ABSTRACT
The study on the causes and effects of students’ school dropouts was carried out in Kawempe North Division, Kampala District in Central Uganda. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes and effects of school dropout in schools. The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; finding out the causes of school dropouts in Kawempe North Division, finding out the effects of students school dropouts in the community of Kawempe North division. The sample size of 60 respondents was got from the population of teachers, students, political leaders and local community members. The researcher used interviews, questionnaires to collect the data. The findings revealed that; poverty, corporal punishments, chronic sickness, long distance of schools, and lengthy learning hours were the major causes of school dropouts in Kawempe North Division. High crime rates high illiteracy levels early marriages and early pregnancies were the major effects of school dropout in Kawempe North Division and building of more schools, free education, compulsory education, provision of lunch in schools, reduction of learning hours were the solutions to students’ school dropouts in the community of Kawempe North Division. The researcher later recommended that; there is need for parental responsibility, community involvement in education, and stopping of corporal punishments were some of the recommendations made by the researcher after presenting and interpreting the data
ISMAIL, M (2021). Causes And Effects Of School Dropout In The Community Of Kawempe North Division, Kampala District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/causes-and-effects-of-school-dropout-in-the-community-of-kawempe-north-division-kampala-district
ISMAIL, MAYAMBALA "Causes And Effects Of School Dropout In The Community Of Kawempe North Division, Kampala District" Afribary. Afribary, 10 Jun. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/causes-and-effects-of-school-dropout-in-the-community-of-kawempe-north-division-kampala-district. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
ISMAIL, MAYAMBALA . "Causes And Effects Of School Dropout In The Community Of Kawempe North Division, Kampala District". Afribary, Afribary, 10 Jun. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/causes-and-effects-of-school-dropout-in-the-community-of-kawempe-north-division-kampala-district >.
ISMAIL, MAYAMBALA . "Causes And Effects Of School Dropout In The Community Of Kawempe North Division, Kampala District" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 23, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/causes-and-effects-of-school-dropout-in-the-community-of-kawempe-north-division-kampala-district