Cultural practices and school drop out in selected primary school in tana delta District, Coast Province, Kenya
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2012-08
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Kampala International University. College of Education,open distance and e-learning.
Abstract
The study correlates cultural practices and school dropout in selected primary
school in Tana delta district, coast province, Kenya. The purpose of the study
was to; (a) Test the null hypothesis of no significant relationship between
cultural practices and school dropout, (b) Validating the “influential, theory” of
Fin (1993), (c) To bridge the gaps identified in the literature rev~ew, (d) to
contributes to the existing knowledge in the field of cultural practices and
school dropout. The study was guided by the following specific objectives.
(a) To determine the profile of the respondents in terms of gender, age, level
of education and year of experiences. (b) To determine the level of cultural
practices in selected primary schools under study. (c) To determine the level
of school dropout in selected primary schools under study. (d) To establish if
there is a significant relationship between level of cultural practices and
school dropout. Using 15 selected primary schools out of 57 in Tana Delta
district, the respondents of the study were basically 187 teachers. The study
employed descriptive comparative and correlational survey design to analyze
the data. Frequency and percentages was used to analyze the profile of the
respondents. Mean was used for objective two and three, objective four
was analyzed using pearson’s linear correlation coefficient and regression
analysis. The findings of the study include that, there is a high cultural
practices in Tana Delta district, there also high dropout rates in schools and
there is a significant relationship between cultural practices and school dropout
in the district .The study recommends that The government of Kenya should
organize awareness education campaigns to communities on the impact of
cultural practices to school dropout. Equal opportunity of education should be
given to both boys and girls. The cultural practices that hinder learning
opportunity should discouraged e.g. female circumcision, early marriage, child
labour etc. Teachers should be encouraged to seek for further education in
order to add more on their experience and finally he government of Kenya
should subside the cost of education so that it becomes affordable to
teachers and the community at large.
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A Thesis Presented to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree Master of Education Management
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Cultural practices, School Drop Out