TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ..................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL .......................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION ....................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................... iv
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................... VIII
LIST OF FIGURES .............................................................................................. ix
ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................... X
CHAPTER ONE ..................•.............•..•.•.....•.•........•....•.•........•........•.........•..•..•.•.• 1
1.0 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Background to the Study ................................................................................ 2
1.2 Problem Statement ......................................................................................... 2
1.3 Objectives of the Study ................................................................................... 3
1. 3. 1 General Objective ........................................................................................ 3
1.3.2 Specific Objectives ...................................................................................... 3
1.5 Research Questions ....................................................................................... 3
1.6 Scope of the Study ......................................................................................... 4
1. 7 Significant of the Study ................................................................................... 4
CHAPTER TWO ..•..•.......•.•.•......•......•....•....•.•..•..•..•....•.•.•..................................... 5
Literature Review .................................................................................................. 5
2.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5
2.2 Causes of School dropout .............................................................................. 6
2.3 Effects of School drop out... .......................................................................... 10
2.3. 1 Economic effects ....................................................................................... 10
2.3.2 Social effects ............................................................................................. 10
2.3.3 Political effects ........................................................................................... 11
2.4 Challenges and solutions of school drop outs ............................................... 11
2.4. 1 Challenges ................................................................................................ 11
2.4.2 Solutions .................................................................................................... 12
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CHAPTER THREE ..................•............•.•....•..•.•.•...•.....•....•...........•..•....•.•.......... 15
Methodology ....................................................................................................... 15
3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 15
3.2 Research Design .......................................................................................... 15
3.3 Study Area and population of Study ............................................................. 15
3.4 Sample Frame work ...................................................................................... 15
3.4.1 Sample Size ............................................................................................... 15
3.4.2 Sample Technique ..................................................................................... 15
3.4.3 Sample procedure ..................................................................................... 16
3.5 Methods ........................................................................................................ 16
3. 5. 1 Instruments Used for Data Collection ........................................................ 16
3.5.2 Sources of data .......................................................................................... 16
3.6 Data Analysis ................................................................................................ 17
3.7 Ethical Consideration .................................................................................... 17
3.8 Limitations .................................................................................................... 17
3.9 Delimitations ................................................................................................. 18
CHAPTER FOUR ...................................•...............•....................•..............•..•..•. 19
Presentation, Analysis and Discussion of the Findings ....................................... 19
4.1 lntroduction ................................................................................................... 19
4.2 Demographic Background of the Respondents ............................................ 19
4.2.1 Sex ............................................................................................................ 19
4.2.2 Age ............................................................................................................ 20
4.2.3 Marital status ............................................................................................. 21
4.2.4 Educationallevel ........................................................................................ 21
4.2.5 Occupation ................................................................................................. 22
4.3 Causes of School Drop Out.. ........................................................................ 22
4.3. 1 Number of children per parent ................................................................... 22
4.3.2 Education status ........................................................................................ 23
4.3.3 Reasons for not being at school ................................................................ 23
4.4 Effects of school drop out ............................................................................. 24
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4.4. 1 Attitude of children towards school drop out .............................................. 24
4.4.2 Effects of school drop out .......................................................................... 25
4.5 Solutions to the Causes of School Drop Out ................................................ 26
CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................. 27
Discussion, conclusions and Recommendations ................................................ 27
5.0 lntroduction ................................................................................................... 27
5.1 Discussion .................................................................................................... 27
5. 1. 1 Causes of school drop out ......................................................................... 27
5. 1.2 Effects of school drop out .......................................................................... 28
5. 1.3 Solutions to the causes of school drop out ................................................ 28
5.2 Conclusions .................................................................................................. 28
5.3. Recommendations ....................................................................................... 29
5.4 Area for Further Research ............................................................................ 31
REFERENCES ................................................................................................... 32
APPENDICES .................................................................................................... 34
APPENDIX A: WORK PLAN ............................................................................... 34
APPENDIX B: PROPOSED BUDGET ................................................................ 35
APPENDIX C: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PARENTS ............................................ 36
APPENDIX D: QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE STUDENTS .................................... 38
APPENDIX E: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE TEACHERS ................................. 41
