ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to find out the high incidence of school dropout
in recent times. A study was conducted in Ovia North East Local Government Area
of Edo state. The study was conducted to find out the locality.
On analysis of data collected from respondents, it was discovered that the
cause and effect of school dropout in Ovia North East Local Government Area
includes,
a. Home
background {broken homes, dearth, poverty, unhealthy human relation}
b. School
environment {peer group, indiscipline, poor classroom interaction}.
c. Society
{poor parental care, cultism immaturity}
d. Personal
factor {health, accident and self-concept}.
Base on the finding of
this research, the following recommendations were made,
1. Government
should provide guidance and counselling to students in the area.
2. Teacher
and parents should co-operate to discipline the students.
3. Cultism
should be abolished.
4. Good
health facilities should be provided.
TABLE OF CONTENT
CHAPTER ONE: GENERAL
INTRODUCTION
Background of the study
Statement of problems
Purpose of study
Significance of the
study
Research questions
Scope of the study
Limitation of the study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER
TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE:
METHODOLOGY
The sampled area
The sampled subject
Data collection
instruments
Validity and reliability
of instrument
Data collection
procedure
Description of
statistical techniques
CHAPTER FOUR
Data analysis
Findings
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion of results
Summary and conclusion
Recommendations and
suggestion for further research
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
This work provides the
overview of the major underlying causes of secondary school dropout and its
effects in some selected secondary school in Ovia North East local government
area of Edo State, Nigeria. The subject is directly related to two benchmarks being
addressed by many of Georgia’s country collaborative increase the percentage of
students who graduates from school on time’ and “reduce the percentage of
students absent 10 days or more from school annually”. The hope is that by
understanding the underlying root causes of dropout in secondary schools and
its key component a collaborative can examine relevant data for their local
community and develop a comprehensive strategy that produces
results.
In the ancient time, we
have formal or traditional educational system which Nigerian’s or indigenous
people used to educate their own children this is what has been called
occupational education before the coming of the Europeans and their western
education to Nigeria.
The purpose of this type
of education was to make the young ones grow up in such a way that, they will
understand the society into which they were born, acquired the knowledge, skill
understand the attitude and appreciate the culture. However the general education
sill have area of specialization which includes palm fruit, packing hunting,
carpentering, etc.
As a result of the
missionary activities in Nigeria, a formal type of education was established
with the aim of training people who can read, understand and interpret the
bible. The aim also was to produce people who would be of service too the
member of the trinity of colonialism and church. The white-collar jobs
which the formal education provided, made many citizen to attend schools, some
of them did not complete their educational career due to economics, social and
physical handicaps that will be exhaustively dealt with in subsequent chapters.
Every year a great
number of students dropout of school due to some factors such as ill health,
attitude of teacher and peer group influence. Those who drooped out of school
constitute nuisance in the society. They can either be found roaming in the
street or seeking for opportunity to steal. However a lot of these dropouts
involves themselves in crimes and eventually end up in prison and in extreme
cases executed for armed robbery offence.
The Georgia Academy
defines school dropout as situation whereby students leaves school for one
reason or the other without graduating, this bring a threat to him or her. Georgia
academy believes that school is the right of every child even those in the
rural areas of the localities. Since the mid 20th century many
countries have discarded their previous selective schools systems, in which
students early on were separated between academic and vocational tracks, in
favour of more comprehensive schools. The effect of those reforms have
generally been difficult to evaluate and their consequences for students
educational and labor market outcomes remains disputed.
This work evaluates the
effects of the introduction of a more comprehensive secondary school system in
Nigeria in the 1990s. The reform reduced the differences between the academic
and vocational educational tracks through prolonging and substantially
increasing the academic content of all vocational tracks. The effect of this
policy change are identified by exploiting a six year pilot scheme, which
proceeded the actual reform in some municipalities. The result shows that the
prolongation of the vocational tracks brought about an increased probability of
dropping out of school among low performing students. Though one important
motive behind the policy change was to enable all secondary schools graduates
to pursue a university degree.
I find no effect on
university enrolment or graduation. There are some indications, however, that
attending the longer and more academic vocational track may have led to
increase earning in the long run. The Georgia sees the following as some of the
causes of dropouts in secondary schools.
Disabilities – students
with disabilities are also more likely to dropout. The national transition
study estimates that as many as 36.4% of disabled youths dropout before
completing a diploma or certificate course.
Occupation aspiration –
young people in the locality perceptions of the economic opportunities
available to them also play a role in their decision to dropout of or stay in
school. Dropouts often have lower occupational aspirations than their peers.
Young people give these reasons for dropping out of school. According to a
National Longitudinal study conducted by the United State department of
education statistics three (3) here is a summary of the key reason why students
dropped out.
a. School
related
i. Did
not like school
ii. Could
not get along with teachers
iii. Was
falling school
b. Job
related
i. Could
not work and go to school the same time.
ii. Had
to get a job
iii. Found
a job
c. Family
related
i. Was
pregnant
ii. Became
parent
iii. Got
married
The effects of dropping
out of school in recent years, advances in technology, have fueled the demand
for a highly skilled labour force, transforming a secondary school education
into a minimum requirement for entry into the labour market.
Because secondary school completion has become a basic prerequisite for many
entry-levels jobs, as well as secondary education, the economic consequences of
leaving secondary school without a diploma are severe.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In carrying out this study, it is necessary to identify the possible causes and
effect of school dropout in Ovia North East Local Government Area. They include
the following: -
1. Financial
problem could hamper schooling.
2. Loss
of parents or sponsor could hinder school
3. Unhealthy
human relationships in school, quarrel, hatred, fighting etc can cause dropout
in secondary school.
4. Low
mental ability can make a student to dropout of school.
5. Academic
factors: National research also indicates that academic factors are clearly
related to dropping out. Students who receive poor grades, who repeat a grade
or who are average for their class are likely to dropout.
6. Students
who have poor attendance for reasons other than illness are more likely to drop
out of school.
7. Young
people in the locality perception of the economic opportunities available to
them also play a role in the decision to dropout of school.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
The purpose of this study is to find out the
causes and effects of school dropout in the locality.
The researcher wants to
know the problem face by students in secondary school, which lead to dropout.
Also the researcher
wants to know the effects of these dropouts in the society or locality.
The researcher also
wants to know the causes of these problems that are faced by students, which
leads to their dropout from secondary schools.
The researcher wants to
find solution to the problems of school dropout in Ovia North East Local
Government Area of Edo state.
RESEARCH QUESTION
To provide solution to the stated problem, the following research questions,
were put forward:
1. Do
students dropout because of financial problem to meet their basic needs?
2. Does
broken home cause students to dropout of students from school?
3. Does
poor students and teacher’s relationship cause school dropout?
4. To
what extent does participation in secret cults cause dropout in secondary
school?
5. Does
race-ethnicity bring about dropout in secondary schools?
6. Does
early marriages causes dropout in secondary schools.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
The significance of this study is that, it will help us to produce manpower
needed in our society and also how to minimize the causes and effect of dropout
in secondary school. Also to provide solutions to these problems and look for
ways to eradicate the problems of dropout in these secondary schools. This is
done through the creation of awareness and letting the students to be informed
at the right time or given the right information will go along way to reduce or
even eradicate dropout in secondary schools.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
1. School
dropout: Means student who after gaining admission into secondary
school due to one reason or another are unable to complete their school career.
2. Delinquency:
Illegal or immoral behaviour especially by young people.
3. Hooligan:
Rough person who fight and makes noise in the streets.
4. Inchastised:
Not discipline
5. Permissive:
Act of allowing
6. Prerequisite:
What must take place before something else is done.
7. Nuisance:
A student that trouble or problems.
8. Hamper:
To prevent somebody from easily doing or achieving something.
9. Tracks:
To follow the progress or development of somebody.
10. Prolonged:
To stay long in educational career.
11. Discarded:
To get out of school before completion of education career.
12. Disputed:
A situation whereby there is no friendly relationship between students is
disagreement between the two parties.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0442 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 45 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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