LIST OF ACRONYMS ND
ABBREVIATIONS
MDGs: the Millennium Development Goals
EFA: Education for all
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization
WHO: World Health Organization
MoH: Ministry of Health
CJM: Center des Jeunes muet
MINEDUC: Ministry of Education
MINAGRI: ministry of agriculture
WHO: World Health Organization
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund
MINALOC: Ministry of Local government
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
DECLARATION
I
CERTIFICATION
II
DEDICATION
III
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
IV
LIST OF ACRONYMS ND ABBREVIATIONS
V
TABLE OF CONTENTS
VI
LIST OF TABLES
IX
LIST OF FIGURES
X
ABSTRACT
XI
CHAPTER I : GENERAL INTRODUCTION
1
1.1 Background of the study
1
1.2 Statement of the Problem
2
1.3 Research Objective
3
1.3.1 General Objective
3
1.3.2 Specific Objective
4
1.4 Research Question
4
1.5 Research Hypothesis
4
1.6 Significance of the study
4
1.7 Scope of the study
5
1.8 Organization of the study
5
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
6
2.1. Introduction
6
2.1.1 Definition of key terms
6
2.1.2 Dropout
9
2.2 The literature related to causes of Dropout
9
2.2.1 School level factors
10
2.2.2 Household (family) level factors
11
2.3 The relating to consequences of school dropout
and strategies to be taken
13
School and Community Perspective
15
2.4 Summary of the literature review
19
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
20
3.1. Introduction
20
3.2. General Description of the study
20
3.2.1. Research design
20
3.2.2. Purpose of the study
21
3.2.3. Study process
21
3.2.5. Outcome of the study
21
2 .3 Conceptual framework
21
3.4 Geographical location of huye
district
23
3.5 Population study, Sample size and Sampling
techniques
24
3.5.2 Sampling design
24
3.5.3 Sample size determination
25
3.6. Description of the instruments of data
collection
25
3.6.1. Questionnaire
25
3.6.2. Interview schedule
25
3.6.3. Documentation
26
3.7. Data Processing and Analysis
26
3.7.1. Coding
26
3.7.2. Editing
26
3.7.3. Tabulation
26
3.8 Methods of data analysis
27
3.8.1 Descriptive statistics
27
3.8.2 Multivariable analysis
27
3.9. Limitation of the Study
30
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION
31
4.1 Introduction
31
4.2. Profile of respondents:
31
4.2 Results from the percentage distribution of
respondents by the level of dropout
32
4.3 Descriptive statistics of causes of dropouts by
the level of dropout
34
4.3.1 Distance from school
35
4.3.2 Parents' illiteracy
35
4.3.3 Child's Family poverty
35
4.3.4 One cup of milk per child
35
4.3.5 Failure or repetition of children
36
Source: primary data
39
4.4 Results from bivariate analysis using
chi-square test
39
REFERENCE
46
APPENDIX
49
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 Table showing the current distribution of
milk among children of primary schools of Huye.
7
Table 2 Cost and Funding mechanism of one cup of
milk per child countrywide
8
Table 3 Sample selection
25
Table 4 Percentage distribution of respondents by
the level of dropout
32
Table 5 Percentage distribution of respondents by
factors affecting dropout
33
Table 6 Percentage distribution of factors
affecting dropout by the level of dropout
34
Table 7 Chi- square test table illustrating
association between level of dropout and its factors
40
Table 8 Parameter estimates for multinomial
logistic model
42
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