Analysis on school dropouts in Machakos District Eastern Province of Kenya
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2011-11
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The study topic was analysis on school dropouts in Machakos district of Eastern province of
Kenya. The study was guided by the following specific objectives: to investigate the causes of
school dropouts in Machakos district, to establish the effects of school dropouts in Machakos
district and to establish strategies to curb school dropout cases.
A case study design was used and the study was a cross section survey which involved head
teachers, parents and students of selected schools who gave a detailed account of their views with
regards to the cases of school dropouts in Machakos district. The researcher used both qualitative
and quantitative methods of research. Interviews and questionnaires were the tools used and both
primary and secondary sources of data were used and formed part of this research.
The findings reveal that the major causes of school dropout are poverty, drug abuse, family
problems and unwanted pregnancies. The effects of school dropout as identified are joblessness,
increase in crime rate, as well as poverty and underdevelopment. Appropriate strategies have been
suggested to curb the phenomenon of school dropout. Some of these include involvement by the
government by offering more bursaries, girls who drop out of school should be given a second
chance to continue after delive1y.
The researcher gave the following recommendations, guidance and counseling, public awareness,
the government should offer more bursaries and other financial assistance and finally the
government should intervene on the issue of students joining businesses.
From the findings, the researcher concluded that the problem of school dropout is still a big
problem in Machakos district with many students dropping out each year. Education being a key
to development and to the ability of a country to keep up with the first moving technological
change, it 1s of paramount importance that this problem be discouraged.
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A research report submitted to the Faculty of Education in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of the Degree of Bachelor Of Arts of Education of Kampala International University.
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School dropouts, Eastern Province, Kenya