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    Examination of the nature of schools and school dropouts among street children in Thika Districtjuja -Zone in Kenya
    (Kampala International University; College of Education Open and Distance Learning, 2010-08) Njamuku, Lilian W.
    This study investigated the Examination of the nature of schools and school dropouts among street children in Thika District Juja- Zone in Kenya. The researcher adopted a qualitative technique and used a cross sectional descriptive survey. The researcher tackled the task by formulating and answering the following question namely: what type, level and location of schools does the school dropout po1iion of street children originate? What special characteristics make these schools different from any other school? What circumstances or condition in schools may be conductive to the process of dropping out of school? What new subgroups might be perceived and identified among the street children? A sample of 125 informants variously selected by random and purposive sampling from among street children, NGOs staff and primary school administrators with in Thika District was used. The research instruments used included interview guides, checklists, various types of tabular formats along with semi structured interview guides, focused group discussions and documentary analysed by means of themes, comparative tables and category and rank analysis matrices.