The Students Dropout in Secondary School of West Wollegga Zone
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2018-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The main objective of this study was to identify the major factor that contributes a student to dropout in secondary schools of West Wollegga Zone. The research was used a descriptive survey design. Thus, the instruments of data collection were questionnaire, document analysis, an interviews and providing enough information to participant was how the study was done to attain the research objective. The participants were 6 secondary school principals, 143 teachers, 376 students and 112 parents. The data collected from respondents were analyzed and interpreted by frequency, percentage, variance, standard deviation and an interview was manually summarized. The findings of the study showed trends of students’ dropout of West Wollegga Zone secondary school was increasing. Dropouts of grade 9 students were worst when compared with grade 10 students. The major factors that influence students to dropout were frequent absenteeism, students’ lack of interesting in learning; disciplinary problems were some major factor. The study recommended that increasing dropout rate in school, Woreda, Zone level initiate responsible bodies to design prevention programs and regarding to attitudes towards to drop out of students to school scientific justifications should be brought about a common sense between and among society who are benefited from school. Parents participate in school affairs and working effectively for making conducive learning environment. Counselors should have assigned from department of psychology. If continuous counseling for students on their economic, social, and psychological problems a students who are under risks of dropping out could get advantage and change their idea of the former dropping out of school.
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The Students Dropout, in Secondary School