Table 2.1: Operationalization of Variables Research objectives Variables Indicators Measurement To find out school Enrolment and retention Increase in enrolment and Number of girls enrolling, attending and girls’ girls’ enrolment and retention level levels retention in school completing school among the Gabra of To establish factors that Factors influencing Increase or decrease in enrolment. Number of girls enrolling, attending, girls’ influence school enrolment of girls completing or dropping out of school girls’ enrolment. To find out how perform KCPE performance and Performance in internal and external Performance in KCPE and in other girls’ in school and what influences factors influencing academic examinations such as KCPE examinations. their performance. performance To identify schooling Challenges and remedial Number of challenges affecting Performance in academics, school girls’ challenges facing girls and what measures enrolment, retention and performance. enrolment, attendance, completion and can be done solve these Measures undertaken to address these dropout rates challenges. challenges.
Table 2.1: Operationalization of Variables Research objectives Variables Indicators Measurement To find out girls’ school enrolment and retention level among the Gabra of Enrolment and retention levels Increase in girls’ enrolment and retention in school Number of girls enrolling, attending and completing school To establish factors that influence girls’ school enrolment. Factors influencing enrolment of girls Increase or decrease in girls’ enrolment. Number of girls enrolling, attending, completing or dropping out of school To find out how girls’ perform in school and what influences their performance. KCPE performance and factors influencing academic performance Performance in internal and external examinations such as KCPE Performance in KCPE and in other examinations. To identify schooling challenges facing girls and what can be done solve these challenges. Challenges and remedial measures Number of challenges affecting girls’ enrolment, retention and performance. Measures undertaken to address these challenges. Performance in academics, school enrolment, attendance, completion and dropout rates