A study on causes of drop out among girls in selected mixed day secondary schools in Kasarani District, Nairobi County,Kenya
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2013-03-08
Authors
Ondere, Janet Seka
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Abstract
This study presents the current factors that contribute to drop out of girls in mixed day
secondary schools in Kasarani District in Nairobi province, with a view of getting
possible strategies for countering the problems that causes girls to drop out of school.
The study was guided by the following objectives; To determine the extent to which
school factors influence the girls' dropout rate, to establish the influence of teachers'
attitude on the dropout rate of girls, to determine the influence of distance from home
to school on dropout rate of girls and to come up with measures that can be adopted
by mixed public Day secondary schools to curb the problem of girls drop out. The
study employed descriptive survey design. The study adopted simple random
sampling techniques to sample its respondents. The data was collected through
questionnaires given to students, teachers and head teachers. The data was analyzed
both quantitatively and qualitatively. In conclusion, despite the government efforts to
provide equal access for boys and girls, the latter are disadvantaged due to socioeconomic,
socio-cultural and school based factors. The parents should be sensitized
on the importance of girls education so as to understand their role and involvement in
their girl child education. Every school should be mandated to organize general parent
meetings to enable the parents to meet teachers and discuss problem affecting their
girls education. These parents should be advised on the need to motivate their girl
child to remain in school.
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Department of Educational Management, policy and curriculum studies, 73p. The LC 146.5 .K4O5 2012
Keywords
Dropouts --High school --Kenya