Factors Contributing to Grade One Dropout including Children with Special Needs and Disabilities in Some Selected Primary Schools in Hawassa City Administration
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The intention of this study was to examine factors that contributed to grade one dropout in some
selected primary schools in Hawassa city administration.It used descriptive survey research
method.Data were collected from teachers,pricipals and dropout returnees using questionnarie
and interview.Teachers teaching in grade one in sampled primary schools were subject of
questionnarie and principals and dropout returnees were subject of interview.Fifty teachers,five
principals and ten dropout returnees were participated in this study.Teachers,subjects of questionnarie,were selected by using purposive sampling by which five teachers from each sampled schools teaching in grade one totally fifty were included in the study.Five principals were selected by using random sampling and ten dropout returnees,one dropout returnee from each sampled ten schools, were also purposefully selected for interview.Qualitative data obtained through interview from school pricipals and dropout returnees were analyzed with themes and catagories.Where as quantitative data obtained from teachers through questionnarie were analyzed using percentage.The outcome of the study showed that three major school related factors contributed to grade one students’ dropout in the study area.These were:inappropriate language of instruction,overcrowded class and exclusivenesss of the school. Likewise,lack of families follow up, families low level of income,work load,childrens involvement in income generating activities were among major out of the school factors that contributed to grade one students’ dropout.Besides,qualitative analysis depicted that factors related to the issue of special needs and disabilities were found having considerable effect on children with special needs and disabilities to dropout.Witnessing this,two case stories,one related with a female child having multiple disabilities and one male child having serious behavioral problem who dropout from the school were developed.Factors related to families low level of income,workload,divorce,language of instruction and health problems were found major factors that paved the way for dropout returnees to dropout.Based on these findings of the study recommendations were made at the end.
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Financial Management, in Nono Woreda