Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to investigate female dropout and migration in basic schools
in the Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai District of the Western Region. The objectives of the study
were to find out school factors that causes female dropouts, ascertain home factors that
causes female dropouts and to determine the effects of female dropouts on schooling
decisions in the Bibiani Anwiaso Bekwai District. A descriptive research design with
quantitative approach was used for the study. The target population sums up to 174
comprising 12 heads teachers, 102 teachers and 60 dropped out girls. Purposive sampling
was used to select seven head teachers, 84 teachers and 5 dropped out girls. A total of 96
respondents consisting of 7 head teachers, 84 teachers, and 5 dropped out girls were used
for the study. The study found among others that school factors that cause female drop out
of school are the use of students for non-academic duties and school distance too far from
home. Home factors that cause female drop out of school are lack of parental interest and
parent’s inability to provide academic needs. Some of the effects of female dropout of
school are involvement in armed robbery, early marriage, sexual promiscuity, teenage,
pregnancy, child labor and female migration. It is recommended based on the findings that
the Ghana Education Service should direct heads of educational institutions not to allow
their teachers to use abusive language on students but rather establish good rapport with
students to enable them to have interest in schooling.
Description:
A Project Report in the Department of Educational Leadership, Faculty of
Education and Communication Sciences, submitted to the School of Research and
Graduate Studies, University of Education, Winneba, in partial fulfilment of the
requirements for the award of Master of Arts (Educational Leadership) degree
DECEMBER, 2018