Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District.
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2019
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Kabale University
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The study assessed the factors responsible for school dropout at different levels of education in selected academic institutions in Kisoro municipality's southern division of Kisoro district. It was guided by the following objectives; to examine the factors responsible for school dropout, to assess the impact of school dropout among students, and to suggest remedies to solve the problem of school dropout in Kisoro municipality.
The study was conducted through cross-sectional survey design alongside qualitative and qualitative paradigms. A cross-sectional research design was used to generate the information by explaining to the individual respondents the gist of the study. The population of the Study included SMC members, municipality education officials, head teachers, and their deputies, students, and teachers. Simple random sampling was used to get the sample size required and the exercise was conducted in such a way that there were different categories of respondents. Questionnaires and focus group discussions were used as research instruments.
The research findings showed that the causes of school dropout in Kisoro municipality include school dues 41 (18% ), absenteeism 15(07% ), house chores 20(09% ), school distance 19(08% ), cultural factors 27(12%), home background 34(15%), parents education 26911 %) and gender discrimination 40(18%). The impact of school dropout among students in Kisoro municipality included social problems 47(21 %), an increased unit of cost of education 24(11 %), unemployment 31 (14%), high levels of crime 39(18%), low academic performance 69(31 %) and increased illiterate population 12(05%). The study findings showed that the remedies or possible measures to address the problem of dropout may include introducing alternative forms of education as reported by 46(21 % ), re-organizations of school systems 23(10% ), investing and improving in quality of schooling 55(25%), enactment of various national laws 32914%), strengthening the USE program 40(18%) and sex education 26(12%).
The researcher concluded that in Kisoro municipality there are rampant cases of school dropouts as evidenced by the research findings from the field. The researcher also concluded that the major causes of school dropout in Kisoro municipality are due to negligence of the parents whereby some parents are not educated and therefore don't bother sending their children to school. The researcher recommends that; Governments should plan some special policies to improve female education like introducing special stipends for female students and also making education free for them. Although some countries have already taken some steps in this regard, it is important to expand it further for other countries. It is also necessary for governments to invest more money in making the environment favorable and sensitive for girls. Governments should also provide school supplies adequately according to the demands of the students.
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Factors, Responsible, School Dropout, Different Levels, Education, Selected Academic Institutions, Kisoro Municipality
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Kamahoro, Phionah (2019). Factors Responsible For School Dropout At Different Levels of Education in Selected Academic Institutions in Kisoro Municipality Southern Division Kisoro District. Kabale: Kabale University.