Socio Economic Factors Causing Student’s Dropout in Girls Higher Secondary Schools in District Peshawar (Pakistan)

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to find out the causes of dropout of students of girls higher secondary school in the study area. The total number of dropout students at these schools was 258. Through the Yamani formula, the sample size was fixed to 157 out of 258. Then, through allocation proportion methodology, the sample size of 157 was distributed among all 18 girls in higher secondary schools. Data were collected from the 157 respondents by interview schedules. A multiple regression model was run, and the situation was analyzed. Different variables, such as parental education, household income, household size, landholding, teacher experiences, and transportation facilities, were negatively related to the students' dropout rate. In contrast, the remaining variables were positively related to the students' dropout rate in the study area. Only school distance and sickness were found non-significant, and the remaining variables were found significant at a .05 confidence level. On the basis of problems, the study recommends that awareness of the parents is required for the dropout decrease of students; training teachers should be provided for dropout control in the study area; the school environment should be made favorable for student attraction; abuse language by teachers should not apply in the classroom; always use soft language by a school teacher in the study area; some attractive program should be arranged for student attraction in the school. Similarly, teachers and parents also require students' encouragement students; the family of the students and school administration meeting is required on a regular basis in the schools to encourage the students to uplift their education.