The influence of selected home based factors on primary school drop out, a case study of Kapropita Sub-Zone Baringo District, Kenya.
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2009-09
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The essence of' high achievement in Education can not be over emphasized. A
citizen of' the modem world needs a level of' literacy that would make one a
usef'ul and meaningful member of' the society. This is because it helped in
national development and individual self'-f'ulfillment. Despite the government of' Kenya and other stakeholders effort to achieve parity conditions in
education participation country wide, there still exist remarkable imbalance
especially in the rural areas and particularly in some communities where
cultural values strongly persist. This also applies f'or the people that live in
Kapropita sub zone. Cases of' school drop out are becoming alarming in this zone and have posed a lot of' concern both to the community and the government. The purpose of' the study was to determine the home based !'actors that contributed to the school drop out in the zone. Survey research design was used because it sought to determine and report things as they were. Random sampling was used to select BO out of' :1.20 schools dropouts f'rom the six primary schools of' Kapropita sub zone. Purposive sampling was used to select the six primary school head teachers, local chief's, councilors and
all the University students and graduates f'rom the community. The research instruments to be used were a questionnaire and interview schedules. Piloting was done in one school where the study was to be conducted. The data
obtained was analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Using
quantitative method, means, averages, percentages and f'requencies would be
coJTUpted. A qualitative analysis technique was used where the f'requency of'
responses obtained using the interview schedules and f'ocused group discussion guides were obtained. This study is expected to help the community living in this zone and encourage them to take education of' their children seriously. It is also expected to guide locally established Non-governmental
Organizations such as World Vision International and other groups like schools, parents and the government in understanding the need to come together and help promote standard of' education in this sub zone of' Kapropim also to help learners who are able to access education to get it; pursue and
complete primary, secondary and even University education where possible.
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A research report submitted to the Institute Of Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfilment of the requirement for the Degree in Bachelor of Education in Arts of Kampala International University
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Kapropita Sub-Zone, Baringo District, Kenya