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