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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
state
(country)
would
never
ignore
its
this
purpose.
Education
is
an
important
dream
country
of
socio-economic
can
never
be
development
realized
(Abdul,
of
the
Q.M.,
to
Abdul
etal
(2004),
Secondary
nations.
For
instance,
according
to
while
Nigeria
and
Sudan
had
59%
and
33%
diverse
concern.
socio-economic
This
is
with
activities
view
to
calls
saving
for
scarce
that
millions
more
girls
than
boys
are
UNICEF (2003) showed a worrisome report from subSaharan Africa where the number of girls out of
school rose from 20 million in 1990 to 24 million in
2002. The report also indicated that 83% of all girls
out of school in the world live in Sub-Saharan Africa,
South Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. Mohammed
(2004) equally reported that a girl may be withdrawn
from school if a good marriage prospect arises. Early
marriage is a socio-cultural factor that hinders the
girl childs access to school. Some parents, in an
attempt to protect their teenage daughters, give
them out to wealthy old friends. Some of these girls
who attempt to escape from such forced marriages
end up in disaster. Eff orts should be made to ensure
that girls go to school and complete their schooling.
According to Egbochuku (2002), efforts made to
ensure
that
school
are
adolescent
retained
girls
with
who
view
re-enrolled
to
in
acquiring
has
been
noted
that
drop-out
syndrome
endeavour
to
find
particular
factors
or
study
sought
to
determine
the
major
study
has
immense
implications
for
or
aff ected
area
of
Delta
State,
secondary
schools
in
Ughelli
South
Local
disrupting
their
education.
There
is
also
10
Research Questions
To
guide
the
study,
the
following
research
11
12
multi-dimensional
nature;
there
is
yet
no
that
there
is
an
inadequate
level
of
second
was
global,
allowing
cross-country
13
ratio
and
number
of
persons
per
income
required
to
meet
basic
lifes
necessities.
The relative conceptualization of poverty is
largely income-based or ultimately so, of which this
work will largely use. Accordingly, poverty depicts a
situation
in
which
given
material
means
of
14
well-to-do
and
educated
families
try
to
encouraged
and
socialized
to
value
They
revealed
that
dropouts
are
those
15
may
be
frustrated
and
the
resultant
to
satisfy
Scotcon
(1965)
their
states
basic
that
needs.
the
However,
socio-economic
16
includes
schoolbooks,
school
school
fees,
cost
equipment,
of
uniform,
transportation
17
Poor
Value
Orientation
among
Peers
in
Secondary School.
Children are precious gifts from God. They need
to
be
cared
for,
loved,
cherished,
adored,
foundation
for
moral
development
of
their
quality
of
education
and
the
link
between
18
that
mothers
level
of
education
is
with
students
poor
value
stated
that
most
research
shows
that
orientation
as
the
extent
to
which
an
19
was a
significant
predictor
of academic
success.
In another development, Kronick and Hargis
(1998) point out that it is commonly accepted that
dropouts have lower self-concepts than graduates
do, at least before they drop out. House (1999),
found that self-beliefs were significant predictors of
school withdrawal. Research has revealed that for
some
dropouts,
self-concept
increases
after
20
some
research
suggests
self-perceptions
and
subsequent
grade
performance
21
to
Wilson
(1980),
work
provides
an
22
importance
of
school
infrastructure
to
of
attendance
academic
and
achievement,
students
behavior,
students
school
size
infrastructure
to
complement
such
large
23
were
configured
within
school
buildings
rates
from
primary
school
into
junior
transiting
rate
envisaged
under
the
slight
opportunities
for
increase
in
entering
into
transition
junior
rates,
secondary
24
Students
in
Ughelli
South
Local
of
school
(Mukungu,
2004).
Whereas
for
urban
households,
it
is
generally
25
to
Begi
(2000),
as
result
of
students
attending
school.
Major
among
the
and
According
this
to
mostly
Begi,
in
aff ected
female
children.
Kenya,
parents
in
both
26
of
girls
interviewed
by
the
Population
related
development,
according
to
transport
or
get
transport
from
private
children
have
to
look
for
places
27
provide
protective
environment
for
their
28
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
in
conducting
the
study.
It
includes
the
following:Research Design
Area of Study
Population of the Study
Sample and Sampling Technique
Instrument for Data Collection
Validity of the Instrument
Reliability of the Instrument
Method of Data Collection and
Method of Data Analysis.
Research Design
A descriptive survey design was adopted for the
study. This was manifest in the nature of the study.
The opinions of the various people concerned are
sought to provide answers to the research questions.
29
made
up
to
two
parts:
part
one
sought
had
questionnaire
question
contained
20
items.
question
Thus
the
items.
The
30
in
the
Department
of
Educational
31
of
questionnaire.
The
researcher
did
the
count
data
and
mean
collected.
The
fx
N
Where,
summation sign
= Summation sign
f
= frequency
= nominal/observation
= mean value
were
used
formula
to
for
32
Decision Rule
An item stands accepted if it scores a mean of
2.5 and above, while an items scoring less than 2.5
stands rejected.
4 3 2 1
10
2.5
4
4
33
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS
1.
2.
3.
4.
VARIABLE
SA
TOTAL
NO
11
35
1
33 178
school dropout.
10
33 578
44
0
83
56
15
178
33
16
30
602
2
78
8
56
15
29 178
school dropout.
31
16
29
29 539
2
10
8
43
19
178
6
15
38
621
DECISIO
N
3.2
Agree
3.3
Agree
8
3.0
Agree
3.4
Agree
34
5.
42
4
30
26
81
41 178
12
78
16
41 401
Table
respondents
shows
on
the
the
mean
e ff ect
of
2.2
Disagree
response
poverty
on
of
the
school
of
3.25,
indicating
large
number
of
of
school
fees
can
make
students
to
35
6.
7.
8.
VARIABLE
SA
TOTA
L NO
10
56
1
9
178
16
609
school dropout
41
2
59
77
0
2
21 178
school dropout.
23
23
21 530
46
2
2
97
178
DECISIO
N
3.42 Agree
2.98 Agree
36
9.
10.
38
13
91
8
9
11 178
24
27
11 546
dropout.
Improper orientation aff ect
4
8
3
35
8
2
33 178
390
3.31 Agree
3.07 Agree
34
10
dropout.
33 532
2.99 Agree
4
6
on
the
influence
of
poor
value
poor
value
orientation
influence
student
37
38
does
poor
school
infrastructure
cause
12.
VARIABLE
SA
SD
TOTA
4
11
3
36
2
9
1
20
L NO
178
10
18 20
578
45
8
41 27
178
Insuffi cient
3
62
DECISIO
N
3.36 Agree
infrastructure cause
discomfort among
13.
24
14
82 27
507
them to dropout.
Availability of requisite
8
6
4
16
178
10 5
525
6
35
35
178
10
10
infrastructure in schools
attract student to
2
24
schools.
14.
Lack of adequate
11
laboratory contributes to
Inadequate learning
2.95 Agree
48
school dropout.
15.
2.81 Agree
44
0
98
59
21 -
178
39
17
42 -
2.95 Agree
3.43 Agree
39
item
12
clearly
showed
that
and
influence
them
to
dropout.
The
in
of
item
13,
requisite
respondents
infrastructure
agree
in
that
schools
40
has
location
of
the
school
contributed
to
VARIABLE
SA
SD
TOTA
16.
4
81
3
72
2
14
1
11
L NO
178
of school.
32
21
28
11
179
4
10
6
23
31
21
178
17.
18.
19.
DECISIO
N
3.25 Agree
3.17 Agree
69
62
21
564
school.
41
2
11
20
36
10
178
60
72
10
539
44
96
18
12
52
178
54
24
52
514
the to dropout
Inability to pay transport to
15
38
10
178
3.31 Agree
students to go late to
20.
4
25
2.89 Agree
Agree
10
0
45
76
669
10
0
3.19
41
the
above
table.
It
shows
that
distance
42
which
is as a result of the
item
20,
students
disagreed
that
they
Summary of Findings
From table 1, it is obvious in items 1,2,3,4, and
5, that respondents agree that poverty is a major
reason why students dropout from school.
From the analysis in Table 2, it is observed that
in items 6,7,8,9, and 10, that respondents agree on
the following as factors that cause students to
dropout
from
school;
poor
value
orientation
of
43
15,
respondents
agree
that
poor
school
This
indication
was
brought
by
the
44
CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
Discussion of Findings
Effect of poverty on school dropout
dropout.
From
table
in
chapter
four,
them
to
dropout
corroborated
dropout
as
financial
this
from
school.
reason,
who
crisis.
He
Okedara
identified
revealed
that
45
of
orientation
students
receive
from
their
in
education.
This
is
in
line
with
what
46
management
as
strengthening
factor
Wright
(1997)
showed
that
technology
Students
in
Ughelli
South
Local
that
students
indicated
that
they
were
47
and
help
scholarship
or
Adolescent
girls
academically
counsellors
negotiate
financial
who
should
and
some
assistance
are
be
remedial
not
form
for
them.
doing
identified
of
by
well
the
classes
should
be
should
also
be
Guidance
counsellors
48
of
student
inability
from
of
responsible
parents,
lower
self-concept,
students
to
model
good
characters
etc
cause
students
and
to
dropout of school.
3.
endeavour
to
improve
on
school
Finally,
Government
should
locate
schools
Recommendations
Based on the following, the researcher wish to
recommend that:
1. Principals of secondary school should ensure that
school equipment are taken proper care of, any
damaged materials such as desks, tables, chairs
etc should be repaired properly. This will make
school equipment last longer.
49
government
can
intensify
public
importance
of
education
and
the
the
school
dropouts
rather
establish
through
empowerment
with
50
the
researcher
was
faced
with
lot
of
researcher
encountered
the
following
constraints.
1.
Firstly,
the
researcher
had
the
problem
of
Another
limitation
or
major
constraint
for
respondents
were
completing
example;
feeling
some
so
the questionnaires
of
reluctant
administered
the
in
to
51
so
the
researcher
also
suff ered
from
2.
52
and
location
of
school
are
those
Conclusion
The findings of the study revealed some of the
factors that cause students to dropout of secondary
school in Ughelli South Local Government Area of
Delta State. It is the researchers opinion that if
those identified problems will be properly addressed
by the government and educational authorities in
Delta State, the rate of dropout among secondary
school
students
increase
the
will
rate
be definitely eliminated
at
which
secondary
to
school
53
REFERENCES
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Conference
of
the
Nigerian
monthly