing girls’ dropout from secondary schools 10

.3 Early pregnancy and its effects on school dropout 13

.4 Distance from home to school and its effects on girls dropout 14

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2.5.1 Paying teachers in time and paying them reasonable salary 15

2.5.2 Provision of re-entry to school program for school girl pregnancy victims 16

2.5,3 Even distribution of schools 16

2.6 Identified gaps in the literature 16

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METhODOLOGY 17

3.0 Introduction 17

3.1 Research design 17

3.2 Target population 17

3.3 Sample size 17

.4 Sample and sampling procedure 18

1.5.0 Research instruments 18

L5.1 I-lead teachers’ interview guide 19

.5.2 Teachers’ interview guide 19

.5.3 Students questionnaires 19

.6 Validity 19

.7Reliability 20

.8 Pilot study 20

.9 Data collection procedures 20

.10 Data analysis 20

~HAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION, ANALYSIS AND

)ISCUSSION OF RESEARCH FINDINGS 22

.0 Introduction 22

.2 Age of the respondents 22

.4 Effects of pregnancy on girl’s education 25

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4.5 Influence of Distance from home to school on the dropout of girls .26

4.7.0 Discussion 29

4.7.1 Extent to which school based factors influences the girls’ dropout rate in Kachomo Sub County,

Budaka District, Uganda 29

L7.2 Effect of pregnancy on girls’ education 30

~.7.3 The influence of distance from home to school on girl’s education 31

CHAPTER FIVE:SUMMARY, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 33

5.0 Introduction 33

5.1 Summary 33

i.2 Conclusions 35

i.3 Recommendations 36

i,5 Areas for further research 36

~EFERENCES 37

~PPENDICES 42

~PPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR HEAD TEACHERS 42

~PPENDIX 2: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR TEACI-IERS 43

~PPENDIX 3: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS 44

~PPENDIX 4 TIME FRAME 48

~PPENDIX 5: BUDGET 49

~PPENDIX 6: INTRODUCTORY LETTER 50

Abstract

This Study Presents The Current Factors That Contribute To School Dropouts Of Girls In Mixed

Day Secondary Schools In Budaka District Particularly In Kachomo Sub-County, With A

View Of Developing Possible Solutions To The Problems That Leads To The Fore Mentioned

Subject.

The Study Was Guided By The Following Objectives; To Determine The Extent To Which School

Based Factors Influence The Girls’ Drop Out In Secondary Schools, To Establish The Influence

Of Pregnancy On The Dropout Rates Of Girls, To Determine The Influence Of Distance To Schools

On Dropout Rates Of Girls, And To Develop Measures That Can Be Adopted By Schools To Cab The

Problems.

The Study Adopted Simple Random Sampling Techniques To Sample Its Respondents And

Vividly Get The Required Data Which Contributed To The Outcome Of The Study. Since The Study

Primary Data, It Employed A Descriptive Survey Research Design Which Was Suitable To

Produce Statistical Information On The Topic. The Data Was Collected Through Questionnaires

And Interviews To Collect The Required Information Which Was Analyzed Both Qualitatively

And Quantitatively Using Statistical Tools.

The Study Found Out That Average Age Of Dropouts Among Girls Is Under Intervals 1 6-20

Years With A Percentage Of 46%, With 75% Of The Respondents Also Responding That School

Based Factors Cannot Influence Girls To Drop Out Of School In Kachomo Sub County, Budaka

District. While A Great Percentage (100%) Of The Population Agreed That Pregnancy Has

Affected Girl Child Which Is Supported By The Longer Distances Moved By Students As It Was

Responded By 70% Of The Study Population. Not Only Did The Study Find Out That Parents Lack

Clear Knowledge About The Importance Of Girl Child But It Also Found Out That Teachers Do Not

Carry Out The Required Career Guidance Talks To Both The Students And The Parents About The

Need And Power Of Girl Child In The Community. In Conclusion, Despite The Government

Efforts To Provide Equal Access For Boys And Girls, The Latter Are Disadvantaged Due To Socio

Economic, Social-Cultural, And School Based Factors. The Parents Should Be Sensitized About

The Importance Of Girls’ Education So As To Understand Their Role And Involvement In Their

Girl Child Education. Every School Should Be Mandated To Organize General Parents’ Meeting

To Enable The Parents To Meet Teachers And Discuss Problems Affecting Their Girls’ Education.

These Paients Should Be Advised To Motivate Girl Child To Remain In School.