DROP OUT OF THE GIRL CHILD IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS. CASE STUDY: LUWERO TOWN COUNCIL LUWERO DISTRICT

Table of Contents

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOLODGEMENT

CHAPTER ONE 7

1 .0. 1ntrocluc~jo~ 7

II. Background of the Study 7

1.2, Problem statement 9

.3 General Objective of the study 9

.4 Speciflc Objectives of the study 9

1 .5 Research Questions

1.6.0 Scope of the study

.6. Gcocraphical scope 10

.6.2 lime scope

1.7. Sign iflcance of the study 10

I .8. Conceptual framework 11

21-IAPTER TWO 12

iTERATURE REVIEW 12

1.0 Introduction 12

.1 Review of related literat~ire 12

.2 The extent to which school based factors influence the girls’ dropout rate in high schools 16

.3 Social factors as a factor to female dropouts from Secondary schools 21

.4 Measures that can be adopted in secondary schools to curb the problem of girls drop out........,,...,,,., 26

.0 Introduction 32

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3.1 Research design .32

3.2 Population of the study 32

3.3 Sample size Error! Bookmark not defined.

3.4 Sampling Technique 32

3.5 Sources of data 33

3.5.1 Primary data 33

35.2 Secondary data 34

3.6 Data collection instruments 34

Questionnaire 34

3.7 Valiclit~’ and reliability of the instrument 34

3.7.1 Validity of instrument 31.

3.7.2Reliahility of the instrument 34

3.8 Data analysis 35

3.9 Ethical Considerations 35

References 54

Research questionnaire 56

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