Population of the study The study population consisted of primary schools in Mbarara district. For case of school, only females were selected for the study. This was because such categories of people are expected what causing high cases of female dropouts. From primary schools for example pupils experiencing such cases themselves, parents also may be knowledgeable to provide information. All was expected to provide the researcher with reliable data. Sample selection method and size Section of schools Simple random sampling method was used; five primary schools were selected in Mbarara district for the study. All the primary school names in Mbarara district was written on small pieces of paper, folded, and put in a container and mixed up ,five papers was selected at random without replacement. The picked papers were the ones from with the study were be conducted from. Selection of respondents Five directors and80teachers corresponding to the number of schools was purposely selected for the study, whose students could fill the questionnaire adequately and where the rates of female dropouts was high, the study used systematic random sampling. 73 parents, selected for the study using simple random sampling, 238respondents was used in the study. Research Instruments Written documents Through the study exercise the researcher made attempts to make a review of the relevant written documents about subject (causes of female dropouts in primary schools) the written documents will consist of school records, text books, publication journals, reports presented at conferences, internet, government documents and microfilm. This technique
Population of the study The study population consisted of primary schools in Mbarara district. For case of school, only females were selected for the study. This was because such categories of people are expected what causing high cases of female dropouts. From primary schools for example pupils experiencing such cases themselves, parents also may be knowledgeable to provide information. All was expected to provide the researcher with reliable data. Sample selection method and size Section of schools Simple random sampling method was used; five primary schools were selected in Mbarara district for the study. All the primary school names in Mbarara district was written on small pieces of paper, folded, and put in a container and mixed up ,five papers was selected at random without replacement. The picked papers were the ones from with the study were be conducted from. Selection of respondents Five directors and80teachers corresponding to the number of schools was purposely selected for the study, whose students could fill the questionnaire adequately and where the rates of female dropouts was high, the study used systematic random sampling. 73 parents, selected for the study using simple random sampling, 238respondents was used in the study. Research Instruments Written documents Through the study exercise the researcher made attempts to make a review of the relevant written documents about subject (causes of female dropouts in primary schools) the written documents will consist of school records, text books, publication journals, reports presented at conferences, internet, government documents and microfilm. This technique
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