Social economic status and school dropout of girls in selected Secondary schools in arapi sub county Soroti district
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Date
2017-08
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Kampala International University.College Of Education
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at establishing the social-economic status and school dropouts of girls in
secondary education. The study was conducted from five selected secondary schools in Arapai
Sub County in Soroti district.
The study adopted a descriptive survey research design on which both qualitative and
quantitative methods were used. The study consisted of ninety respondents, composed of five
head teachers, twenty- five teachers’ fifty students and ten parents.
The study used self- administered questionnaire and an interview guide as the data collection
instruments. A review of the relevant written documents was also made to supplement the
secondary data. The data collected was presented in counts, a bar graph, a pie chart and score
tables Interpretations and conclusions were made according to the frequency of responses. The
findings revealed that there were varying socio-economic factors as well as environmental that
compelled girls to drop out of school at an early age.
The major socio-economic factor accounting for the school dropout of girls in secondary schools
was poverty manifested by; the parents’ inability to pay fees and to provide scholastic materials
to their children and early marriages. This is worsened by the preference of boys to girls. The
main environmental factors were poor school sanitation and lack of privacy.
It was recommended from the study findings that; the government should provide scholastic
materials to children from very poor families and set laws against parents who are reluctant to
educate their children. The government together with the school administrations should also
ensure a safe and clean environment at schools and sensitize the masses about the need to
educate the girl child.
Finally, areas for further research were suggested as; causes of high rates of female school drop
outs, the parents attitudes towards the girl child education and the possible policy alternative that
can improve on girls’ education in Arapai sub County Soroti District
Description
Social economic status and school dropout of girls in selected
Secondary schools in arapi sub county Soroti district
Keywords
Social economic status, School dropout of girls in secondary schools, Soroti district