International journal of scientific and research publications | 2019
Home-Based Factors contributing to girl-child dropout rate in public primary in Trans-Mara East sub-county, Narok County, Kenya
Abstract
This study was set to establish the home based factors contributing to girls’ dropout rate in public primary schools in Trans-Mara East sub-county, Narok , Kenya. The study was guided by A model of Institutional departure from school. The objective of the study was to establish the home based factors that contributing the Pupils to drop out from school. The study targets785 respondents, they were , 29 head teachers, 29 parents representatives, 180 teachers,5 Educational officers,16 drop out victims and one NGO officer in Trans-Mara East sub-county. Purposive sampling was used to select 29 head teachers,5 Educational officers, 29 PTA chairpersons and one NGO, while random sampling was used to select 180 teachers and 16 drop out victims. The study adopted a descriptive survey design . Data collection tools were; questionnaires and interview schedule. Primary data which was collected by use of both open and closed ended questionnaires was analyzed using descriptive statistics and was presented in forms of graphs and tables. The highest factor contributing to girl child dropout rates was established to be cultural factors, social Economic factors and the educational attainment of the parents. It is expected that the findings of this study will help all the stakeholders in the field of education to come up with measures to minimize the dropout rates and recommends ways of retaining the girl child within the education system in public primary schools in Kenya.