Impact Of High Dropout Rate Among Girls In Secondary Schools In Kapsabet Division, Nandi Central District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page ................................................................................................ i

Table of Contents ...................................................................................... ii

Declaration ............................................................................................ iii

Dedication ............................................................................................. iv

Acknowledgements .................................................................................. vi

CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................. 1

1.1. Background of the study ...................................................................... 1

1.2. Statement of the problem ...................................................................... 2

1.3. Objectives of the study ....................................................................... 3

1.3.1 Specific objectives ............................................................................ 3

1.4. Research questions ............................................................................ 3

1.5. Scope of the study .............................................................................. 3

1.6 Significauce of the study ..................................................................... .4

1. 7 Definition of terms ............................................................................. .4

CHAPTER TWO

2.0 REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................................................. 5

2.1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ .5

2.2. Poverty and school drop out ................................................................ .5

2.3. School factors that lead to school drop out ............................................... 6

2.4. Attitudes and school drop out ............................................................... 7

2.5. Cultural practices and drop out from school.. .......................................... 7

2.6. Discipline and school drop out .............................................................. 8

2.7. HIV/AIDS and school drop out .............................................................. 9

2.8 Household level factors ........................................................................ 9

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................ 11

3.0. Introduction .................................................................................... I I

3.lResearch Design ................................................................................. 11

3.2. Research Environment ....................................................................... 11

3.3. Research Respondents ........................................................................ 11

3.4. Research Instruments ........................................................................ 11

3.5 Data collection procedures ................................................................... 12

3.6 Statistical treatment of data .................................................................. 12

CHAPTER FOUR

DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS AND THEIR FINDINGS .................................. 14

4.0 Introduction .................................................................................... 14

4.1 Profile of Respondents ....................................................................... 14

4.2 Dropout rates .................................................................................. 16

4.3 Completion rates .............................................................................. 16

4.4 Comparison Between Drop out and Completion Rate in Schools ................... 17

4.5 Effects of poverty on the girl child drop out ............................................. 18

4.6Exposure of pupils and staff to indiscipline .............................................. 20

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY RECOMMENDATIONS CONCLUSIONS .................................. 22

5.0 Introduction ................................................................................... 22

5.1 Summary ........................................................................................ 22

5.2 Conclusions .................................................................................... 22

5.3 Recommendations ........................................................................ 23

REFERENCES ...................................................................................... 23

APPENDICES -APPENDIX A: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE STUDENTS ............................. 27

APPENDIX B: TRANSMITTAL LETTER .................................................. 30