Challenges Of The Universal Primary Education In Uganda A Case Study Of Selected Primary Schools In Mukono Town Council, Mukono District.

ABSTRACT

This study was set forward to establish the outstanding challenges to Universal

Primary Education within Mukono Town Council by taking a case study of

some selected secondary schools. The general object of the study was to

establish such challenges to UPE.

Chapter two looked at the review of what other researchers had written on the

theme under study by citing out their concerns over the issue of compulsory

education or education for all.

In the preceding chapter that is, the methodology, it involved the application of

descriptive design, and the collection of data was effected with the application

of questionnaires. Data analysis was done by using percentages and frequency

distribution tables.

Chapter four looked at the analysis, interpretation and discussion of findings

and from the finding of the study, it was revealed that factors like, traditions

and culture, uncongenial home environment, poor supervision and monitoring among others were the outstanding challenges to Universal Primary Education. Accordingly, a conclusion was reached at which called for a re-addressing of the major impediments to effective basic education.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................... i

DEDICATION ................................................................................ .ii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ................................................................. .iii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................... .iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................... vi

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................. 1

INRTODUCTION ............................................................................. 1

1.1 BACK GO RUND OF THE STUDY ............................................... 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM ............................................... 3

1.3 THEORETICAL PRESPECTIVE OF THE STUDY .......................... .4

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY .................................................. .4

1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY ................................................. 5

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................... 7

LITERATURE REVIEW .................................................................... 7

2.0. Introduction ............................................................................ 7

2 .1. Conceptual Frame work. ........................................................... 7

2.2. DEFINITIVE REVIEW OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION ..... 8

2.3. CHALLENGES OF UNIVERSAL PRIMARY SCHOOL .................... 9

2.4. Financial Difficulties ............................................................... 11

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2.5. Uncongenial Home Environment ............................................... 12

2. 6. Providing Physical Facilities ...................................................... 14

2. 7. Inadequate Trained teachers ..................................................... 14

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................. 16

METHODOLOTY ............................................................................... 16

3.0. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 16

3.1. RESEARCH DESIGN ................................................................. 16

3.2. RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT/AREA OF STUDY ........................... 16

3.3. SAMPLE SELECTION AND SIZE ................................................ 16

3.4. DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS ...................................... 17

3.5. DATA COLLECTION TOOLS ...................................................... 17

3.6. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION ....................................................... 17

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................... 18

DISCUSSION OF THE FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION .......................... 18

4.0. Introduction ............................................................................ 18

4.1. TABLE 1: Profile of the respondent ............................................. 18

4.2. Table 2: Challenges of Universal Primary Education ..................... 19.

4.3. Table 3: Measures to address the out standing challenges to UPE.20

4.4. Conclusion ................................................................................ 20

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REFERENCES ................................................................................... 21

APPENDICES .................................................................................... 23

APPENDIX l ..................................................................................... 23

RESEARCH INSTRUMENTS ............................................................... 23

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS ................ 23

Section C: Remedies to the Challenges of Universal Primary Education.26

APPENDIX 2 .................................................................................. 28

PROPOSED BUDGET FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH ..................... 28

PROPOSED WORK PLAN FOR THE RESEARCH STUDY ...................... 29