Abstract:
The study was to find out the causes of school dropout among girls in the Wa
Municipality. The study was a purely quantitative study relying on the cross-sectional
survey design. Questionnaire was the instrument used for the data collection. There
were 360 respondents and data was analysed using SPSS. The study found that school
dropout among the girls was of great concern. School dropout affected the
Municipality in the sense it brought about teenage pregnancy, stealing, prostitution,
among others. Based on the findings, the study recommended among other things that
both the school and the community should endeavour to work together so that
children could be helped with financial assistance to continue schooling. Again the
study recommended that the Municipal assembly in conjunction with community
leaders need to make by-laws to ensure that children go to school and at least
complete the basic level which is free now.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Graduate
Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for award of the Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
AUGUST, 2016