1.4 Research Question
1. What are the causes of children dropout in primary schools
of Huye district?
2. Is there any relationship between one cup of milk per child
and dropout in Huye district?
3. What are the consequences associated with children dropout
in Huye district?
1.5 Research Hypothesis
In this study, the following hypothesis will be tested:
H0: There is no relationship
between one cup of milk per child and school dropout
H1: There is a relationship
between one cup of milk per child and school dropout
Assumptions
1. Children that are likely to dropout are those without
access to one cup of milk per child program.
2. One cup of milk per child can help to reduce children
dropout.
3. The increase in milk supplied is associated with the
decline in numbers of children who dropout.
1.6 Significance of the
study
The study will help the government to grasp the overall
performance of one cup of milk per child program in the selected schools as a
way of reducing children dropout level in general. The study will also identify
challenges that face the program and will attempt to suggest adequate
solutions. Besides family poverty, the study will shade light on other
contributing factors to dropout, especially in Rwandan community. The findings
of this study may serve for further researchers in the aim of improving the
program of one cup of milk per child.
1.7 Scope of the study
This study will be carried out in selected primary schools of
Huye district with or without the program of one cup of milk per child.
1.8 Organization of the
study
This study was presented in five chapters:
The first chapter was the general introduction: it gives
background of the study, the statement of the problem, objective of the study,
hypothesis testing, the scope and significance of the study
Second was the literature review, major concepts of the study
and other related work.
The third chapter is the methodology; it presents methods and
techniques employed in data Collection, the sample size and how it is selected.
Chapter four was on data interpretation and analysis.
Chapter five was about summary of the study, findings and
policy implications.
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