ABSTRACT

The study on the causes and effects of girls’ school dropouts was carried out in Budondo sub

county Jinja 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 Budondo sub-county, finding out the effects of

students school dropouts in the community of Budondo 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 Budondo subcounty. High crime rates, high illiteracy levels, early marriages and early pregnancies were the major effects of school dropout in Budondo 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 Budondo 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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION......................................................................................... i

APPROVAL......................................................................................................ii

DEDICATION............................................................................................................iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT....................................................................................... iv

LIST OF ACRONYMNS.......................................................................................

LIST OF TABLES..................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRACT...............................................................................................................................

CHAPTER ONE.......................................................................................................... 1

INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ i

1.1 Background to the Study................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem............................................................................... 2

1.3 Purpose of the Study................................................................................. 3

1.4 Objectives of the Study........................................................................... 3

1.5 Research Questions............................................................................. 3

1,6 Scope of the Study ...................................................................................3

1.6.1 Contextual scope ..........................................................................................3

1.6.2 Geographical scope....................................................................................... 3

1.6.3 Time scope................................................................................................... 4

1.7 Significance of the Study........................................................... 4

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW s

2.0 Introduction.......................................................................................

2.1 Review of Related Literature.........................................................................

2.2 Causes of school dropouts........................................................................................................

2.2.1 Parents Participation on student drop out in schools .........................................................5

2.2.2 Indiscipline cases and Students’ dropout in schools ...............................................................7

2.3 Impact of school dropout .....................................................................................10

2.4 Effect of School Dropouts to the Community............................................................... 10

CHAPTER THREE ................................................................................................12

METHODOLOGY............................................................................................. 12

3.0 Introduction................................................................................................... 12

3.1 Research design ..........................................................................................12

3.2 Area and population of the study ......................................................................12

3.3 Sampling procedure.................................................................................... 12

3.4 Sample size .................................................................................................12

3.5 Instruments data collection.......................................................................... 13

3.5.1 Interviews.................................................................................................. 13

3.5.2 Questionnaires ................................................................................13

3.6 Reliability and validity...................................................................................... 14

3.7 Ethical Consideration .............................................................................................14

3.8 Data processing ..........................................................................................14

3.8.1 Editing and spot checking ............................................................................14

3.8.2 Coding ...............................................................................................15

3.9 Data analysis........................................................................................... 15

3.10 Limitations of the study ...............................................................................................15

CHAPTER FOUR ...................................................................................17

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ....................................17

4.0 Chapter Review.................................................................................... 17

4.1 Social Demographic Characteristics................................................................. 17

4.1.1 Age of the respondents............................................................................................. 17

4.1.2 Marital Status .............................................................................................17

4.1.3 Sex of the respondents....................................................................................... 18

4.1.4 Educational status........................................................................................... 18

4.2. Causes of girls’ school dropout in of the community of Budondo sub-county, jinja

district........................................................................... 19

4.3. The effects of girls’ school dropout in the community of Budondo sub-county in Jinja

district............................................................... 20

4.4. Solutions to girls’ school dropout in the community, of Budondo sub-county Jinja District ................20

CHAPTER FIVE ..........................................................21

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.................................................... 21

5.0 Introduction............................................................... 21

5.1 Discussion of the Findings......................................................... 21

5.2 Conclusions.................................................................. 26

5.3 Recommendations....................................................................... 27

5.4 Areas for further research.............................................................................. 29

REFERENCES ..............................................................................30

APPENDICES...................................................................................... 31

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE TO MATURE RESPONDENTS............................................... 31

APPENDIX II: QUESTIONNAIRE TO STUDENTS............................................................. 33

APPENDIX III: BUDGET...................................................................... 35