ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to find out
the high incidence of school dropout in recent times. A study was conducted in
Owan 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 Owan 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:
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
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion of results
Summary and conclusion
Recommendations and suggestion for further research
REFERENCES
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY
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 Nigerian.
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, 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 which 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.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
In carrying
out this study, it is necessary to identify the possible causes and effect of
school dropout among students of College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin include:-
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 among College of Education
Students.
4. Low mental ability can make a student to dropout
of school.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
1. The researcher work has as its main objective
the causes and effect of school dropout among students of College of Education,
Ekiadolor-Benin.
2. The researcher wants to know the problem face by
students in school which lead to dropout.
3. The researcher wants to find solution to the
problems of school dropout among College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
significance 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.
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?
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study is limited to College of Education, Ekiadolor-Benin.
The sample will be four secondary schools. The subject will be one hundred
students. Twenty five each from four schools selected. The study will also
involve some principals and teachers of the schools to be visited.
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. In chastised: Not discipline
5. Permissive: Act of allowing
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0466 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 39 pages |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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