LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND SCHOOL DROPOUT IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BUKWO DISTRICT

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION

APPROVAL ii

DEDICATION Ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv

TABLE OF CONTENT V

LIST OF TABLE vii

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Background 1

1.2 problem statement 2

1.3 objective of the study 3

1.4 specific objectives 3

1.5 research questions 4

1.6 Scope of the study; 4

1.7 Significance of the study 5

CHAPTER TWO 6

LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.0 Introduction 6

2.1 Learning environment and school dropout 6

2.2 conceptualization of the study 10

2.4 conceptual frame work of the study 11

CHAPTER THREE 12

3.0 INTRODUCTION 12

3,1 Research design 12

3.2 Target population 12

3.3 Sample selection 12

3.4 Data Collection Instruments 13

3.4.1 Questionnaires 13

34.2 Interview method .13

3.4.3 Observation method 14

3.5 Procedure of data collection 14

3.6 Data analysis and processing 14

3.7 Limitations of the study 15

CHAPTER FOUR 16

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS 16

4.0 Introduction 16

4.1 Profile of respondents 16

4.2 Causes of school dropout among students 17

4.3 Family based on the factors that cause students to dropout of school 20

4.4 How school dropout affects students future welfare 21

4.5 Challenges faced by students who dropout of school 23

4.6 Measures against the practice of school dropout 24

CHAPTER FIVE 26

DISCUSSIONS, CONCLUSSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS 26

5.0 Introduction 26

5.1 Discussions 26

5.2 Conclusions 28

5.3 Recommendations 28

5,4 Areas for further research 29

REFERENCES 30

APPENDICES 30

APPENDIXA 30

APPENDIX B 32