Mass Unemployment And Academic Performance Of Standard Eight Pupils At Kirindo Primary In Mbit A Division

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the relationship between mass unemployment and

academic performance. The study was guided by specific objectives that

included; identifying the cause of unemployment, the effects of unemployment on

academic performance and the relationship between mass unemployment and

academic performance.

The study was descriptive and analytical in nature where purposive sampling

was used to select population. It employed 50 respondents. Data were analyzed

and presented using frequencies and percentages and were tabulated.

The major findings of the study were; most of the respondents were males,

causes of unemployment were technological advancement, solutions to the

causes where encourage labour mobility, work sharing, early retirement and

among others. Effects are poor performance, absenteeism, lack of reading

materials and dependency. And the relationship included daily attendance and availability of reading materials.