ABSTRACT

This research paper aimed at investigating the impact of cultural practir.Pc; nn

school dropout. It was carried out in selected schools of Ithanga Zone in

Kenya E. Africa. It is made up of a total of five chapters.

Chapter one is introduction. It gives an insight into a background of the topic

thus culture and dropout. It also looks into the theory, objectives, statement

of the problem, purpose, research questions, and significance of the study.

Chapter two is literature review. It gives a thorough analysis of different ideas

of authors who wrote about culture and dropt outs in schools. Specifically, it

points out different cultural practices, other causes of dropout, effects, and

measures and also highlights the gap in knowledge.

Chapter three is research methodology. It tackles the design, environment,

respondents, instruments, data collection procedures and statistical treatment

of data. It specifies how data was collected and analyzed to come up with

conclusions.

Chapter four is data presentation and analysis. It deals with the analysis and

interpretation of data collected from the field and specifies respondents' views

about the subject in question.

Chapter five deals with, discussions, and recommendations. It is the last

chapter of this research paper. Here, the researcher made his own

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