Causes and Effects of Girl Child School Dropout in The Community Of Chawente Sub-County, Apac District.
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2017-08
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The study on the causes and effects of girls’ school dropouts was carried out in
Chawente sub-county, Apac District. The purpose of the study was to investigate the
causes and effects of school dropout in schools. The research was guided by the
objectives of the study which included; finding out the causes of school dropouts in
Chawente sub-county, finding out the effects of students school dropouts in the
community of Chawente sub-county. The sample size of 60 respondents was got from
the population of teachers, students, political leaders and local community members.
The researcher used interviews, questionnaires to collect the data.
The findings revealed that; poverty, corporal punishments, chronic sickness, long
distance of schools, and lengthy learning hours were the major causes of school
dropouts in Chawente sub-county. High crime rates, high illiteracy levels, early
marriages and early pregnancies were the major effects of school dropout in Chawente
sub-county and building of more schools, free education, compulsory education,
provision of lunch in schools, reduction of learning hours were the solutions to girls’
school dropouts in the community of Chawente sub-county.
The researcher later recommended that; there is need for parental responsibility,
community involvement in education, and stopping of corporal punishments were some
of the recommendations made by the researcher after presenting and interpreting the
data.
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A Research Report Summited to the College of Education, Open, Distance And E-Learning In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirement For The Award Of A Bachelor’s Degree Of Arts With Education Of Kampala International University.
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Girl Child, School Dropout, The Community