Poverty and School Drop Out in Mukura Ngora District Uganda

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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LIST OF FIGURES ix

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

DEFINITION OF TERMS xi

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE

1 .0. Introduction 1

1.2. Background ofthe study 1

1.3. Statement the problem 5

1 .4. Research purpose 5

1.5. Research objectives 5

1 .6. Research questions/thesis 6

1 .7. Significance ofthe study 6

1.8. Scope ofthe study 6

CHAPTER TWO 7

LITERATURE REVIEW 7

2.4. Solutions to the problems 15

CHAPTER THREE 18

METHODOLOGY 18

3.0. Introduction 18

3.1. Research design 18

3.2. Population and sampling 18

3.3. Research arealenvironment 18

3.4. Research instruments 18

3.5. Data collection procedure 18

3.6. Statistical treatment of data 19

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3.7. Limitations of the study .19

3.8. Ethical issues 19

CHAPTER FOUR 20

DATA PRESENTATION INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS 20

4.0. Introduction 20

4.1. Background 20

4.1. Background information 20

4.2.1. Causes of school dropout in school 21

4.3 Impact of poverty to school drop out 27

4.4. Solutions to drop-out problems 31

CHAPTER FIVE 33

FINDINGS, RECOMMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION 33

5.0 Introduction 33

5.1. Findings. Causes of school dropouts) 33

5.2. The impact of poverty on school drop out 35

5.3. Solutions to the problems 36

5.4. Conclusion 38

5.5. Recommendations 38

APPENDICES 40

APPENDIX A 40

QUESTIONNAIRES FOR TEACHERS 40

SECTION A. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 40

SECTION B: CAUSES OF SCHOOL DROP-OUTS AMONG STUDENTS 41

SECTION C: IMPACT OF POVERTY ON SCHOOL DROPOUT 44

SECTION D: SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF DROPOUTS 45

SECTION D: SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF DROPOUTS 46

APPENDIX B 48

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS 48

SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 48

SECTION B: CAUSES OF DROPOUTS AMONG STUDENTS 49

SECTION C: IMPACT OF POVERTY ON DROPOUTS 50

SECTION D: SOLUTIONS TO THE DROPOUT PROBLEM 52