Individual and institutional predictors of girl child dropout in selected primary schools in Namayingo district, Uganda.

Abstract

This study investigated individual and institutional predictors of girl child in selected primary schools in Namayingo District, Uganda and was guided by objectives: To examine the individual factors influencing Girl child to dropout from primary schools in Namayingo District, To examine the institutional factors influencing Girl child to dropout from Primary schools in Namayingo District, To identify the strategies to reduce Girl child from dropping out of Primary school in Namayingo District. The study used descriptive survey design to collect data from 152 respondents who included Head teachers, teachers and girl children were selected through snowball and purposive sampling. The survey indicated that lack of school fees, females leaving school for marriage, indiscipline, and low academic performance are the key individual factors encouraging girls to drop out of primary school. The study concludes that harsh punishment for teachers who sexually abuse students, government subsidies for girl-child education, mentorship from successful women, and the involvement of NGOs and community-based organizations in the provision of education to the people are the most effective strategies for reducing the number of girls dropping out of primary school in Namayingo District. The study recommended that: Diverse education stakeholders should implement policies such as free primary education. This will ensure that girls from low-income families can attend school despite financial constraints. Parents who are found to be guilty must face legal consequences girls. In addition, the community needs to be educated on the importance of female child education. This will help to reduce the number of girls who are initiated. The girl child will have access to elementary education, as required by the Ugandan constitution. decision-making processes that seek to denigrate and exclude them. There is need to provide bursaries or scholarships to students who are unable to pay their school fees.