ASSESSMENT OF DROPOUTS RATE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
ASSESSMENT OF DROPOUTS RATE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA
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2016-03
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OGIRI, Elizabeth Aladi
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The study assessed dropouts Rate among Secondary School Students in Benue State, Nigeria. The study was guided by five objectives; five research questions and five null hypotheses. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 6,167 dropped out students and 400 dropout students were used as the sample size. Data were collected using class attendance register, student‘s personal records and four rating structured questionnaire. Collected data were coded into Statistical Package of Social Science. The package was used to run weighted mean score of 4 to answer the research questions with the benchmark score of at least 2.5 as an index for agree. Pearson Product Moment Correlation was employed in testing the six null hypotheses at significant level of 0.05. The results of the study indicated there was positive relationship between schools factors, teacher‘s factors, parents‘ factors and school location on the rate of drop out among secondary school students in Benue State, Nigeria. In addition the study further showed that the remedial strategies are not yielding the desire objective. The study recommended that government and stakeholders should organise orientation programme that would educate people more especially parents on the importance of education. In addition, the government should organise workshops to both the principals and academic staff in the state on how to encourage and maintain students enrolment in the state.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER DEGREE IN HOME ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION, HOME ECONOMIC SECTION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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ASSESSMENT,, DROPOUTS RATE,, SECONDARY SCHOOL,, STUDENTS IN BENUE STATE,, NIGERIA