TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

ABBREVIATION/ACRONYMS v

TABLE OF CONTENTS vi

LIST OF TABLES ix

ABSTRACT x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Introduction 1

1.2 Back ground of the study 1

1.3 Statement of the problem 2

1.4 Purpose of the study 2

1.5 Objectives of the study 3

1.5.1 General objective 3

1.5.2 The specific objectives were 3

1.5.3 Research questions 3

1.6 Scope of the study 3

1.6.1 Geographical scope 3

1.6.2 Content scope 4

1.6.3 Time scope 4

1.7 Significance of the study 4

1.8 Definition ofKey terms 4

1.9 Conceptual frame work 5

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.1 Introduction 6

2.2 Understanding of Poverty 6

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2.3 Status ofpoverty in Uganda .6

2.4 Education and its contribution to poverty reduction 7

2.5 Possible measures to overcome challenges facing education sector in Uganda 12

2.6 How can Uganda make more progress in reducing poverty9 13

2.7 Conclusion 14

CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15

3:1 Introduction 15

3:2 Research design 15

3:3 Study Population 15

3.4 Sample size 15

3.5 Sample procedures 16

3:6 Data colleetion: methods, tools and techniques 16

3:7 Data management and reporting 18

3.8 Ethical considerations 18

3 .9Limitations of the study 18

CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINDINGS 20

4.0 Introduction 20

4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 20

4.2 Findings on challenges faced by education sector towards poverty reduction 22

4.3 Findings on possible measures to overcome challenges facing education sector towards

poverty reduction in Uganda 27

4.4 Analysis offindings 29

4.4.1 Demographic characteristics of respondents 29

4.4.2 Challenges faced by the education sector towards poverty reduction 30

4.4.3 Possible measures to overcome challenges facing the education sector towards poverty

reduction 32

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CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 34

5.0 Introduction 34

5.1 Conclusion 34

5.2 Recommendations 35

REFERENCES 36

APPENDICES 37