Factors that Affect the Enrollment of High School Females in Arsi Zone
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1999-05
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Addis Ababa University
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The major ohjcc tive of til is stlld,' lVas to Ill:lkc :In investigation into the currcnt cl\I'olhllent
of ICllIaic studcnts in Arsi !one Iligh Scil ouls, to identify the nwjor causes i.c. school
relat cd fa ctors (distan ce, teachcrs allitlld cs. scxual ilarassllIcnt , lack of guidancc and
counseling and schoul L1ciliti cs) and to pinpoint ;'tile major areas of intervcntion by the
schuol pcrso nn el, /'onal education bu rc;nl, regional policy makcrs and clilicational
planners.
To achicvc this obj ccti ve. a dcscriptivc SUIVC\" mcthod lVas uscd. ])ata Ii'um ducumcnts
were sccured from the annual abstra cts of tilc I\,IUE, OED, Arsi Zonc Educ;\tioJ1al Durcau
and the iligh schools included in the stud ),. td oreovcr, qu es tionnaires, (strueturcd ami
unstructurcd) were administc red to 379 !Cmalc stlld ents, 49 tcachers and 13 school
persolulcl. Strueturcd and unstru ct ured int erviews were also prcscntcd to school pcrsonncl.
Enrollmcnt, pronlOt ion, rcpetition and dro pout rates and pereentagc of fcmalc cl\I'ollmcnt
wcrc eal eulatcd to examine the participa tioJ) of femalc studcnts in Arsi Zone High schools
when cumparcd wi th males in Ihc region for lilc year In7 to 1991 E. C. Bcsides tilis,
pcrccnt agcs of Chi-square and I-score wcre uscd tu analyze the data obtained Ii'olll
'I ucstionnai res.
Thc study findings imlicat ed th;lt school-related factors such as location (distance to
school), teachcrs attitudcs scx ual il,1rassm cnt , lack of gui dance and counseling, prcgnaney
and inadequatc schuul fa cililies in higil sc houls IVcrc idcnlilied as a probicill i,"' luw ratc
cllrolhllcllt or felltale students ill I\rsi lonl' high schools.
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Factors That Affect the Enrollment of High