Factors causing dropout from public sector schools at primary level in Vehari, Pakistan

Authors

  • Saba Jafar University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Sub-campus Burewala- Vehari, Pakistan
  • Mudassar Yasin Department of Agri. Extension, MNS-University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
  • Manan Aslam Department of Agri. Business and Applied Economics, MNS-UAM, Multan, Pakistan
  • Sammi Ullah Department of Agri. Business and Applied Economics, MNS-UAM, Multan, Pakistan
  • Shoaib Nasir Department of Agri. Business and Applied Economics, MNS-UAM, Multan, Pakistan
  • Umar Ijaz Department of Agri. Business and Applied Economics, MNS-UAM, Multan, Pakistan
  • Arqam Iqbal Department of Agri. Business and Applied Economics, MNS-UAM, Multan, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Tanveer Khaliq Punjab Bureau of Statistics, Planning and Development Board, Government of the Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52223/JSSA21-020202-14

Keywords:

Factors, Dropout, Primary school

Abstract

Pakistan is in front to face pupils' dropout at a fundamental level of schooling. There are several arguments of dropout learners in the beginning stage. The core arguments of the dropout are large classes, poverty, stuffed classrooms, bodily penalty, uneducated family, deficiency of curiosity in learning as pupils, the little excellence of mentor, and harsh actions of instructor with students. The study was conducted in tehsil Vehari. The researcher was selected primary schools of tehsil Vehari. Out of 327 primary school teachers, 200 were selected using a simple random sampling technique; a five-point likert scale used in this research for data collection. The reliability of the questionnaires was measured by the Cronbach Alpha. The resultant calculated value (.899) pointed out the high reliability of the data. Data was collected with reliable and validated questionnaires and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to draw conclusions and formulate recommendations. Significant findings of the study were that the majority of the respondents agreed that students drop out due to parental carelessness. A great part of teachers accepted that poverty is the main reason forcing a drop out of school. Many participants agreed that uncaring and professionally less committed teacher is the primary factor of students' dropout. A significant number of the respondents accepted that medium of instruction in the national language.

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Published

2021-06-29

How to Cite

Jafar, S., Yasin, M., Aslam, M., Ullah, S., Nasir, S., Ijaz, U., Iqbal, A., & Khaliq, M. T. (2021). Factors causing dropout from public sector schools at primary level in Vehari, Pakistan. Journal of Social Sciences Advancement, 2(2), 59–63. https://doi.org/10.52223/JSSA21-020202-14

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