Socio-Economic Variables and Students Educational Attainments in Selected Secondary Schools in Ntungamo Town Council, Ntungamo District
| dc.contributor.author | Tugume, Denis | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-14T06:51:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-14T06:51:57Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-01 | |
| dc.description | A Research Report Submitted to the College of Education, Open Distance And E-Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of The Award of a Degree in Bachelor of Arts with Education Kampala International University. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A qualitative and quantitative study was conducted in selected secondary schools, in Ntungamo Town Cound4 to investigate the influence of socio-economic variables on secondary school students’ educational attainment. The following objectives were formulated to guide the study To find out the prevalence of students Living under difficult circumstances. to examine the nature of difficult circumstance and their effects on the education of learners, and to in investigate all the possible socio economic factors leading to difficult living conditions. Seventy (70) respondents were randomly selected to participatate in the investigation. The researcher used questionnaires as the instruments for collecting data. Findings reveal that The nature of such low socio economic status and their reIationshi~ education are as a result of extreme poverty where in most schools. Over 80% of the children do not meet the requirements of proper diet, clothing and shelter, some students were not able to pay for or finance a school education, they were in fact experiendng financial problems which were consequently impeding educatIonal success. Students also worked for too many hours at a job to keep up with class assignments yet they were llmited in finances can afford proper /Iqhting fuels such as gas. Students Lacked parental support especially those whose parents didn’t go to school themselves. There are many factors that cause those conditions like students who are orphans, students affected by HIV/AIDS, child labor, abused and neglected students, traumatic~ed and deprived/rich families. Some other factors includes; illiteracy and ignorance among the parents, natural calamity, aridity or prolonged drought, insecurity~ floods. The following were recommended The management of such students living under such status includes: sensitizing the entire school community, Guidance and counselling sessions to their attitudes, educate on how to use resources, good communication methods and parental involvement both at school and at home. The government through the ministry of education and other stakeholders should provide educational materials in different forms that is to say teaching, compensatory and assertive materials. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/3021 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, School of Education, Open and Distance and E-learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Socio-Economic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Students | en_US |
| dc.subject | Educational Attainments | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ntungamo District | en_US |
| dc.subject | Socio-Economic Variables | en_US |
| dc.title | Socio-Economic Variables and Students Educational Attainments in Selected Secondary Schools in Ntungamo Town Council, Ntungamo District | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |