TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................... i
APPROVAL ......................................................................................................................... ii
DEDICATION .................................................................................................................... iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ................................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ...................................................................................................... v
LIST OF TABLES .............................................................................................................. xii
LIST OF ACRONYMS ..................................................................................................... xiii
ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER ONE .................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 2
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ......................................................................................... 3
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .................................................................................................... 4
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ............................................................................................. .4
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS ...................................................................................................... .4
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY. ......................................................................................................... 5
1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY .......................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................. 7
LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................................................... 7
2.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 7
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2.1 ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND TRADING CENTER ADMINISTRATORS TOW ARDS
STUDENTS WORKING IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY ........................................................... 7
2.2 REASONS WHY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY .................. 9
2.3 CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE IN GGABA FISHING INDUSTRY ............................ 12
2.4 SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE IN FISHING INDUSTRY ..... 13
CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................ 15
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................... 15
3.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN ............................................................................................................. 15
3.2 AREA AND POPULATION OF THE STUDY ..................................................................... 16
3.2.1 AREA OF STUDY ............................................................................................................... 16
3.2.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY ........................................................................................ 16
3.3 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES .................................................................................................. 16
3.4 RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ............................................................................................... 17
3.4.1 INTERVIEW DESIGN ........................................................................................................ 17
3.4.2 OBSERVATION DESIGN .................................................................................................. 17
3.4.3 FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS (FGD) ............................................................................ 17
3.4.4 QUESTIONNAIRES ............................................................................................................ 17
3.4.5 DOCUMENTARY REVIEW ............................................................................................... 18
3.5 SAMPLE DESIGN .................................................................................................................. 18
3.5.1 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE .................................................................................................. 18
3.5.2 SAMPLING STEPS ............................................................................................................. 19
3.5.3 SAMPLE SELECTION AND SIZE ..................................................................................... 19
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3.6 DATA ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 19
3.7 VALIDITY OF DATA ............................................................................................................ 19
3.8 ETHICAL CONSIDERATION ............................................................................................... 20
CHAPTER FOUR .............................................................................................................. 21
PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS OF STUDY FINDINGS ........ 21
4.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 21
4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC NATURE OF THE TARGET POPULATION ......................................... 21
4.1.1 GENDER OF RESPONDENTS ........................................................................................... 21
4.1.2 CATEGORY OF THE RESPONDENTS ............................................................................ 22
4.1.3 MARITAL STATUSES OF THE RESPONDENTS ........................................................... 24
4.1.4 EDUCATION LEVELS OF RESPONDENTS .................................................................... 24
4.1.5 DURATION AT LANDING SITE OF RESPONDENTS ................................................... 25
4.2 STUDY FINDINGS ABOUT THE ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND TRADING CENTER
ADMINISTRATORS TOWARDS STUDENTS WORKING IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY
INSTEAD OF GOING TO SCHOOL ........................................................................................... 27
4.3 STUDY FINDINGS ABOUT THE REASONS WHY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN
GGABA FISHING INDUSTRY ................................................................................................... 30
4.4 STUDY FINDINGS ABOUT THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE IN GGABA
FISHING INDUSTRY .................................................................................................................. 34
CHAPTER FIVE ................................................................................................................ 38
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................... 38
5.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 38
5.1 SUMMARY OF FINDlNGS ................................................................................................... 38
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5.2 CONCLUSION ....................................................................................................................... 39
5.3. RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................ 41
5.3.1 THE ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND TRADING CENTER ADMINISTRATORS
TOWARDS STUDENTS WORKING IN THE FISHING INDUSTRY INSTEAD OF GOING
TO SCHOOL ................................................................................................................................. 41
5.3.2 THE REASONS WHY STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN FISHING INDUSTRY ............ .42
5.3.3 THE CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE IN GGABA FISHING INDUSTRY ............... .42
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 44
APPENDICES .................................................................................................................... 47
APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR RESPONDENTS ............................................... 47
APPENDIX II: INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR RESPONDENTS .................................. 52
APPENDIX III: RESEARCH BUDGET ....................................................................................... 52
ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of the fishing industry on school drop out in Ggaba Trading Center with specific objectives on attitudes of parents and trading center administrators towards students working in the fishing industry, reasons why they work and the challenges they face. Two schools namely; Ggaba Parents Secondary School (GPSS) and Ggaba Model Primary School (GMPS) were used. A total of 100 respondents that included; learners, parents, teachers, employers and administrators were used. It was both descriptive and analytical where primary and secondary were used. Primary data were got from interviews, observation, focus group discussions and questionnaires. Documentary review was used to gather secondary data. Microsoft office excel 2003, statistical data analysis method was used to analyze data. The attitudes respondents on working learners were; family poverty, child abuse, lust for money, negative attitude to education, impact of free education, maladministration, irresponsible parenthood, and acquiring of personal responsibilities. Learners worked because they wanted to supplement parents' provisions, high demand for cheap labour, for survival, irresponsible parenthood, lust for money, entertainments, low levels of education need to acquire skills and low levels of sensitization among the general community. The challenges learners faced were; non payment to some students, water accidents, inadequate training, maladministration, loss of employment, permissiveness, fixed school programs and child sacrifice. The study recommends the government through funding institutions to extend low interest loans to people sensitize the public about the impact of child abuse and education and make free education more accessible. Employers to learners should be censored and penalized in cotnis of law for those that do not learners. Functional Adult Education should be given to adults to get more skills so that they do not depend on child labour.
SOPHIE, N (2022). Fishing Industry and School Drop Out in Ggaba Trading Centre, Makindye Division, Kampala District, Uganda. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/fishing-industry-and-school-drop-out-in-ggaba-trading-centre-makindye-division-kampala-district-uganda
SOPHIE, NAMATOVU "Fishing Industry and School Drop Out in Ggaba Trading Centre, Makindye Division, Kampala District, Uganda" Afribary. Afribary, 19 Aug. 2022, https://afribary.com/works/fishing-industry-and-school-drop-out-in-ggaba-trading-centre-makindye-division-kampala-district-uganda. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
SOPHIE, NAMATOVU . "Fishing Industry and School Drop Out in Ggaba Trading Centre, Makindye Division, Kampala District, Uganda". Afribary, Afribary, 19 Aug. 2022. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/fishing-industry-and-school-drop-out-in-ggaba-trading-centre-makindye-division-kampala-district-uganda >.
SOPHIE, NAMATOVU . "Fishing Industry and School Drop Out in Ggaba Trading Centre, Makindye Division, Kampala District, Uganda" Afribary (2022). Accessed April 25, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/fishing-industry-and-school-drop-out-in-ggaba-trading-centre-makindye-division-kampala-district-uganda